Stair Nosing

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.

• SPC Core

  Stone-Plastic Composite — a rigid, dense LVP core that is very dent- and temperature-stable and hides minor subfloor imperfections.

• Subfloor Squeak

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

• 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…

• Tackless Strip

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

• 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…

• Telegraphing

  Subfloor seams, fasteners, or debris showing through a thin resilient floor. Prevented by proper underlayment and substrate prep.

• Sheet Vinyl

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