- Industry: Construction
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The rough timberwork of a structure including the walls, floors, roof, ceiling and the beams and studs which make up these various parts.
Industry:Construction
An adhesive which is able to be frozen and thawed for a specified number of times without the emulsion breaking. When an adhesive is harmed by freezing, it is the handling characteristics which are affected. The adhesive becomes rubbery, stringy and thick, and is unable to be troweled or applied to the substrate.
Industry:Construction
The structural portion of a building or wall below the first floor construction, including the footings.
Industry:Construction
A type of viscosimeter originally used by the Ford Motor Company, but now used extensively in testing laboratories. It consists of a cup with an overflow device to ensure a standardized volume, in the bottom of which is a standardized orifice. The number of seconds required for the cup to empty itself at a standardized temperature gives a numerical expression of the viscosity of the material.
Industry:Construction
The spreading course or courses at the base or bottom of a foundation wall, pier or column.
Industry:Construction
The characteristic of a coating that allows it to level or spread into a smooth film of uniform thickness before hardening.
Industry:Construction
A non-woven nylon, polyester, or natural fiber disc up to 1" thick. Each disc has various types and sizes of intertwined fibers, some of which may have grit particles bound to the fiber surface. Coarseness of the pad determines its use: least coarse for buffing, with increasing coarseness for scrubbing and stripping. Pads are color-coded to designate their coarseness and use. Lighter-color pads tend to be less abrasive, with darker-color pads being the most abrasive. Pad manufacturer's generally follow these guidelines:
1. Natural fiber for burnishing; 2. White for polishing; 3. Beige for buffing; 4. Red for spray-buffing and light scrubbing; 5. Blue or green (medium abrasive) for scrubbing and stripping; 6. Brown or black (extremely abrasive). Armstrong does not recommend the use of brown or black pads on any of our resilient floors.
Industry:Construction
A single-disc machine that can be equipped with either pads or brushes. It can be used for scrubbing, buffing and stripping.
Industry:Construction
A circular brush with the bristles of varying stiffness and abrasiveness, depending on whether it's to be used for scrubbing, buffing or stripping. Bristles are made of natural or synthetic fibers or grit-impregnated nylon. Always follow flooring manufacturer's guidelines for choosing the floor machine brush with the appropriate stiffness and abrasiveness.
Industry:Construction
The degree of a floor covering material's ability to be bent, turned or twisted without cracking, breaking or showing other permanent damage. Flexibility will vary with temperature.
Industry:Construction
