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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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prefloat
Building materials; Tiles
The term used to describe mortar that has been placed and allowed to harden prior to bonding tile to it with thin-set materials.
open time
Building materials; Tiles
The period of time during which the bond coat retains its ability to adhere to the tile and bond the tile to the substrate.
organic adhesive
Building materials; Tiles
A prepared organic material, ready to use with no further addition of liquid or powder, used for bonding tile to back-up material by the thin set method. Cures or sets by ...
paper and wire
Building materials; Tiles
Tar paper and wire mesh (or metal lath) that are used as a backing for the installation of tile.
paper mounted ceramic mosaics
Building materials; Tiles
Ceramic mosaic tiles mounted on paper. Paper is applied to face of tile in sheets approximately twelve (12) inches wide, twenty-four (24) inches long.
pavers
Building materials; Tiles
Unglazed porcelain or natural clay tile formed by the dust-pressed method and similar to ceramic mosaics in composition and physical properties but relatively thicker with 6 inch ...
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