Definitions
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- noun construction The
floor structure supporting and underlying the visibleflooring or other finishing surface such as acarpet
Etymologies
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Examples
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What you refer to as the subfloor is more accurately called the underlayment.
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What you refer to as the subfloor is more accurately called the underlayment.
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The particleboard underlayment is nailed to the subfloor, which is made up of beefier material, often plywood.
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If you're interested in adding to your new vocabulary, the plywood fastened down to the floor joists is the "subfloor," and the wide boards above where the windows are going are the "headers."
Friday Night Photos: House Renovations v.2.0.8 (A floor and walls framed!) Kalyn Denny 2009
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Up until then I had used the traditional firme subfloor which was a non-reinforced concrete pad poured between the footings.
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Up until then I had used the traditional firme subfloor which was a non-reinforced concrete pad poured between the footings.
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Up until then I had used the traditional firme subfloor which was a non-reinforced concrete pad poured between the footings.
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The plywood subfloor was covered with wood shavings and powdery dust, the scent intoxicating and familiar.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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Up until then I had used the traditional firme subfloor which was a non-reinforced concrete pad poured between the footings.
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Up until then I had used the traditional firme subfloor which was a non-reinforced concrete pad poured between the footings.
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