Ceramic Tile

Related terms

• Click-Lock

  A tongue-and-groove profile that mechanically snaps planks together for glueless floating installation.

• Carpet Tile

  Modular carpet squares allowing spot replacement and patterns. Popular in basements and rentals for easy repair.

• Cork Flooring

  A renewable floor from cork bark — soft, warm, and sound-absorbing, but dents and needs sealing and humidity control.

• Carpet Pile

  The visible fiber surface of carpet — cut, loop (Berber), or cut-and-loop — which drives look, feel, and wear performance.

• Crowning

  Board centers higher than edges, often from sanding a still-damp cupped floor too soon. Reversing it requires correcting moisture and re-…

• Carpet Pad / Cushion

  The resilient underlayment beneath carpet that extends its life, adds comfort and insulation. Correct density matters more than thickness.

• Cupping

  Board edges rising higher than centers from a moisture imbalance (wetter underside). A symptom of a moisture problem, not just a finish d…

• Buckling

  Flooring lifting off the subfloor, the extreme result of moisture or no expansion gap. Usually requires replacing affected boards and fix…