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Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / Inspeção Ambiental | | English term or phrase: adhesives, and pads | What Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) program set standards for low-emitting carpets, adhesives, and pads?
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A general contractor (GC) attempts a credit in Local or Regional Materials and discovers that the specified product has only a portion of the material manufactured within the required radius |
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| | Portuguese translation:adesivos e forros (enchimentos) | Explanation:
Where necessary different widths can be seamed together with a seaming iron and seam tape (formerly it was sewn together) and it is fixed to a floor over a cushioned underlay (pad) using nails, tack strips (known in the UK as gripper rods), adhesives, or occasionally decorative metal stair rods, thus distinguishing it from rugs or mats, which are loose-laid floor coverings. For environmental reasons, the use of wool, natural bindings, natural padding, and formaldehyde-free glues is becoming more common. These options are almost always at a premium cost, though with no sacrifice to performance.
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Izabel,
não encontrei o termo preciso de pads, mas entendo que é aquela manta ou forração colocada embaixo do carpete (para dar maior conforto ao caminhar). Abs |
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Explanation:
Where necessary different widths can be seamed together with a seaming iron and seam tape (formerly it was sewn together) and it is fixed to a floor over a cushioned underlay (pad) using nails, tack strips (known in the UK as gripper rods), adhesives, or occasionally decorative metal stair rods, thus distinguishing it from rugs or mats, which are loose-laid floor coverings. For environmental reasons, the use of wool, natural bindings, natural padding, and formaldehyde-free glues is becoming more common. These options are almost always at a premium cost, though with no sacrifice to performance.
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Note added at 16 hrs (2012-01-26 06:52:11 GMT)
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Izabel,
não encontrei o termo preciso de pads, mas entendo que é aquela manta ou forração colocada embaixo do carpete (para dar maior conforto ao caminhar). Abs
Example sentence(s):- Underlay or underlayment[1] generally refers to a thin layer of cushioning made of materials such as sponge rubber, foam, felt, or crumb rubber; this material is laid beneath carpeting to provide comfort underfoot, to reduce wear on the carpet, and to pro
- this material is laid beneath carpeting to provide comfort underfoot, to reduce wear on the carpet, and to provide insulation against sound, moisture, and heat.[2
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Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpet
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