Stone

Stone

A piece of rock that is quarried then worked into a specific size or shape to serve a function as a useful building or paving material.

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Cantilever

Building materials; Stone

A projecting element, such as a beam, supported at a single point or along a single line by a wall or column, stabilised by a counter-balancing downward force around the point of fulcrum.

Triglyph

Building materials; Stone

A projecting rectangular block used in series in a classical Doric frieze, distinguished by three vertical bands separated by shallow V-shaped grooves. Triglyphs alternate with plain or sculpted ...

Water table

Building materials; Stone

A projection of lower masonry on the outside of the wall slightly above the ground. Often a damp course is placed at the level of the water table to prevent upward penetration of ground water.

Drip

Building materials; Stone

A recess cut under a spill or projecting stone to throw off water, preventing it from running down the face of a wall or other surface, such as windows or doors.

Wall tie,cavity

Building materials; Stone

A rigid, corrosion-resistant metal tie which bonds two wythes of a cavity wall. It is usually steel, 3/16" in diameter, and formed in a "Z" shape or a rectangle.