flooring
Sign in to saveFlooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering. Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface. Both terms are used interchangeably but floor covering refers more to loose-laid materials.
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16 sectionsContents
- Subfloor
- Flooring materials
- Carpeting
- Installation Methods
- Carpet underlay
- Wood flooring
- Laminate
- Hybrid flooring
- Hard flooring
- Polished concrete
- Resilient flooring
- Seamless polymer flooring
- Sustainable flooring
- Features
- See also
- References
Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering. Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface. Both terms are used interchangeably but floor covering refers more to loose-laid materials.
Materials almost always classified as flooring include carpet, laminate, tile, and vinyl.