Floor Medallions are generally a centerpiece of flooring design that can be made with various flooring materials including natural stone, wood, metal, tile, glass or a variety of other materials suitable for flooring. The pattern can be created using various methods such as mosaic , intarsia , and marquetry . Image floor medallion.jpg frame Floor Medallion using stone intarsia full thickness puzzle piece assembly With a mosaic , small pieces of flooring material are put together to develop a pattern. This can be done in a direct, indirect, or double indirect method. In the direct method small pieces are set directly into a bonding substrate like cement. Using an indirect method the pieces would be placed face down against paper or other material with a temporary adhesive. After the design is completed face down the entire section would be set into the floor and then have the paper removed, revealing the mosaic floor. With intarsia pieces are cut to fit together like a puzzle. The pieces are generally thicker that those used in marquetry, and often full thickness rather than being laminated. For flooring the pattern is generally created face down so that it remains level and then flipped over and transferred into the floor. Marquetry is often associated with woodworking, but can be done with any thin material. With marquetry very thin veneer, generally 1 16 or less and is cut to shape and then laminated over another surface. Inlay is thicker than marquetry, generally 1 8 to 5 8 thick and is set within the material. Mosaics have a distinctly different appearance than intarsia or marquetry. Intarsia and marquetry can appear very similar, but marquetry is much more common when semiprecious, or precious materials are being used. External links http www.majesticmedallions.com Thumbnails of hand made hardwood floor medallions inlays and compass rose BACKUP.html All kinds of wood Floor medallions http sites.google.com site floormedallionsinlaysfordummys Installing floor medallions ... more details
Wiktionarypar Floor Floor may refer to one of the following In buildings Floor , the lower surface of a room and the supportive Floor Subfloor construction subfloor , the layer which structurally provides the strength and support for the flooring above commonly miscalled the floor . Storey , a level of a building Flooring , a type floor covering for example wood flooring, tile flooring, vinyl flooring Floor gymnastics , a specially prepared exercise surface Dance floor or Sprung floor for dancing In mathematics, science and engineering Floor and ceiling functions in mathematics and computer science In geography and Earth sciences Seabed , the bottom of the ocean In economics and business Interest rate cap and floor Floor trading where traders meet at a Open outcry trading floor to buy and sell Shop floor in retail or factory premises where people work with machines or clients Floor legislative and in public speaking The generality of the house members, as opposed to committee The part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing audience gallery In public speaking , such as a legislature or town hall meeting , the person currently allowed to speak is said to have the floor A person s name Floor , a Dutch language Dutch given name for girls as well as boys, derived from the Latin florere , meaning to be with flowers, to bloom . Floor Jansen a female singer Floortje Meijners a volleyball player Floor Wibaut a male politician Kabamba Floors the South African rugby union footballer Others Floor poker a reference to a floor person who runs a poker room and makes decisions on hands. Floor play , a 2006 play Floor band , a metal band from Florida Floors Castle , Scotland Floor exercise , gymnastics routines with no equipment Floored film Floored film , a documentary about the Chicago trading floors disambig de Floor nl Floor ja ... more details
Refimprove date August 2007 Vinyl composition tile VCT is a finished flooring material used primarily in commercial and institutional applications. ref http www.facilitiesnet.com ms article.asp?id 5926&keywords flooring, 20floor Types of flooring at facilitiesnet.com or at evolution virag.com ref Vinyl tiles are composed of colored vinyl chips formed into solid sheets of varying thicknesses 1 8 is most common by heat and pressure and cut into 12 squares. Tiles are applied to a smooth, leveled sub floor using a specially formulated vinyl adhesive that remains tacky but does not completely dry. Tiles are typically waxed and buffed using special materials and equipment. Vinyl tile is favored over other kinds of flooring materials in high traffic areas because of its low cost, durability, and ease of maintenance. Vinyl tiles have high resilience to abrasion and impact damage