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  2. Tack strip - Wikipedia

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    Tack strip being removed from a floor. Tack strip also known as gripper rod, carpet gripper, Smoothedge tackless strip, gripper strip or gripper edge is a thin piece of wood, between 1 and 2 metres (3.3 and 6.6 ft) long and about 3 centimetres (1.2 in) wide, studded with hundreds of sharp nails or tacks used in the installation of carpet.

  3. Fitted carpet - Wikipedia

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    A "carpet gripper" tack strip, for a fitted carpet. The introduction of tack strip, "tackless strip", "gripper strip", or "Smoothedge" simplified the installation of wall-to-wall carpeting, increasing the neatness of the finish at the wall. Because gripper strips are essentially the same thickness as underlay, using gripper strips yields a ...

  4. Nail (fastener) - Wikipedia

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    Shoe tack – A clinching nail (see above) for clinching leather and sometimes wood, formerly used for handmade shoes. [26] Carpet tack; Upholstery tacks – used to attach coverings to furniture; Thumbtack (or "push-pin" or "drawing-pin") are lightweight pins used to secure paper or cardboard.

  5. Flooring - Wikipedia

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    Cork flooring is a flooring material manufactured from the by-product of the cork oak tree. Cork floors are considered to be eco-friendly since the cork oak tree bark is stripped every nine to ten years and doesn't damage the tree. Cork flooring comes in both tiles and planks, and can have glue or glues-less installation.

  6. Carpet - Wikipedia

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    One of the Ardabil Carpets A small rug. A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an upper layer of pile attached to a backing. The pile was traditionally made from wool, but since the 20th century synthetic fibers such as polypropylene, nylon, or polyester have often been used, as these fibers are less expensive than wool.

  7. Hammer tacker - Wikipedia

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    It is also commonly used in the flooring industry for securing underlayment or underpadding beneath hard or soft flooring surfaces such as carpet, vinyl plank, laminate, and hardwood. Hammer staplers are somewhat similar to staple guns but without the need to squeeze a trigger in order to use the tool for its intended purpose.

  8. Wall footing - Wikipedia

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    A wall footing or strip footing is a continuous strip of concrete that serves to spread the weight of a load-bearing wall across an area of soil. [1] It is a component of a shallow foundation. [1] Wall Footing. Wall footings carrying direct vertical loads might be designed either in plain concrete or in reinforced concrete.

  9. Concrete slab - Wikipedia

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    A concrete slab is a common structural element of modern buildings, consisting of a flat, horizontal surface made of cast concrete. Steel- reinforced slabs, typically between 100 and 500 mm thick, are most often used to construct floors and ceilings, while thinner mud slabs may be used for exterior paving ( see below ).