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Tiles
Any of various thin slabs or bent pieces of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or wall.
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estimate
Building materials; Tiles
Projected cost of materials and labor for a construction project or portion of a project.
expansion joint
Building materials; Tiles
A joint through tile, mortar, and reinforcing wire down to the substrate.
epoxy grout
Building materials; Tiles
A two-part grout system consisting of epoxy resin and epoxy hardener, especially formulated to have impervious qualities, stain, and chemical resistance, used to fill joints between tile units.
efflorescence
Building materials; Tiles
The residue deposited on the surface of a material by the crystallization of soluble salts.
encaustic
Building materials; Tiles
Tile decorated with colored clays inlaid and fired. Also colored tile laid in a wall or floor to form a pattern.
dry spots
Building materials; Tiles
Small areas on the face of tile which have been insufficiently glazed.