and can be repeatedly refinished with chemical strippers and mechanical buffing equipment. If properly installed, tiles can be easily removed and replaced when damaged. Tiles are available in a variety of colors from several major flooring manufacturers. Some manufacturers have created vinyl tiles that very closely resemble wood , Rock geology stone , terrazzo , and concrete . Tiles can easily be cut and assembled into colorful and decorative patterns. Vinyl composition tiles took the place of asbestos tiles, which were widely used in schools, hospitals, offices, and public buildings up until the 1980s. Use of tiles and adhesives containing asbestos were discontinued when asbestos materials were determined to be hazardous. The asbestos content of tiles sometimes can be determined by size or appearance. ref Friedman, Daniel, ed. http inspectapedia.com sickhouse asbestoslookB.htm How to Identify Floor Tiles ... by their size. ACM flooring tiles, sheets, panels, etc. may come in any color or size and the use of asbestos in flooring and mastics has not been eliminated. In the debate over the greenness ... more details
in choosing and sourcing slip resistant flooring that maintains good tribological characteristics ... on a property can assure a building owner that safe flooring has been chosen and installed ... slip resistance. This test identifies flooring that has a high propensity to lose its wet slip resistance ... by design, as well as U.S. laws and building codes, require that flooring be slip resistant over ... often misleading where flooring gets wet or otherwise lubricated in use. Over 150 safety criteria ... traction in 48 nations on four continents. Abrasion of a flooring sample, tested with the pendulum ... and verify safe flooring. If flooring is in an area where it can get wet or otherwise lubricated .... The Americans with Disabilities Act ADA requires that flooring accessible to disabled persons ... International Building Code ref If a building owner can be confident that his or her new flooring will sustain its slip resistance for a period of years this can protect a considerable investment in the flooring ... who will not tolerate the noise involved in changing out hard flooring. Sustainable Slip Resistance ... and Falls 2007 from Research to Practice ref in Australia for McDonald s Restaurants to identify flooring ... flooring as well as prevent costly, life altering accidents and increased healthcare costs. This article explains the method and how it can be used to improve flooring safety in the USA. Test ... had detailed flooring slip resistance standards based on some 150 specific situations e.g. external ... Prevention Standards for New Flooring, ibid., 2001 ref Many architects elsewhere in Europe have ... flooring sample in standard footwear and or bare feet on a laboratory variable angle ramp the repeatability ..., pp 221 228, Germany ref However, the test results apply only to flooring before it is installed. In some ... weeks. The ramp test can t be used to assess safety of the flooring on site under the ambient conditions ..., applying safe ratings to some flooring samples that are in fact very slippery when wet. ref ... more details
Context date October 2009 In the framing of a deck or building, a rim joist is the final joist that caps the end of the row of joists that support a floor or ceiling. A rim joist makes up the end of the box that comprises the floor system. The Framing construction header is to a rim joist what the top or bottom Wall plate is to an end Wall stud stud . Category Construction terminology Category Architectural elements Image Rimjoist.jpeg thumb right 238px A typical flooring system ... more details
wiktionary planking Planking may refer to Plank exercise , an exercise involving holding a position Planking fad , also known as the Lying down game , which involves lying face down with arms to the sides in unusual public spaces a type of flooring , made from planks a wood plank surface such as a floor, or wall, or roof See also Shad Planking , an annual political event in Virginia Plank disambiguation disambig ... more details
TSH Ekowood Sdn Bhd subsidiary of TSH Resources Berhad, myx 9059 is a specialist in engineered hardwood flooring in Malaysia . TSH Group also involved in forestry, palm oil plantation and processing and Cocoa bean cocoa business in Malaysia. The group is headed by its founder, Mr. Tan Soon Hong. Their main flooring products includes 1 strip, 2 strip and 3 strip products in White Oak, Red Oak, Hard Maple, Merbau , Kempas , Ash, Cherry, Tasmanian Oak, Steamed Beech, Hevea, Doussie, lroko and Jatoba as well as the Winchester Collection. TSH have strong presence in England , Ireland , Germany , France , Italy , Portugal , Belgium , Spain , Norway , Denmark , Sweden , Austria , Australia , New Zealand , Japan , South Africa and the United States USA . Category Companies of Malaysia Malaysia company stub Main factory in Gopeng,Perak. All the raw woods are processed in this factory before being design according to the market needs. ... more details
