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A term applied to a flooring unit that must be cut to fit next to a wall, or any vertical object, to allow for the proper expansion space between the flooring and all vertical objects.
Industry:Construction
Refers to asphalt adhesives which have been liquefied with petroleum solvents. When the lighter fractions are boiled away from petroleum oil, the thick residue left is asphalt. To make it fluid again, solvent is added and the asphalt is "cut back."
Industry:Construction
All laminated floor structures require the use of some kind of foam underlayment to be placed over the subfloor. These foam materials conform to minor subfloor imperfections and stop the "grinding" that would occur if the laminate floor structure were just placed directly on the subfloor.
Industry:Construction
To sand a floor. As a noun, cut refers to one pass over an area of floor with sanding equipment. Usually, a mechanic will make two or more cuts with progressively finer grits of sandpaper.
Industry:Construction
Process of keeping concrete moist for an extended period of time. Necessary to insure proper hydration and for strength and quality.
Industry:Construction
To change the properties of a product by chemical action as opposed to drying when the product has reached its optimum state.
Industry:Construction
A concave or dished appearance of individual strips with the edges raised above the center. The opposite of crowning.
Industry:Construction
A convex or crowned condition or appearance of individual strips with the center of the strip higher than the edges. The opposite of cupping.
Industry:Construction
A species of crystallization (See Checking) wherein the lines come together at a central point.
Industry:Construction
The distortion of a board in which there is a deviation, in a direction perpendicular to the edge, from a straight line from end to end of the piece.
Industry:Construction
