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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Tile nipper

Building materials; Tiles

Special pliers that nibble away little bites of ceramic tile to create small, irregular or curved cuts.

Porcelain process

Building materials; Tiles

The method of producing glazed ware by which a ceramic body and glaze are matured together in the same firing operation.

Porosity, apparent

Building materials; Tiles

The relationship of the open pore space to the bulk volume, expressed in percent.

Pot life

Building materials; Tiles

The period of time during which a material maintains its workable properties after it has been mixed.

Notched trowels

Building materials; Tiles

Notched trowels are available in the serrated and square-tooth design. The teeth are made in various sizes. The correct tooth size and depth must be used to apply the thickness of bonding mortar ...

Non-vitreous

Building materials; Tiles

That degree of vitrification evidenced by relatively high water absorption.

Tile assembled into units or sheets by suitable material to facilitate handling and installation. Tile may be face-mounted, back-mounted or edge-mounted. Face-mounted tile assemblies may have paper ...