Kirei TM Board is an engineered panel product of the company Kirei USA, constructed from the left over, post harvest stalks of the sorghum plant. Its manufacture is more involved than that of particle board , as the stalks are first woven tightly and then heat pressed with an adhesive. Designed to be strong, lightweight, environmentally friendly and sustainable, Kirei Board is intended for Interior decoration wall coverings , cabinetry, furniture, flooring and other decorative and finished products. The word kirei JP IPA ki rei is a Japanese adjective possessing a range of meanings beautiful , clean , pure and truthful . In some applications, Kirei Board is used as a decorative material in its own right featuring its visually distinctive grain , while in others it is used as a building wood in cabinets and shelving, then covered with a Wood veneer veneer of another wood. As it is a soft material, Kirei board is not indicated for flooring in high traffic areas. It is not rated as an outdoor structural panel material. External links http www.kireiusa.com Kirei USA Category Composite materials ... more details
flooring. A bamboo floor is a type of flooring manufactured from the bamboo plant. The majority of today s bamboo flooring products originate in China and other portions of Asia . Moso bamboo is the species most commonly used for flooring. Characteristics Bamboo is an attractive alternative for flooring ... Studies 250, Professor Susan Wismer. ref Manufacture Different forms of bamboo flooring exist ... summer months. The manufactured bamboo flooring commonly found in North American markets is highly processed. Bamboo flooring is typically made by slicing mature bamboo poles or culms into strips. These culms ... skin and nodes are removed. ref name physical Selected physical properties of commercial bamboo flooring ... flooring uses a urea formaldehyde UF adhesive in the lamination process. Though the use of UF resins, which emit volatile organic compounds VOCs , is harmful to indoor air quality, bamboo flooring uses a relatively small amount compared with other materials, such as particleboards. Bamboo flooring ... on the finished horizontal surface. Locking bamboo flooring is the easiest to install. Individual flooring ... species used for the manufacturing of flooring and plywood. ref name McGraw , Bamboo Flooring ... name MSN Is bamboo flooring really green?,Karen Aho, http realestate.msn.com article.aspx?cp documentid ..., and several flooring products are available with this option. ref name Building Green BuildingGreen.com September 16, 2008 http www.buildinggreen.com auth article.cfm 2008 9 16 Bamboo Flooring ... which compared the embodied energy including transportation of bamboo flooring from Hunan Province, China to Denver, Colorado favored locally sourced concrete above bamboo flooring due to the additional ... bamboo ref name Bowyer, Jim et al. 2005 Bamboo Flooring Environmental Silver Bullet or Faux Savior ..., 2000. ref Bamboo flooring has led to deforestation , as existing trees are cut down to be replaced ...?DocumentID 5544 ref Manufacturers are now offering formaldehyde free bamboo flooring, but they can ... more details
Tarkett AG in 1987. In 1997, Tarkett AG and the flooring activities of Sommer Allibert were merged ... of Sintelon AD to form the largest vinyl flooring company in Russia, Ukraine and the Balkans. 2004 acquisition of Marley Floors, a leading UK vinyl flooring manufacturer, improving the Group s position ... turf sports surfaces and of Johnsonite, a US based manufacturer of commercial rubber flooring ... of the Brazilian flooring manufacturer Fademac and the North American athletic track manufacturer ... flooring manufacturer Centiva, purchase of the Rhinofloor brand in the UK. 2011 acquisition of the French parquet manufacturer Marty. Product Portfolio Tarkett produces flooring products for many flooring ..., Centiva, ref http www.fcnews.net 2010 12 tarkett acquires centiva brand resilient flooring ... La Tribune, february 24 2011 ref Germany. Corporate Milestones 1942 first 3 layer hardwood flooring 1952 first durable vinyl flooring 1957 start of European vinyl recycling program to reduce landfill ..., November 1 2009 ref 1978 first adhesive free loose lay tiles 1980 introduction of a flooring life ... mg m3 for European standards ref http www.talkfloor.com news.aspx?newsID 5942 Flooring News ... more details
