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2. Cement board - Wikipedia

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   A cement board is a combination of cement and reinforcing fibers formed into sheets, of varying thickness that are typically used as a tile backing board. [1] Cement board can be nailed or screwed to wood or steel studs to create a substrate for vertical tile and attached horizontally to plywood for tile floors, kitchen counters and backsplashes.

3. Magnesium oxide wallboard - Wikipedia

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   Magnesia cement board for building construction is available is various sizes and thickness. It is not a paper-faced material. It generally comes in light gray, white or beige. Grades include smooth face, rough texture, utility and versatile, and there are different densities and strengths for different applications and uses.

4. Homasote - Wikipedia

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   The Homasote base reduces the incidence of impact injuries such as shin splints caused by dancing on the concrete floor. Homasote is used in theatrical sets as a noise deadening layer for stage platforms consisting of a 3 ⁄ 4 -inch (19 mm) plywood sublayer, a 1 ⁄ 2 -inch (13 mm) Homasote layer, and a 1 ⁄ 4 -inch (6 mm) Masonite top layer.

5. Fiber cement siding - Wikipedia

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   Blue fiber cement siding HardiePanel on design-build addition, Ithaca NY. Fiber cement siding (also known as "fibre cement cladding" in the United Kingdom, "fibro" in Australia, and by the proprietary name "Hardie Plank" in the United States) is a building material used to cover the exterior of a building in both commercial and domestic applications.

6. Insulating concrete form - Wikipedia

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   The first expanded polystyrene ICF Wall forms were developed in the late 1960s with the expiration of the original patent and the advent of modern foam plastics by BASF. [citation needed] Canadian contractor Werner Gregori filed the first patent for a foam concrete form in 1966 with a block "measuring 16 inches high by 48 inches long with a tongue-and-groove interlock, metal ties, and a waffle ...

7. Types of concrete - Wikipedia

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   Stamped concrete is an architectural concrete that has a superior surface finish. After a concrete floor has been laid, floor hardeners (can be pigmented) are impregnated on the surface and a mold that may be textured to replicate a stone / brick or even wood is stamped on to give an attractive textured surface finish.

8. Concrete block - Wikipedia

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   A pallet of "8-inch" concrete blocks An interior wall of painted concrete blocks Concrete masonry blocks A building constructed with concrete masonry blocks. A concrete block, also known as a cinder block in North American English, breeze block in British English, or concrete masonry unit (CMU), or by various other terms, is a standard-size rectangular block used in building construction.

9. Backer board - Wikipedia

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   Backer board may refer to: Cement board used as tile backer board (to support tiles) Cardboard used in the conservation of comic books to keep pages flat