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Armstrong World Industries
업종: Construction
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A varnish that, with the addition of epoxy, creates a hybrid with the advantages of both products. Ambers well with quick build and high gloss but can be difficult to repair.
Industry:Construction
A very strong two-part thermo set adhesive which is mixed on the job. Depending on the use, epoxies can have short or long working times.
Industry:Construction
Certain hardwoods in which the pores tend to be uniform in size and distribution throughout each annual ring or to decrease in size slightly and gradually toward the outer border of the annual growth ring. Hard maple is an example.
Industry:Construction
An assembly made by bonding layers of veneer or lumber with an adhesive so that the adjacent layers have their grains going in opposite directions to increase dimensional stability.
Industry:Construction
In tongue and groove strip and plank flooring, the individual pieces have a tongue milled on one end and a groove milled on the opposite end, so that when the individual strips or planks are butted together, the tongue of one piece fits into the groove of the next piece. See Side-Matched and Tongue and Grooved.
Industry:Construction
The place where two pieces of flooring are joined together end to end.
Industry:Construction
A water based cleaner for use with all Armstrong Flooring.
Industry:Construction
A permanent multilevel surface of flooring produced by mechanical or chemical means during manufacturing. Embossing provides a three-dimensional appearance and helps conceal subfloor irregularities. It also prolongs gloss retention because only the high points of the embossing receive surface abrasion.
Industry:Construction
Most dependent on the porosity of the surface that provides voids for dirt entrapment, presence of surface coatings, uniform coverage of the coating, and toughness of the surface coating to stand-up to wear and maintenance routines.
Industry:Construction
Appearance of powdery material on the surface of newly hardened concrete. Sometimes caused by allowing the surface to dry too rapidly without curing.
Industry:Construction