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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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dry pack
Building materials; Tiles
Concrete or mortar mixtures deposited and consolidated by dry packing.
dry packing
Building materials; Tiles
Placing of zero slump, or near zero slump, concrete, mortar, or grout by ramming into a confined space.
density
Building materials; Tiles
The ratio of the mass of a body to its volume, or the mass per unit volume of the substance. When G. G. S. Units are used, the density of a substance is numerically equal to the ...
distressed edge
Building materials; Tiles
A marred or faded bordered stone conveying an antique or used look.
double bullnose
Building materials; Tiles
A type of trim with the same convex radius on two opposite sides.
crazing
Building materials; Tiles
The cracking which occurs in fired glazes or other ceramic coatings due to critical tensile stresses.
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)