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Infobox Company company name Topps Tiles company logo Image ToppsTilesLogo.JPG company type Public company Public LSE TPT genre foundation 1963 founder Ted Derbyshire businessman Ted Derbyshire location city Enderby, Leicestershire location country England origins Manchester key people Matt Williams CEO area served industry Retail products Tile s services revenue operating income net income num employees parent divisions subsid owner company slogan Britain s biggest tile and wood flooring specialist. homepage http www.toppstiles.co.uk dissolved footnotes Topps Tiles plc is a British national retailer based in Enderby, Leicestershire Enderby . It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index . History The first store was opened in Manchester in 1963 by Ted Derbyshire and Alan Brindle and then sold the stores to Bester & Williams. There are now over 320 stores. It used to be based in Wilmslow but is now based at Grove Park, next to the M1 motorway M1 near Enderby and the B1114 former A46 road A46 . Topps Tiles launched a new slogan in late 2010 Tiles for Everyone Product range Topps Tiles sells floor tile s, natural stone, laminate flooring laminate and solid wood flooring , and related products and accessories such as underfloor heating , tools, adhesive s, grout s and cleaning products. Market share Topps Tiles presently have a 25 market share. Group revenue for 52 weeks to Sept 30 2006 was 180.2 million with an operating profit of 38.9 million,Topps Tiles planned to open 24 new stores in that financial period but managed to open 27 new stores. The 2010 annual report, gave the market share of Topps Tiles as 25 , an increase on the previous year by 2 . ... more details
The National Specialist Contractors Council NSCC is a United Kingdom construction organisation comprising 32 specialist trade association s representing companies involved in planning, design, construction, refurbishment and maintenance of the built environment. Members Association of Concrete Industrial Flooring Contractors Association of Ductwork Contractors and Allied Services Association of Interior Specialists Association of Sealant Applicators Association for Specialist Fire Protection Association of Specialist Underpinning Contractors Association of Technical Lightning and Access Specialists British Blind and Shutter Association British Drilling Association British Geomembrane Association Confederation of Construction Specialists Catering Equipment Distributors Association Contract Flooring Association Concrete Structures Group Concrete Repair Association Drilling and Sawing Association Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training Federation of Building Specialist Contractors Resin Flooring Association Federation of Piling Specialists Glass and Glazing Federation Insulated Render and Cladding Association Mastic Asphalt Council National Federation of Roofing Contractors National Federation of Terrazzo Marble and Mosaic Specialists Painting and Decorating Association Rural and Industrial Design and Building Association Road Safety Markings Association Specialist Access Engineering and Maintenance Association Single Ply Roofing Association Steel Window Association Tile Association The NSCC represents these specialist trade organisations within the construction industry on the Strategic Forum for Construction , alongside the Specialist Engineering Contractors Group . External links http www.secgroup.org.uk SEC group web page Construction industry in the United Kingdom DEFAULTSORT National Specialist Contractors Council Category Construction trade groups based in the United Kingdom Category Engineering organizations ... more details
VCT is a three letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below Vinyl composition tile VCT is a finished flooring material used primarily in commercial and institutional applications. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 ISO country code . Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV . Vinyl composition tiles Vinyl Composition Tile , or sometimes Vinyl composition tiles Vinyl Composite Tile , a type of hard vinyl floor tile usually commercial. Variable Cam Timing , which is found in modern car engines. Venture Capital Trust , a tax efficient British structure intended for portfolio investment in young or growing companies. http www.vintagecardtraders.org Vintage Card Traders , an online sportscard trading group. VMware Compatibility Tests , a package to test third party extensions to VMware ESX. Volume Computed Tomography , a medical term describing a scanning technique. http www.vct.net Visual Concept Technologies , Web design and development. Center tap Volts Center Tapped Victoria Regional Airport Virtual Classroom Training Virtual Cluster Tool Voltage Current Transactor Virtual Cable Tester Volvo Cars Torslanda, the site of the Volvo Car manufacturing near G teborg , Sweden . disambig it VCT ja VCT Space flooring 05 53, 20 August 2010 UTC ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . taxobox status LR cd status system IUCN2.3 regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae genus Koompassia species K. malaccensis binomial Koompassia malaccensis binomial authority Maingay ex Benth. Koompassia malaccensis is a tropical rainforest tree species up to 60 m tall ref name Hou Hou, D. Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae . In Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Volume 3, 2006. Soepadmo, E., Saw, L.G. eds. Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 983 2181 06 2 ref in the Fabaceae family. It is found in Brunei , Indonesia , Malaysia , Singapore , and Thailand . It is threatened by habitat loss . A common name for this wood is Kempas, it is used as a flooring material. Source Asian Regional Workshop Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Viet Nam 1998. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 33209 all Koompassia malaccensis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Use as wood flooring http www.countyfloors.com species kempas.html references Category Caesalpinioideae Category Flora of Malesia Category Conservation dependent plants Caesalpinioideae stub pt Koompassia malaccensis ru vi Koompassia malaccensis ... more details
Wiktionarypar lino Lino may refer to Lino, short for linoleum , a common flooring material Lino, slang for Assistant referee association football linesman , the former name still in widespread common use for an assistant referee in football Lino, slang for an habitual user of the narcotic cocaine LINO is also a politics related acronym for Libertarianism Libertarian In Name Only Liberalism Liberal In Name Only List of Labour Parties Labour In Name Only Lino is also a male given name . Lino Lacedelli 1925 2009 , Italian mountaineer Lino Rulli , American talk radio host Lino Saputo Lino Ventura Lino is also the surname of Pascal Lino See also lookfrom Lino disambig de Lino eo Lino apartigilo es Lino desambiguaci n fr Lino gl Lino it Lino pt Lino sk Lino ... more details
File The Waterside Meadery, Penzance geograph.org.uk 370532.jpg thumb The Waterside Meadery, Penzance A meadery is a winery that produces honey wines or mead s. ref cite web url http www.rabbitsfootmeadery.com CAGM guide to mead.html title A Guide To Mead accessdate 2007 03 26 work ref Particularly in Cornwall , a meadery can also refer to a tourist attraction type of restaurant that serves mead and food with a medieval ambience. A meadery would typically be in the style of a banquet hall, having wooden flooring, heavy wooden tables, and lit by candlelight with white painted granite walls. References Reflist Category Mead Category Types of restaurants Category Cornish cuisine restaurant stub winery stub Cornwall stub bee stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub type plant date December 2009 taxobox name Agonandra brasiliensis image Agonandra brasiliensis 2.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Core eudicots ordo Santalales familia Opiliaceae genus Agonandra species A. brasiliensis binomial Agonandra brasiliensis binomial authority John Miers botanist Miers ex Benth. & Hook.f. Agonandra brasiliensis Portuguese common name Pau marfim is a timber tree native to Amazon Rainforest and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil . This plant is Brazilian wood export, and it is often used for flooring and furniture, specially chair production. See also List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil Category Opiliaceae Category Trees of Brazil Tree stub Santalales stub pt Pau marfim ... more details
File Armington.jpg thumb Close up of granolithic sidewalk. Granolithic screed , also known as granolithic paving ref name Emmitt Emmitt and Gorse, p. 566. ref and granolithic concrete , ref Harris, p. 470. ref is a type of construction material composed of cement and fine Construction aggregate aggregate such as granite or other hard wearing rock. ref name Ingham Ingham, p. 132. ref It is generally used as flooring, or as paving such as for sidewalks . It has a similar appearance to concrete , and is used to provide a durable surface where texture and appearance are usually not important such as outdoor pathways or factory floors . ref name Ingham It is commonly laid as a screed. Screeds are a type of flooring laid on top of the structural element like reinforced concrete to provide a level surface on which the wearing flooring the flooring which people see and walk on is laid. ref name Ingham130 Ingham, p. 130. ref A