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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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latex
Building materials; Tiles
A water emulsion of a synthetic rubber or plastic obtained by polymerization and used especially in coatings and adhesives.
impervious
Building materials; Tiles
The degree of vitrification evidenced visually by complete resistance to dye penetration.
in/out corner
Building materials; Tiles
Trim tile for turning a right-angle inside or outside a wall corner.
kiln cracks
Building materials; Tiles
Cracks in tile, flat or trim, occurring when the tile is fired. Typically, the cracks are from one outer edge and do not go clear across the tile.
lap joint
Building materials; Tiles
A joint made by overlapping adjacent edge areas of two adherends to provide facing surfaces which can be joined with an adhesive.
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- 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)