| Glass Mosaic | Square or rectangular material cast from molten glass, face mounted on paper or backed onto nylon me... | |
| Glaze | A ceramic coating in a glassy state or the material from which this coating is made.... | |
| Glazed Fireclay | A single fired material, with waterproof properties based on vitrification.... | |
| Glazed Terra Cotta | A material similar to faience but single fired.... | |
| Grout | Usually cement based, often tinted and formulated with varying sized fine aggregates to suit a wide ... | |
| Grout Rake | A metal hand tool with tungsten embedded in the blade for the removal of set grout from a narrow joi... | |
| Heavy Duty Tile Cutter | A hand operated machine with handle and scribe mounted on a central pillar. After scribing the long ... | |
| Herring bone | A common alternative bonding for floor tiling.... | |
| Insulation Boarding | A manufactured product, often in densely compressed polystyrene, inserted into the backing layers ah... | |
| Laser Level | Mechanical device mounted on a rotary tripod base to establish and to transfer levels using flashing... | |
| Lath | Piece of sawn or split timber as a support for plaster or for marking to form a gauge rod.... | |
| Laying on Trowel | Tool for applying cement render or adhesive to wall surface.... | |
| Layout Stick | A wooden strip or batten, marked at appropriate joint intervals to assist in setting out.... | |
| Levelling | The process of using a spirit level to check and mark levels.... | |
| Lipping | Term used to describe adjacent tiles that are not in the same plane. Permitted tolerances are set ou... | |
| Listello | Highly decorated border tile.... | |
| Lump Hammer | Also referred to as a club hammer with a head weight of 1 kg for use with a bolster or cold chisel.... | |
| Majolica tile | Modern imitation of Renaissance white earthenware glaze with coloured decoration.... | |
| Marble Mosaic | Hand produced material cut from strips of natural stone. Sizes range from 10 - 25 mm. Mosaic is pape... | |
| Mechanical Fixing | A metal grid fixed to background concrete to enable large tiles or ceramic sheets to be anchored bac... | |
