Subfloor Squeak

Related terms

• Joist

  One of the repetitive horizontal members that support a floor or ceiling, spanning between beams or walls. Joist size, spacing, and direc…

• 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…

• Tackless Strip

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

• 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.

• Telegraphing

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

• SPC Core

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

• Terrazzo

  A poured or precast composite of stone/glass chips in a binder, ground and polished. Extremely durable and seamless; a premium custom floor.