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  2. Terracotta - Wikipedia

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    Terracotta and tile were used extensively in the town buildings of Victorian Birmingham, England. Terracotta was marketed as a miracle material, largely impervious to the elements. Terracotta, however, can be damaged by water penetration, exposure, or failure through faulty design or installation.

  3. Saltillo tile - Wikipedia

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    Saltillo tiles vary in color and shape, but the majority of Traditional Saltillo tiles range in varying hues of reds, oranges, and yellows. [3] Manganese Saltillo tile has light and dark brown colors with some terracotta tones. Antique Saltillo [4] tile is a hand-textured finished with deep terracotta tones of color. With its textured surface ...

  4. Structural clay tile - Wikipedia

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    Also called building tile, structural terra cotta, hollow tile, saltillo tile, and clay block, the material is an extruded clay shape with substantial depth that allows it to be laid in the same manner as other clay or concrete masonry. In North America it was chiefly used during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, reaching peak popularity ...

  5. Campana reliefs - Wikipedia

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    Heracles fighting with the Cretan bull, roofing tile from Quadraro, found 1812 and now in the Vatican Museum. Campana reliefs (also Campana tiles) are Ancient Roman terracotta reliefs made from the middle of the first century BC until the first half of the second century AD.

  6. Architectural terracotta - Wikipedia

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    The Bell Edison Telephone Building in Birmingham is a late 19th-century red brick and architectural terracotta building. Architectural terracotta refers to a fired mixture of clay and water that can be used in a non-structural, semi-structural, or structural capacity on the exterior or interior of a building. [1]

  7. The cheapest ways to build a house, and the most affordable ...

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    Rather than opting for a traditional stick-built house — a custom structure ... a Mediterranean-style home with two floors and a roof of fancy terra-cotta tiles will be more expensive to build ...

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