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.

Industry: Building materials

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Limestone

Building materials; Tiles

A sedimentary carbonate rock, composed chiefly of calcite, but sometimes containing appreciable dolomite.

Leaching

Building materials; Tiles

Leaching is a condition where liquids ooze out of the joint between ceramic tile veneer, regardless of the veneer is grouted or not, and runs down over the tile.

Layout stick

Building materials; Tiles

A long strip of wood marked at the appropriate joint intervals for the tile to be used. It is used to cheque the length, width, or height of the tile work. A common name for this item is idiot stick.