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English Bond:One of the Quarter Bonds (56mm lap) for walls 1B thick and over when maximum strength is required. T...
English Garden Wall Bond:A popular variation of E. B. that uses three, or sometimes five, courses of Stretchers (laid at half...
Engobe SurfaceCeramic tile face given colour, opacity or other characteristics by the application of a slip coatin...
EpoxidesA reaction resin associated with acid resisting tiling and grouts....
EttringiteA natural mineral found in hydrated Portland cement as a result of reaction between calcium aluminat...
Expanded Metal lathingA material formed from thin metal sheeting expanded in size by stretching after a lattice pattern ha...
Expansion JointA designed void incorporated into render, screed and tiling to reflect a joint in the structure or t...
Extrados:The upper curve of an arch....
Extruded TileManufacture of tiles by the extrusion of specially prepared plastic clays through a die that incorpo...
Face Side:That face of the wall, most widely seen, which controls the quality of its appearance and accuracy. ...
Face Templet:Pattern prepared, from a full size drawing, to mark out the wedge shaped voussoirs in readiness for ...
Facing BrickProduced for use on exposed faces of walls where good appearance is required together with good weat...
FaienceA twice fired glazed material widely used in 19th and 20th centuries for external cladding, now only...
FasciaA length of timber or PVC fixed to the ends of the rafter feet, wall plate or brick face immediately...
FilletsAn old detail used at abutments of narrow widths of slate or tile bedded in cement at the angle of r...
Fireback:Unit, made of fireclay or refractory concrete, set in the recess of the chimney breast to form the b...
FirebrickMade from a refractory clay which has a high proportions of alumina and silica but is free of lime a...
FlashingA flexible material normally Lead to close off the joint between the roof covering and other surface...
Flaunching:The weathering on the head of a chimney that helps to secure the chimney pots; made from a 1:4 mix o...
Flemish Bond:As with E. B. this is one of the Quarter Bonds for walls 1B thick and over. Widely used for decorati...