screed can also be laid bare, as it provides a long lasting surface. ref name Ingham130 The aggregate mixed with the cement can be of various size, shape, and material, depending on the texture of the surface needed and how long lasting it must be. ref name Ransom Ransom, p. 74. ref The aggregate is usually sifted so that the particles are roughly the same size, which helps reduces air pockets in the material which can weaken it . ref name Emmitt Generally, the mix of aggregate to cement is 2.5 to 1 by volume. ref name Emmitt Granolithic screed or paving can be problematic. Because it is made with a high cement content and requires a great deal of water to mix, it may crack while drying. ref name Ingham It can also come loose from the material below especially if the lower material is not properly prepared . ref name Ingham Pouring the material in layers is generally avoided. ref name Snow Snow, p. 4 6. ref Cracking and curling can be reduced by dividing the area to be covered into smaller sections and then pouring the material. ref name Ransom Debondi ... more details
Puncheon may refer to Puncheon , a container for wine or spirits Puncheon, a plank road Puncheon, a figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc. Puncheon, a short, upright piece of timber in framing a short post an intermediate stud Puncheon, a split log or heavy slab of timber with the face smoothed, used for flooring or construction See also Puncheon Island , Tasmania, Australia Puncheon Islets , Tasmania, Australia Puncheon Run Connector , unnumbered limited access highway in Delaware, USA Jason Puncheon b. 1986 , English professional footballer disambiguation ... more details
File Minatoyama onsen C263002.jpg thumb A getabako in the Sent bath house of Kobe , Japan. A Nihongo getabako is a Japan ese shoe cupboard, usually situated in the genkan , an entryway or porch of the house. In Japan, it is considered uncouth to not remove one s shoes before entering the house. Near the getabako is a slipper rack, and most people in Japan wear slippers around the house, except for rooms which have tatami flooring as they are bad for the floor. The getabako is usually made of wood and bamboo , and there are many sold all over the world. Japanese architectural elements Category Cabinets Category Japanese home japan culture stub ko ja ... more details
wikt Leadfoot is a term used to describe someone who drives quickly or without subtlety, one who often engages in and or is fond of slamming and flooring the accelerator often. An older definition describes a driver that does not compensate for differences in terrain, and therefore slows down when going up a hill irritating everyone behind him , and speeds up going down preventing other drivers from passing , because his foot is made of lead, thereby preventing him from changing the throttle s position. It can also mean Leadfoot band , a musical group Leadfoot Transformers , a Transformers character Leadfoot video game , a 2001 video games disambig ... more details
A woven mat is a type of mat that is created by weaving and may include Sawali , woven split bamboo mats used in the Philippines to construct walls Tule shoe , mat of woven reeds wired to a horse shoe ie toga , finely woven mat with high cultural value in S moa Carrick mat , flat woven decorative knot which can be used as a mat or pad Makisu , mat woven from bamboo and cotton string that is used in Japanese food preparation Tatami , a flooring material in traditional Japan, often of woven rush Banig , handwoven mat usually used in East Asia and Philippines for sleeping Reed mat craft , andmade mats of plaited reed See also Mat disambig ... more details
. Testing is done on samples, not flooring that is already in place. There is a standard deviation, but these numbers are not published. Other factors affect how flooring performs type of core for engineered flooring , grain direction and thickness floor or top wear surface. class wikitable Wood Flooring Species Janka Hardness pounds force Allocasuarina luehmannii Australian Buloke 5060 ref ... title Bamboo Flooring publisher EcoTimber Flooring ref Bloodwood 2900 Eucalyptus resinifera ... External links http www.carpetexpress.com janka hardness.html Janka Hardness Scale For Wood Flooring ... For Hardwood Flooring Woodworking DEFAULTSORT Janka Hardness Test Category Woodworking Category Woodcarving ... more details
that can deep clean almost any type of hard floor or carpeted flooring surface in much less time ... buying guide.htm Floor Machines Buying Guide ref Wood flooring Wood flooring should be treated ... ref Thus about two thirds of the dirt can be removed at the entrance. BS 7953 Entrance flooring systems ... more details
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