В глоссарии представлены как общие строительные термины, такие как фундаменты, балки, колонны, так и специфические для камня термины, такие как различные типы камней и отделки.
| cementitious backer unit / board | A backer board designed |
| floor tile | A ceramic tile or natural stone tile durable enough to withstand traffic and abrasion. |
| waterproofing membrane | A covering applied to a substrate before tiling to |
| listello | A decorative border, primarily for walls. |
| grout haze | A light film of residue that has dried on the surface of the stone or tile after grouting. |
| self-leveling underlayment (slu) | A mixture of cement, aggregates, |
| latex portland cement mortar | A mixture of portland cement, sand and latex additives that is |
| organic adhesive | A prepared organic material that is ready to use without the addition of liquid or |
| hot mop | A process to create a type of shower pan made of varying layers of hot asphalt and tarpaper. |
| shade variation | A range of color or shade in a stone or tile. shade variation is inherent in all fired |
| uncoupling membrane | A sheet membrane system geometrically configured to provide air space |
| float strip | A strip of wood about 1/4 inch thick and 1-1/4 inches wide. |
| thick-bed mortar | A thick layer of mortar, usually more than 1/2", used for leveling. |
| large, heavy tile (lht) mortar | A tile and stone adhesive |
| notched trowel | - A trowel with a serrated or notched edge. it is used for the application of a gauged
- Trowel with a serrated or notched edge used for spreading mortar or adhesive in ridges of a spec...
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| patching compound | A trowel-applied mixture of cement, |
| epoxy grout | A two- (or more) part system consisting of epoxy resin and epoxy hardener, and |
| furan grout | A two-component, 100% carbon-filled bonding material for chemical resistant masonry |
| epoxy adhesive or mortar | A two-part adhesive system consisting of epoxy resin and epoxy harden- |
| tumbled stone | A weathered, aged finish created when the stone is tumbled with sand, pebbles, or |
| notched-back troweling | After flat-back troweling is completed, additional thin set mortar is |
| expansion joints | Also known as movement or movement-accommodation joints, these joints are |
| beveled edge | An edge treatment done to tile and stone that slopes |
| decorative tile | Any tile face with a decoration on the surface. |
| dry set mortar | Cement-based setting material for thin-bed installations. also known as non-modified |
| mosaics | Ceramic, porcelain, glass, metal or stone tile mounted |
| latex portland cement grout | Combines portland cement grout with latex additives for |
| cleavage membranes | Designed to separate the backing surface from the mortar setting bed |
| wall tile | Glazed tile with a body suitable for interior use. it is typically not used |
| unsanded grout | Has a smooth texture and appearance, and is used for joints less than 1/8” in |
| non-vitreous tile | Has water absorption more than 7%. |
| impervious tile | Has water absorption of 0.5% or less. |
| frost proof | Impervious tile that absorbs 0% to 0.5%. it is the strongest tile for outdoor use. |
| accelerators | Materials used to speed up the setting of portland-cement-based products such as mor- |
| ntca | National tile contractors association is a nonprofit trade association dedicated to |
| color body porcelain | Porcelain tile in which the body of the tile is similar in color to the surface of |
| through-body porcelain | Porcelain tile in which the pattern on the surface of the tile goes through |
| crack isolation membrane | Sheet and liquid products designed to absorb stresses produced by |
| thinset | Term used to describe the bond coat in a thin bed installation. it is made of sand, cement and |
| chemical resistance | The ability of a polymeric material to maintain its original properties after |
| set-up time | The amount of time an adhesive or mortar spread on a |
| back-buttering | The application of a bond coat to the back of a tile |
| flat-back troweling | The application, using the flat side of the trowel |
| nominal sizes | The approximate size or thickness of tile expressed in inches or fractions of an inch. |
| dynamic coefficient of friction (dcof) | The slip resistance of a tile. |
| tcna | The tile council of north america. |
| wet areas | Tile surfaces subjected to moisture installed in areas including |
| trim pieces | Various shaped of bases, caps, corners, moldings, angles, etc. |
| frost resistant | Vitreous tile that absorbs 0.5% to 3%. |
| crossette | (croissette, crosset) a side lug at the upper side of an arch stone, entering a corresponding space on the adjoining stone. |
| diamond matching | (quarter matching) a veneer panel matching pattern similar to book matching, except that the third and fourth panels are inverted over panels one and two. |
| crowfoot vein | (stylolite) description of a dark gray to black zigzag marking occurring in stone; usually structurally sound. |
| clipped header | A bat placed to look like a header for purposes of establishing a pattern; also called a false header. |
| scamilus | A block of stone supporting the pedestal of a statue or the plinth of a column; a surplus bevel of stone adjoining a sharp edge, to prevent chipping when the cubic piece is being set. |
| high-strength adhesive | A bonding agent of high ultimate strength used to join individual pieces of stone into pre-assembled units. |
| king closure | A brick cut diagonally to have one two-inch end and one full width end. |
| dog’s tooth | A brick laid with it’s corner projecting from the wall face. |
| edgeset | A brick set on its narrow side instead of on its flat side. |
| hollow brick unit | A brick unit in which the net cross-sectional area in any plane parallel to the bearing surface is less than 75% of its gross cross-sectional area measured in the same plane. |
| stonemason | A building craftsman skilled in constructing stone masonry. the work of masons includes such preparation of stone as is done on the job. |
| plaster of paris | A calcined gypsum in a hemihydrate state. |
| hollow wall | A cavity wall, usually exterior, built in two separate parts, structurally connected as necessity with space between for checking the passage of water, or for better insulation created by the clos... |
| stop chamfer | A chamfer which curves or angles to become narrower until it meets the aris. |
| retarding agent | A chemical admixture to mortar or grout that slows setting or hardening. |
| rose window | A circular stone window fitted with carved tracery. |
| sawed edge | A clean cut edge generally achieved by cutting with a diamond blade , gang saw or wire saw. |
| cove joint | A concave joint shaped with a tool. |
| headed course | A continuous course of header brick; also called heading course. |
| belt course | A continuous horizontal course of flat stones place in line marking a division in the wall plane. sometimes called band course, string course, or sill course. |
| half bull nose | A convex semicircular molding used on exposed edges or stone units such as stair treads, tops and window stools. |
| damp course | A course or layer of impervious material which prevents vertical penetration of water by capillary action. |
| contour scaling | A crust forming across the surface of sandstones and limestones which follows the contour of the surface rather than the bedding planes of the stones; the result of direct pollution; the pores of ... |
| bird’s beak molding | A drip mold found notably in the cap of the pilaster of the doric order. |
| semi-rubbed | A finish achieved by rubbing hand or machine the rough or high spots off the surface to be used leaving a certain amount of the natural surface along with the smoothed areas. |
| hand or machine pitch-faced rock-faced | A finish given to both veneer stone and cutting stock. this is created by establishing a straight line back from the irregular face of the stone. proper tools are then used to cut along the tile l... |
| sawed face | A finish obtained from the process used in producing building stone. varies in texture from smooth to rough and coincident with the type of materials used in sawing characterized as diamond sawn; ... |
| abrasive finish | A flat non-reflective surface finish. recommended for exterior use. |
