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Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

övergolv

English translation:

over-floor; elevated flooring; flooring

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Jan 6, 2015 08:15
9 yrs ago
Swedish term

övergolv

Swedish to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
ljudisolerande övergolv

Sound-insulating _______.
Proposed translations (English)
3 reverse the phrase?
4 +4 flooring
5 overfloor
4 floor covering/flooring
Change log

Jan 9, 2015 04:36: Charlesp changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/89240">Charlesp's</a> old entry - "övergolv"" to ""over-floor; elevated flooring""

Discussion

Charlesp (asker) Jan 8, 2015:
Thanks everyone for your contributions! Very interesting and useful discussion, especially as the term is so vague and open to different interpretations.
Michele Fauble Jan 8, 2015:
undergolv = subfloor, övergolv = floor covering/flooring
JaneD Jan 6, 2015:
Reverse of suspended ceiling The only term I can think of is "floating floor". But it depends on the construction, and I assume you haven't any details of that?
Agneta Pallinder Jan 6, 2015:
Övergolv + undergolv Here is a piece from Byggfabriken's "Renovera hemma" web page: "De flesta lägenheter från 1800-tal fram till 60-talets skiv- och lamellhus är byggda med träbjälklag. Det innebär att ett undergolv, oftast av gran, är lagt på golvbjälklaget. Detta undergolv var sällan synligt i gamla dagar, utan menat att tjäna som underlag till ett övergolv. Övergolvet i finare fastigheter och större rum var och är vanligen ett stavparkettgolv i ek, lagt i mönster t.ex fiskben. I mindre fina rum som serveringsgångar och kök låg oftast ett linoleumgolv i stället. "

I would go with floor for undergolv (perhaps specifying the material - concrete, timber etc. - and flooring for övergolv.
Charlesp (asker) Jan 6, 2015:
I am thinking that I am thinking that maybe it is some kind of "suspended ceiling," but in reverse of course. But what is that called in the construction industry?
Charlesp (asker) Jan 6, 2015:
more context I agree that it is a bit vague and open to interpretations - and that is why I posted it here.

Thanks everyone for your contributions and interest.

I don't think it will help, but here is more context: Depending on the floor structure, a sound insulating övergolv may be required.
Sven Petersson Jan 6, 2015:
@ George, I think not; an "övergolv" could could be made of a material that is not sound-insulating, like ceramic tiles - and a carpet could be considered to be "floor covering".
George Hopkins Jan 6, 2015:
How about Sound-insulation floor covering

Proposed translations

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Selected

reverse the phrase?

Can you instead use "over-floor sound insulation"?
Note from asker:
I think you got it right in what you said in the comments. (however the original document didn't express it properly.)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "An elevated flooring (over-floor) providing insulation from sound. Yes, it is a "flooring" but something more is being specified here, i.e. that it somehow elevated. "
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2 hrs

flooring

Sound insulating flooring or soundproofing flooring

Materials commonly called flooring include wood flooring, ceramic tile, stone, terrazzo, and various seamless chemical floor coatings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooring

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-01-06 11:56:40 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flooring

1. (Building) the material used in making a floor, esp the surface material
Peer comment(s):
agree Deane Goltermann : Agree here! This uses your term and flooring works in each instance (http://www.byggfabriken.com/renoveringshjalpen/index.php/ren... Look up 'sound insulation flooring' and go from there
4 hrs
Thank you Deane!
agree Agneta Pallinder : Also agree with the use of flooring
4 hrs
Thank you Agneta!
agree Anna Herbst
15 hrs
agree Sven Petersson
15 hrs
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1 day 2 hrs

overfloor

This is simple and includes the main point that it goes over the floor.
I acknowledge that it is close to JaneD's solution.
Reference:

http://www.soundproofyourhome.co.uk/floor-soundproofing

http://www.wundatrade.co.uk/overfloor-heating/463-acoustic-fibre-overfloor-panel.html

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2 days 51 mins

floor covering/flooring

Floors typically consist of a subfloor for support and a floor covering used to give a good walking surface.
Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface. Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering.
Materials almost always classified as floor covering include carpet, area rugs, and resilient flooring such as linoleum or vinyl flooring. Materials commonly called flooring include wood flooring, laminated wood, ceramic tile, stone, terrazzo, and various seamless chemical floor coatings.
The choice of material for floor covering is affected by factors such as cost, endurance, noise insulation, comfort and cleaning effort.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floor


Note from asker:
Thanks Michele. I value your input, and know you are right. The term really does mean "flooring" - ordinarily. However in this case, within its context, it was used to mean something more. (And that is why I posted the question, to get opinions of if this alternative usage was acceptable and understandable.) But yes, ordinarily it simply means what is over the subfloor, i.e. flooring.
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