a block of ceramic material, used in masonry construction and is sized to be laid with only one hand, and is commonly made from clay.

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- the oldest bricklaying pattern

- bricks are laid in alternate layers of headers and stretchers.

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headers and stretchers are laid alternately in one layer.

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only stretchers are laid each layer

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when bricks of different colors are used to make a regular pattern.

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- made from clay or a mixture of clay and ceramic material, pressed into tiles and fired at a high temperature.

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- large ceramic mosaic tile

- slip resistance

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made of cement and aggregate

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- resilient flooring

- offers excellent acoustics and thermal insulation

- very absorptive, moisture and stain are concern

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material that can be constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together.

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- developed in england

- composed of oxidized linseed oil or other resin, mixed with ground cork or wood flour, mineral fiber and color pigments.

- biodegradable material

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man made material usually composed of marble dust, bauxite, acrylic or polyester resins and pigments.

- frequently used for seamless counter top

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- a hard, durable, low maintenance stone.

- extremely durable and resistant to stains, weathering and corrosion, and is not as porous as other cladding stones.

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- any stone containing crystalline and compact varieties of carbonite lime, or sometimes a carbonate of magnesia, and of such color and texture as to permit a high polish.

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a sedimentary rock chiefly formed by the accumulation of organic remains such as shells and corals.

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- a fine-grained homogenous metamorphic rock

- historically used for roofing

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- whole colosseum is made of this material

- a sedimentary rock; a natural precipitate of carbonate minerals, typically aragonite, which is deposited from the water of mineral springs saturated with calcium carbonate.

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- a sedimentary rock composed of sandsize mineral rock grains. In a similar way to sand.

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- brittle stone

- reacts to acids

- is a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

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- abundant mineral in earth's continental crust.

- used for flooring, wall facing materials, countertops and furniture.

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- a composite material made of crushed stone bound together by a polymer resin.

-also quartz stone surface and sintered stone

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- a flooring material

- derived from the italian "terrassa" meaning terrace.

- very low maintenance

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- composed of rubber, synthetic rubber or both in combination with mineral fillers and pigments.

- high resistant to a wide variety of harsh chemicals and solvents.

- good for high traffic public areas such as airport terminals

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- is a kind of plastic

- can be made hard and rigid or soft and spongy.

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a type of solid wood

- widest of this type is about 75mm

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a type of solid wood

- the most popular choice is between 40mm and 60mm

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a type of solid wood

- consists of small lengths of wood strips

- arranged to form patterns

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a type of solid wood

- composed of square units preassembled at the mill

- also unit block and slat block

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refers to thin slices of wood

usually thinner than 3mm obtained by either peeling the trunk of a tree of by slicing a large rectangular blocks of wood

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