Tiles

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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sag

Building materials; Tiles

A term used when a wall surface has developed a slide.

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 evaporation.

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 square or more ...