Flooring vs Subfloor - What's the difference?
flooring | subfloor |
A floor.
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A material used to make floors.
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(sports) The act of putting one's opponent on the floor; a knockdown.
Present participle of to floor .
(construction) The floor structure supporting and underlying the visible flooring or other finishing surface such as a carpet
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As nouns the difference between flooring and subfloor
is that flooring is a floor while subfloor is (construction) the floor structure supporting and underlying the visible flooring or other finishing surface such as a carpet.As a verb flooring
is present participle of to floor .flooring
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