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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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.

Vapour barrier

Building materials; Tiles

Waterproof membrane placed under concrete floor slabs that are placed on a grade.

Vein cut

Building materials; Tiles

Cutting of quarried stone perpendicular to the natural bedding plane.

Thin-set

Building materials; Tiles

A term used to describe the bonding of tile with suitable materials applied approximately 1/8 inch thick.

Threshold

Building materials; Tiles

A term used to describe the piece of stone under a door separating two rooms.

Tile cutter

Building materials; Tiles

The tile cutter is one of the most efficient and economic tools in the tile setting trade. A popular model is the hand-drawn tile cutting board that is adjustable.