Flooring
![Levelling of ceramic tiles floor with a laser device](/Images/godic/202501/13/LaserFlooring11424.jpg")
![Example of stone flooring : white marble slabs covering the floor of the courtyard of the Mosque of Uqba also known as the Great Mosque of Kairouan, in Tunisia.](/Images/godic/202501/13/Courtyard_and_minaret_of_the_Great_Mosque_of_Kairouan,_Tunisia1424.jpg")
![Ceramic tiles flooring in Istanbul street](/Images/godic/202501/13/IstanbulFlooring1424.jpg")
Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering. Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface. Both terms are used interchangeably but floor covering refers more to loose-laid materials.