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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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accelerator
Building materials; Tiles
A substance which, when added to concrete, mortar, or grout, increases the rate of hydration of the hydraulic cement, shortens the time of setting, or increases the rate of ...
clay
Building materials; Tiles
Sticky material that occurs naturally in the ground and is soft and flexible when wet.
yealm
Building materials; Tiles
A prepared drawn arm full of long straw or sedge 14" - 18" (350 - 450 mm) wide and 4" (100 mm) thick. Used like a thick tile, for thatching a roof. Also spelled "yelm" in some ...
abrasionproof
Building materials; Tiles
It is said of a surface that can withstand the wear and tear caused by contact with various materials.
border
Building materials; Tiles
A strip of tile with design, texture or contrasting color that creates a design concept.
brushed finish
Building materials; Tiles
A finish resulting from treating the stone surface with a coarse wire rotary brush.
buttering
Building materials; Tiles
The spreading of a bond coat to the back of a ceramic tile immediately before the tile is installed.
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)