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- Sacrificial Coating
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A coating applied on the surface of a floor, providing the sealer or topcoat with an extra layer of protection from being damaged by external contaminates or abrasive materials.
- Salt Finish
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See Rock Salt Finish
- Sample/Sample Board
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A small piece of flooring that acts as a representation of the final product.
- Sand Screen
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A product used with a buffer to sand a wood floor before it's sealed and recoated. Ranges from a very fine grit to a very coarse grit (40 to 240 grit).
- Sandblast Stenciling
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A design technique wherein a stencil is applied over concrete or another surface, then sandblasted to create texture in exposed areas.
- Sandblasting
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The act of using sand propelled at a high speed onto a surface to clean or roughen it.
- Saturated Surface Dry (SSD)
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A condition where any holes in the concrete are filled with water but there is no water on the exposed surface.
- Sawcutting
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The act of sawing joints or scoring concrete using a concrete saw.
- Scaling
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A problem that occurs when concrete freezes and thaws and the surface chips or flakes off.
- Scarifier
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A device that uses rotary impact cutters to clean or even out concrete surfaces.
- Scoring Concrete
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The act of using a groover or other tool to create grooves or lines in concrete, often for decoration.
- Scratch Coat
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A coat of plaster that is scratched while wet in order to create a more textured surface that the finish coat can bond to more effectively.
- Screed Box
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A walk-behind device often used to apply an epoxy coating, similar to a lawn fertilizer spreader.
- Sealer
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A coat that is applied to the surface of a floor before applying finish or other coats, which prevents them from being absorbed into the flooring itself. Also may be applied as a final finishing step to a flooring surface to add protection and moisture resistance.
- Seeding
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See Broadcast
- Segregation
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Separating of components in a solution or mixture.
- Self-Leveling Overlay
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An overlay which levels naturally by gravity rather than by using a trowel or other spreading tool.
- Set / Setting
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When a product has begun to harden, dry, or cure, it is in its initial setting. When a product is completely hardened, dried, or cured, it is called final setting.
- Shot Blasting
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A method used to clean or even out concrete surfaces, which involves shooting round iron at high speeds onto the surface.
- Skim Coat
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See Microtopping
- Slump
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A measurement of how thick or thin wet concrete is by measuring how far it flows.
- Solvent
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A substance that other substances are dissolved in.
- Spalling
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Describes concrete that has cracked and broken away at its joints.
- Spiked Kneeboards
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Kneeboards that have spikes attached on the underside to elevate the user off the surface of the floor.
- Spiked Roller
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A device that looks like a paint roller but has spikes built in that release trapped gas when rolled across concrete.
- Splatter Coat
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A finishing coat that is splattered unto the floor to create a unique appearance.
- Spray-Down System
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An overlay that is splattered or sprayed onto a flooring surface, usually about 1/8" deep.
- Stained Concrete
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Concrete that has been stained. Different areas can be separated by sawcutting grooves and then colored different colors.
- Stamped Concrete
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Concrete that is given a pattern of brick, cobblestone, tile, wood, or another surface by using a stamp.
- Stamped Overlay
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A concrete overlay " ¾" thick that can be laid over an existing concrete floor. The overlay is stamped with a pattern to appear as brick, stone, wood, or many other textured surfaces.
- Stamping Mats
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Mats usually made from polyurethane that are used to imprint shallow patterns that resemble brick, stone, wood, or another textured surface.
- Static Cracks
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Small hairline cracks in the surface of a finishing material or concrete.
- Stenciled Concrete
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A design technique where a stencil is applied over concrete, which may contain a pattern that is imprinted into the cement or may leave an exposed area that is then colored or etched.
- Straightedge
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A tool with a straight edge that is used to strike off wet concrete to the correct elevation, to draw a straight line, or for many other purposes.
- Strike-Off
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The act of leveling wet concrete to the correct elevation.
- Substrate
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The surface that the flooring is installed on. Generally the subfloor.
- Surface Preparation
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The act of preparing a subfloor by cleaning, drying, and texturizing it for proper adhesion before applying a coating material.
- Surface Retarder
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A chemical that slows the drying of lacquers and other materials, which is often applied to concrete to allow the cement paste to be washed away, exposing aggregate.
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