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  2. Thinset - Wikipedia

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    Thinset (also called thinset mortar, thinset cement, dryset mortar, or drybond mortar) is an adhesive mortar made of cement, fine sand and a water-retaining agent such as an alkyl derivative of cellulose. [1] It is usually used to attach tile or stone to surfaces such as cement or concrete. [2] The adoption of a thinset mortar based ...

  3. Thick bed mortar - Wikipedia

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    The thick bed mortar would then be compacted and screeded (made flat and/or level) prior to installation of tile or stone. As the slurry coat dried it would bond the mortar bed to the concrete surface on which it was installed. Mortar beds were used underneath almost every tile or stone installation until the late 1950s when a chemical engineer ...

  4. Grout - Wikipedia

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    Grout is a dense fluid that hardens upon application and is used to fill gaps or as reinforcement in existing structures. [1] Grout is generally a mixture of water, cement, and sand, and is employed in pressure grouting, embedding rebar in masonry walls, connecting sections of precast concrete, filling voids, and sealing joints such as those ...

  5. Mortar (masonry) - Wikipedia

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    Mortar is a workable paste which hardens to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units, to fill and seal the irregular gaps between them, spread the weight of them evenly, and sometimes to add decorative colours or patterns to masonry walls. In its broadest sense, mortar includes pitch, asphalt, and soft mud or clay ...

  6. Tile - Wikipedia

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    Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass. They are generally fixed in place in an array to cover roofs, floors, walls, edges, or other objects such as tabletops. Alternatively, tile can sometimes refer to similar units made from ...

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  8. Adhesive - Wikipedia

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    Adhesive. Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, [1] is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation. [2] The use of adhesives offers certain advantages over other binding techniques such as sewing, mechanical fastenings, and welding.

  9. Porcelain tile - Wikipedia

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    Porcelain tile. 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 ...

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