Glossary of Terms
Tongue And Groove
Tongue and groove (sometimes T&G) is a method of fitting similar objects together, edge to edge, used mainly with wood: flooring, parquetry, panelling, etc. Before plywood became more common, tongue and grove boards were also used for sheathing buildings and to construct concrete formwork.Tongue And Groove News
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Solids Hardwood Flooring...TRIÂNGULO® Exotic Solid wood flooring is fabricated from 3/4″ thick solid wood and has tongue and groove sides to join the boards. The truly random nature of our exotic solid hardwood flooring will ensure that no application will look alike. The Triangulo crystal clear pre-finishing process applies as many as 9 coats of Aluminum Oxide for maximum durability and enhanced beauty. L... |
Radiant Heat: Solid vs Engineered, Which is Better?...UESTION REGARDING RADIANT HEAT: We’re going to be putting in Teragren engineered flooring (the particular type is yet to be determined) over radiant heat. Is self-locking better than tongue and groove for stability, lack of squeakiness, water resistance, etc.? RESPONSE: There is a school of thought that believes an engineered multi-layered board ca... |
Engineered Longstrip...ult, and engineered wood floor is less likely to be affected by humidity and can be installed on all floors of the home. The center core is usually a softer wood species and is used to construct the tongue and groove. A hardwood finish layer is bonded on top and another softer wood ply is bonded below the center. The top finish layer can be constructed of almost any wood specie, finish or color... |
Antique Wood Flooring...e wood is kiln dried to eradicate any bugs and provide stability. After being kiln dried, the recycled wood planks are gently re-milled produce a clean, smooth texture that's easy to finish and a new tongue and groove edge is usually applied. Re-milling brings out the underlying color and grain; makes the surface more uniform, though some character marks may remain and specific dimensions can be p... |
Cork Plank Flooring...the subfloor, or in floating tongue-and-groove systems that need adhesive only on the edges. A floating floor can be installed over a less than perfect sub-floor, provided the sub-floor is level. The tongue and groove system uses the same procedure as the installation of a laminate floor. Glueless floating cork planks that snap together are outselling tiles because they're easy to install and have... |
Hardwood Strip Flooring...Wood strip flooring is a traditional solid wood floor. Tongue and groove strip flooring has been a popular choice for homeowners since the late-19th-century when improvements in millwork technology occurred. Wood strip flooring comes in narrow widths, 2-1/4 inches or narrower, and it has a tongue and groove on both sides and ends. This type of flooring is denoted by the thickness and width of t... |
Random Width Plank...n earlier time. Up until the latter part of the 19th century all wood plank floors were random widths. Random width flooring dates back to the days when hardwood flooring was made on the jobsite. The tongue and groove was planed by hand on a board with no preference to the width - just whatever it would make. In the late 19th century and through the 20th century, when improvements in millwork tech... |