SPC Core

Related terms

• Subfloor

  The structural panel layer over the joists. Its flatness, soundness, and moisture content govern which finished floors can go down and how.

• Subfloor

  The structural sheet material (plywood or OSB) fastened over floor joists that everything else — underlayment and finish flooring — is bu…

• Stair Nosing

  The shaped, often non-slip edge piece at the front of a stair tread, matched to the flooring for safety and a finished look.

• Solid Hardwood

  Flooring milled from a single solid piece of wood, 3/4 in. typical. Can be sanded and refinished many times but moves with humidity and i…

• Subfloor Squeak

  Noise from movement between subfloor, joists, or fasteners. Best corrected from below or by screwing the subfloor before new flooring goe…

• Site-Finished

  Raw wood installed then sanded and finished in place, yielding a smooth seamless surface and any custom stain — at the cost of dust, fume…

• Tackless Strip

  The thin pinned wood strips around a room perimeter that grip and stretch stretch-in carpet over the pad.

• Sheet Vinyl

  Vinyl flooring in continuous wide rolls with few or no seams — the most water-resistant and economical resilient option, common in baths…