Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Formstone prevents the historic brick from breathing and the accumulation of moisture causes cracks to form. [14] This moisture combined with the freeze-thaw cycle can damage the Formstone material and, if left uncorrected, can lead to further deterioration and penetration of moisture into the underlying brick. [ 15 ]
A historic brick building in Germany covered with EIFS on the right side. Exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) is a general class of non-load bearing building cladding systems that provides exterior walls with an insulated, water-resistant, finished surface in an integrated composite material system.
As a building material, stucco is a durable, attractive, and weather-resistant wall covering. It was traditionally used as both an interior and exterior finish applied in one or two thin layers directly over a solid masonry, brick, or stone surface. The finish coat usually contained an integral color and was typically textured for appearance.
Making fired bricks is an advanced pottery technique. Fired bricks are solid masses of clay heated in kilns to temperatures of between 950° and 1,150°C, and a well-made fired brick is an extremely durable object. Like sun-dried bricks, they were made in wooden molds but for bricks with relief decorations, special molds had to be made.
Backsplash may refer to: Splashing of water resulting from an activity or operation, such as in rowing or rotation of a paddle wheel of a paddle steamer; A protective panel behind a sink or countertop usually made of a waterproof material, also called a "splashback" An attraction at Geyser Falls Water Theme Park, in Choctaw, Mississippi, US
The final days. We arrive after a snowstorm to find the front hall floor finished with a faux marble treatment by decorative painter Julie Clay. In the kitchen, Tom Worthen installs a "man-made slate" countertop. It's a dense composite of Portland cement and a mica-like mineral, often used in laboratories, but suitable for domestic applications.
Painted glass backsplashes 32-10 413 Fencing masks Books: Ocean drone transformers: 3D puzzles: March 17, 2019 32-11 414 Tin whistles: Horn products Formula F race cars 32-12 415 Motorcycle goggles: Hand-built jukeboxes: Vacuum excavators: Pewter shaving sets March 24, 2019 32-13 416 Peaked caps: Custom water heaters: Electric boats: Fencing foils
Faux bois (from the French for false wood) refers to the artistic imitation of wood or wood grains in various media. The craft has roots in the Renaissance with trompe-l'œil . It was probably first crafted with concrete using an iron armature by garden craftsmen in France called " rocailleurs " using common iron materials: rods, barrel bands ...