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  2. Thinset - Wikipedia

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    Thinset (also called thinset mortar, thinset cement, dryset mortar, or drybond mortar) is an adhesive mortar made of cement, fine sand and a water-retaining agent such as an alkyl derivative of cellulose. [1] It is usually used to attach tile or stone to surfaces such as cement or concrete. [2]

  3. Thick bed mortar - Wikipedia

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    The thick bed mortar method has been around for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Historically, a sand/cement mixture was mixed with water to a fairly dry consistency and was spread on either a portland cement water paste (neat cement), or over cement powder spread on the surface which is then sprayed with water to create a slurry coat and spread over the surface. [1]

  4. Porcelain tile - Wikipedia

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    The wear rating of the tile can be graded from zero to five according to the ISO 10545-7 (also ASTM C1027) test for surface abrasion resistance of glazed tile, and this can be used to determine suitability for various end-use conditions. Modern polished porcelain floor tiles in a large format

  5. Quarry tile - Wikipedia

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    Quarry tile is a building material, usually 1 ⁄ 2 to 3 ⁄ 4 inch (13 to 19 mm) thick, made by either the extrusion process or more commonly by press forming and firing natural clay or shales. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Quarry tile is manufactured from clay in a manner similar to bricks . [ 3 ]

  6. Vinyl composition tile - Wikipedia

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    Vinyl floor tiling. Vinyl composition tile (VCT) is a finished flooring material used primarily in commercial and institutional applications. Modern vinyl floor tiles and sheet flooring and versions of those products sold since the early 1980s are composed of colored polyvinyl chloride (PVC) chips formed into solid sheets of varying thicknesses (1 ⁄ 8 in or 3.2 mm is most common) by heat and ...

  7. Grout - Wikipedia

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    Although both grout and its close relative, mortar, are applied as a thick suspension and harden over time, grout is distinguished [2] by its low viscosity and lack of lime (added to mortar for pliability); grout is thin so it flows readily into gaps, while mortar is thick enough to support not only its own weight, but also that of masonry ...

  8. Mortar (masonry) - Wikipedia

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    The excavation of the underground aqueduct of Megara revealed that a reservoir was coated with a pozzolanic mortar 12 mm thick. This aqueduct dates back to c. 500 BCE. [9] Pozzolanic mortar is a lime based mortar, but is made with an additive of volcanic ash that allows it to be hardened underwater; thus it is known as hydraulic cement.

  9. Dimension stone - Wikipedia

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    Slate tile covers this entire structure in Germany. Tile is a thin modular stone unit, commonly 12 inches (300 mm) square and 3 ⁄ 8 inch (9.5 mm) deep. Other popular sizes are 15 inches (380 mm) square, 18 inches (460 mm) square, and 24 inches (610 mm) square; these will usually be deeper than the 12-inch square.