- Industry: Construction
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A defect in a dried film manifested by large pieces becoming detached from the under surface and coming loose in sheets or large flakes.
Industry:Construction
Compounds used on wood or steel formwork for concrete to make it easier to remove the cured concrete from the form. Parting agents are normally silicone or paraffin waxes and must be removed before installation of resilient flooring.
Industry:Construction
A condition that can occur at the joints between two pieces of laminate that can be caused by too much moisture from the surface or from damage of the tongue during installation.
Industry:Construction
Boards manufactured from reconstituted wood particles as opposed to wafers or strands. Commonly referred to as flakeboard or chipboard, these panels are comprised of small particles usually arranged in layers by size.
Industry:Construction
A tile composed of individual slats assembled together. A square may or may not possess tongues and grooves to interlock, and isn't necessarily square or regular in dimension.
Industry:Construction
Basically a "tile" composed of individual slats held in place by a mechanical fastening. It is 6" x 6" and possesses interlocking tongues and grooves. May have either 7 or 8 slats per tile.
Industry:Construction
A 12" x 12" unit consisting of four squares or "tiles" fastened together.
Industry:Construction
Oriented Strand Board panels are constructed of strand-like wood particles arranged in layers (usually 3-5) oriented at right angles to each other. No longer used as an underlayment board although it is still available as STURD-I-FLOOR.
Industry:Construction
A term used to describe a condition when adjoining edges of the flooring pieces are not the same height after installation is complete. Tolerances for each product and grade vary. May be called underwood.
Industry:Construction
