Masonry

Masonry

Construction practice that uses materials such as brick, concrete block, stone, and tile that are set in morta.

Contributors in Masonry

Masonry

1. An igneous rock having crystals or grains of visible size; consists mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica or other colored minerals. 2. In the building stone industry, a crystalline silicate rock ...

corbel

Construction; Masonry

1. In masonry, a projection or one of a series of projections, each stepped progressively farther forward with height; anchored in wall, story, column or chimney; used to support an overhanging ...

fieldstone

Construction; Masonry

1. Loose stone found on the surface or in the soil. 2. Slabby units, flat in the direction of bedding or lineation of the rock, and suitable for setting as dry-wall masonry. Glacial or alluvial ...

marble

Construction; Masonry

1. Metamorphic rock made up largely or calcite or dolomite. 2. In dimension stone rock that will polish and is composed mainly of calcite or dolomite or rarely serpentine. The commercial term ...

grout

Construction; Masonry

1. Mortar containing a considerable amount of water so that it has the consistency of a viscous liquid, permitting it to be poured or pumped into joints, spaces and cracks within masonry walls and ...

mantel

Construction; Masonry

1. The beam or arch which serves as a support for the masonry above a fireplace; also called a manteltree. 2. All the work or facing around a fireplace.

hearth

Construction; Masonry

1. The floor of a fireplace (usually brick, tile or stone) together with an adjacent area of fireproof material. 2. An area permanently floored with fireproof material beneath and surrounding a ...