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2. Grout - Wikipedia

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   Tiling grout is also cement-based, and is produced in sanded and unsanded varieties, which affects the strength, size, and appearance of the grout. [6] The sanded variety contains finely ground silica sand; unsanded is finer and produces a smoother final surface. They are often enhanced with polymers and/or latex. [7] Structural grout is often ...

3. BS 1088 - Wikipedia

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   Moisture Content-- BS 1088 plywood must have a moisture content between 6% and 14% when it leaves the factory. Finishing -- Boards will be sanded on both sides equally. Length & Width -- The length or width of a board produced as a standard size shall not be less than the specified size nor more than 6.3 mm (0.25") greater than the specified size.

4. Porcelain tile - Wikipedia

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   Porcelain tiles or ceramic tiles are either tiles made of porcelain, or relatively tough ceramic tiles made with a variety of materials and methods, that are suitable for use as floor tiles, or for walls. They have a low water absorption rate, generally less than 0.5 percent. The clay used to build porcelain tiles is generally denser than ...

5. Tile - Wikipedia

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   Decorative tilework or tile art should be distinguished from mosaic, where forms are made of great numbers of tiny irregularly positioned tesserae, each of a single color, usually of glass or sometimes ceramic or stone. There are various tile patterns, such as herringbone, staggered, offset, grid, stacked, pinwheel, parquet de Versailles ...

6. Ceramic building material - Wikipedia

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   A typical brick wall. Adobe – Building material of earth and organic materials; Antefix – Terminal block for the covering tiles of a roof; Architectural terracotta – Fired clay construction material; Brick – Block or a single unit of a ceramic material used in masonry construction; Brickwork – Masonry made of bricks and mortar

7. Glaze defects - Wikipedia

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   Crazing is a spider web pattern of cracks penetrating the glaze. It is caused by tensile stresses greater than the glaze is able to withstand. [1] [2] Common reasons for such stresses are: a mismatch between the thermal expansions of glaze and body; from moisture expansion of the body; and in the case of glazed tiles fixed to a wall, movement of the wall or of the bonding material used to fix ...