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is a type of molding used to transition from a hardwood floor to a carpeted room.
Refers to a type of edge available in hardwood flooring. With a distinct and deep “v” shaped groove, the beveled edge hardwood is commonly used in informal settings. Also used where subflooring imperfections exist, as it helps to conceal them as well as slight differences in plank thicknesses.
Refers to flooring installed in below ground areas such as the basement of a home. Solid hardwood cannot be installed below grade, whereas engineered hardwood can be installed below grade.
Refers to a type of molding designed to attach to base molding to cover any expansion space.
Refers to the molding installed at the base of a wall designed to cover a portion of the wall and floor. It is typically seen as quarter round, though other styles are available.
Refers to a type of molding used in areas where expansion is needed, such as by sliding glass doors and to transition to carpet.
Mean age of the trees comprising a forest, crop, or stand. In forests, the mean age of dominant (and sometimes codominant) trees is taken. The plantation age is generally taken from the year the plantation was begun without adding the age of the nursery stock. Of a tree: the time elapsed since the germination of […]
Lumber or other wood products that have been either dried by exposure to natural atmospheric conditions outdoors or in an unheated shed or dried to equilibrium with the surrounding atmosphere. Moisture content of air-dried wood fiber depends on relative humidity, temperature, and length of drying period. It’s also referred to as air seasoned.
A reference to the cutting direction; as in planing a board surface, such that splitting ahead of the cutter follows the grain direction downward into the wood below the projected cutting surface. Also, generally perpendicular to the grain direction, across the grain.