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zwevende dekvloer

English translation: floating floor


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10:57 Apr 15, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / concrete
Dutch term or phrase: zwevende dekvloer
floor finishing with regarding noise control
H. Teunissen
English translation:floating floor
Explanation:
I wouldn't translate the 'dek', just means covering.

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Note added at 7 mins (2011-04-15 11:05:01 GMT)
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Sorry, too fast. Should be 'floating screed'.

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Note added at 18 mins (2011-04-15 11:15:59 GMT)
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and not 'covering'.
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Olly Pekelharing
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5 +2floating floor
Olly Pekelharing


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floating floor


Explanation:
I wouldn't translate the 'dek', just means covering.

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Note added at 7 mins (2011-04-15 11:05:01 GMT)
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Sorry, too fast. Should be 'floating screed'.

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Note added at 18 mins (2011-04-15 11:15:59 GMT)
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and not 'covering'.

Olly Pekelharing
Local time: 23:27
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agree  Johan Venter
1 min
agree  Dave Greatrix: Should not be floating screed unless a clue as to the construction is given elsewhere in the text. Screed is a sand and cement floor. You might be thinking of 'afdekvloer' which is usually sand and cement screed.
52 mins
  -> I thought a 'dekvloer' was always a screed (as opposed to an 'afwerkvloer'), which can also be laid floating... that makes sense, but the two seen to be intermixed a lot. Look up 'zwevende cementdekvloer' for example.
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