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2. Tongue and groove - Wikipedia

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   For example, plywood flooring is commonly grooved at the edges, and plastic tongues are used to form the joint. In old sailor slang vernacular, a "tonguin" (pronounced / t ə ŋ ɪ n / ) can refer to repairs made to a boat of tongue and groove construction.

3. Plywood - Wikipedia

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   Subfloors are at least 19 millimetres (3 ⁄ 4 in) thick, the thickness depending on the distance between floor joists. Plywood for flooring applications is often tongue and groove (T&G); This prevents one board from moving up or down relative to its neighbor, providing a solid-feeling floor when the joints do not lie over joists. T&G plywood ...

4. Particle board - Wikipedia

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   Particleboard with veneer. Particle board, also known as particleboard or chipboard, is an engineered wood product, belonging to the wood-based panels, manufactured from wood chips and a synthetic, mostly formaldehyde based resin or other suitable binder, which is pressed under a hot press, batch- or continuous- type, and produced. [1]

5. Oriented strand board - Wikipedia

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   It is now more popular than plywood, commanding 66% of the North American structural panel market. [3] The most common uses are as sheathing in walls, flooring, and roof decking. For exterior wall applications, panels are available with a radiant-barrier layer laminated to one side; this eases installation and increases energy performance of ...

6. Cement board - Wikipedia

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   Cement board is composed of aggregated Portland cement with a glass-fiber mesh on the surfaces. This 5 ⁄ 16 inch (7.9 mm) thick cement board is designed as an underlayment for tile floors. These are 3-by-5-foot (91 by 152 cm) sheets.

7. Solid wood - Wikipedia

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   One of the most frequently made hollow wood structures are hollow core doors. Hollow core doors are much lighter than solid wood doors, cheaper and are easier to install. However, sound travels more freely through them, which can be a problem if the house is noisy or the occupants desire a lot of privacy. Also, hollow core doors should not be ...