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The stage in drying or wetting wood at which the cell walls are saturated with water and the cell cavities are free from water. It's usually taken as approximately 30 percent moisture content, based on oven dry weight.
Industry:Construction
A broad generic term inclusive of sheet materials of widely varying densities manufactured of refined or partially refined wood or other vegetable fibers. Bonding agents and other materials may be added to increase strength, resistance to moisture, fire or decay, or to improve some other property.
Industry:Construction
A strip of wood used at a threshold or to border a room or to otherwise serve as an accent. Usually of a contrasting color or species.
Industry:Construction
An "air" space around the perimeter of a laminate floor structure which allows for growth and expansion of the floor due to changes in environmental conditions.
Industry:Construction
The loss of color due to exposure to light, heat or other destructive agents.
Industry:Construction
The tapering of the edge of a film of dried material either by the method of application, sanding, or rubbing the dried film, resulting in a gradual progression of the film thickness from little or no material at the edge to a normal coating at the center.
Industry:Construction
Special covers designed to span expansion joints and move with the movement of the separate parts of concrete without breaking.
Industry:Construction
Separations between adjoining parts of a concrete slab allowing separate movement of the parts. They are usually filled with an elastomeric type of material. Expansion joints should never be filled with a cementitious underlayment product because any movement of the separate parts may cause the underlayment to break up and be pushed out of the joint. Resilient flooring should not be installed over this type of joint as cracking and buckling may occur. Expansion joint covers should be used instead.
Industry:Construction
The point of balance when the moisture content in wood is equal to the moisture content in the surrounding atmosphere.
Industry:Construction
A preliminary cost figure prepared by contractors or others to give a job owner and/or architect a rough idea of the cost of a completed building
Industry:Construction
