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Featured Article: Brick

Brick is a rectangular building block made of clay, shale, or various other materials. See more »

Adobe

Adobe, uh DOH bee, is the Spanish name for sun-dried bricks, or for a house built with such bricks.

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Brick

Brick is a rectangular building block made of clay, shale, or various other materials.

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Building stone

Building stone is one of the world's most important construction materials.

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Caulking

Caulking, KAW kihng, also spelled calking, is a technique of sealing seams and joints to make them watertight.

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Cement and concrete

Cement and concrete are among the most important building materials.

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Cermet

Cermet is a hard material that can withstand high temperatures.

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Composite materials

Composite materials are solid substances made up of at least two distinct ingredients, one embedded within the other.

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Flooring

Flooring is the general name given to all materials used to cover floors.

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Insulation

Insulation is the restriction of heat, sound, or electricity within a specific area.

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Linoleum

Linoleum, luh NOH lee uhm, is a smooth-surfaced floor covering made from linseed oil.

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Marble

Marble is a rock widely used in buildings, monuments, and sculptures.

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Materials

Materials are types of matter in solid form from which people can make objects.

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Plaster

Plaster is a mortar coating that is applied to wall surfaces and ceilings of buildings to make them more airtight and to provide a finished surface.

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Putty

Putty is a filler material that is soft when applied but slowly hardens.

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Smart materials

Smart materials are synthetic substances engineered to mimic certain behaviors of living things.

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Stucco

Stucco is a plasterlike material applied to outside walls of buildings.

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Wallboard

Wallboard is a kind of board made of gypsum and paper or of fibers of wood, cane, or other materials.

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Wallpaper

Wallpaper is decorative paper used to cover inside walls.

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