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General term used to describe lumber produced from needle and/or cone-bearing trees (conifers).
Industry:Construction
A measure of the consistency of concrete in inches. The distance the concrete slumps from its original 12" molded form.
Industry:Construction
A conical mold is filled in three layers with the concrete. After each layer, the concrete is puddled with 25 strokes of a rod. Concrete is evened off at the top of the mold and the mold removed. The slump is the space between a rod laid across the top of the mold and the molded concrete. ASTM C 143.
Industry:Construction
A spline or small strip of wood or plastic used to reverse or change direction in installing standard tongueandgroove strip flooring.
Industry:Construction
A wood subfloor installed over or on an existing concrete subfloor on or below grade without 18 inches of well-ventilated air space.
Industry:Construction
Individual components or fillets held together by wire to form a parquet flooring square or tile.
Industry:Construction
In tongue and groove strip and plank flooring, the individual pieces have a tongue milled on one side and a groove milled on the opposite side, so that when the individual strips or planks are placed side by side, the tongue of one piece fits into the groove of the next piece. See End Matched and Tongue and Groove.
Industry:Construction
The film of oxidized or polymerized finishing material that forms on the surface while in a container or tank.
Industry:Construction
The period of time which the manufacturer guarantees the unopened adhesive will be useable. The date of manufacture is normally stamped somewhere on the adhesive container. In most cases, the adhesive will be usable for a period of time following the shelf life. When the adhesive becomes unusable, the handling characteristics are affected.
Industry:Construction
