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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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tumbled
Building materials; Tiles
The tumbling process gives these tiles softer, rounded edges for a more aged, antique appearance.
underlayment
Building materials; Tiles
An application of a relatively thin layer of mortar primarily used to level out-of-plane surfaces such as concrete slabs.
unfilled
Building materials; Tiles
An expression used to indicate that there has been no filling of natural voids in stone units with cements or synthetic resins and similar materials.
unglazed tile
Building materials; Tiles
A hard, dense tile of homogeneous composition throughout, deriving color and texture from the materials of which the body is made. The colors and characteristics of the tile are ...
vapor barrier
Building materials; Tiles
Waterproof membrane placed under concrete floor slabs that are placed on a grade.
vein cut
Building materials; Tiles
Cutting of quarried stone perpendicular to the natural bedding plane.
Sub-categories
- Brackets (31)
- Bricks (638)
- Cement (381)
- Concrete (2341)
- Finishing building materials (84)
- Lintel (25)
- Lumber (7432)
- Pipework and drainage (59)
- Sanitary ware (0)
- Stone (3339)
- Tiles (1692)
- Wire (328)
- Wood flooring (1493)