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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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brick veneer
Building materials; Lumber
A brick facing used over a sub-wal to provide an exterior finish for a house.
burl
Building materials; Lumber
A wart-like growth or bump on the trunk of a tree that when cut into veneer produces a speckled pattern. Burled walnut, maple and rosewood veneers are especially prized by ...
butt joint
Building materials; Lumber
A woodworking joint where the edges of two boards are placed against each other.
buttress
Building materials; Lumber
The broad base of a tree trunk that provides the strength for a tree to support its own weight.
camber
Building materials; Lumber
The curvature built into a beam to prevent it from appearing to sag under a loaded condition.
cantilever
Building materials; Lumber
The portion of a structural beam which extends or "cantilevers" beyond the end support, and whose end is not supported.
caulk
Building materials; Lumber
Any variety of different compounds used to seal seams and joists against infiltration of water and air.
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)