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Corbels:Projections that can be along the face of a wall, as a String Band (one to three courses), or at a q...
Coring:A craft process used when square section (9 inches x 9 inches) flues were formed in brickwork and li...
Corner Blocks:Used in pairs they are traditionally made in wood but now manufactured in plastic. Formed in an L sh...
Corner Profile:Set up during the initial setting out of work and before excavation of foundations. Two adjacent pro...
Counter BattenLengths of timber battens fixed immediately beneath the slate or Tile batten directly over the rafte...
Cove SkirtingA glazed or unglazed tile that has an integral cove at its foot....
Cownose BrickA specially moulded brick that has a header semicircular on plan....
CrampA non ferrous fixing that ties tiles or faience back into the structure or into a slot or mechanical...
Crawling BoardTo enable the roofer to access working areas and particularly useful Board when carrying out repair ...
CrazingThe effect of differences in coefficients of expansion of the body of a tile and the glaze which cau...
Creasing TileThis Coping Tile is a 262 mm x 150 mm clay tile but unlike a roofing tile it is flat without nibs or...
Crow Stepping:The finish to a gable wall, when there is a parapet, by a series of large horizontal steps as an alt...
Crown:The highest point on the external curve of an arch or the arch outline....
CurvatureThe extent to which a tile deviates from surface flatness. Maximum deviations are set out in BS EN 1...
Cushion EdgedA slight curvature of a tile edge imparted from the die during manufacture, as an aid to fixing....
Damp Proof Course:See Bricks and Materials....
Damp-Proof CourseA d.p.c. is mainly used at Ground Floor Level, at a minimum of 150 mm above ground level, to prevent...
DatumA mark or line established by the tiler or a common datum for use by all trades....
De-Coupling MembraneA manufactured plastic sheet containing indentations for separation of screed from tile bed to help ...
Dead Man:In some situations it becomes necessary to build a section of a wall ahead of the external corners. ...