Jargon Buster
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Words starting with 'F'
- Feathered Edge
Where a smoothing underlayment tapers to the existing floor surface.
- Filled Mix
An underlayment mixed with aggregate to achieve greater thickness/volume.
- Flash Setting
The rapid setting of a smoothing underlayment. Often caused by applying too thinly on to an absorbent surface or at high temperatures.
- Floor Slab
The structural base - normally concrete that can be laid to earth, or be suspended.
- Friable
Easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder form.
