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Work and occupation > Working with buildings > Building materials

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6.5.3Building materials  

Definition

  • Use this domain for words related to the materials used to make a building.

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  • What materials are used to make a building? rafter, pole, center pole, horizontal pole, pillar, roofing, tin sheet, thatch, leaf roof, shingle, brick, iron rod, mud, reed, wattle, paint, board, beam. What materials are used to make walls? wood, brick, cement, plaster, drywall, mud and wattle, clay, cow dung, reinforcing sticks. What kinds of materials are used for bricks? mud, clay, cement, straw, mortar, sun-dried, burned, fired, kiln-dried. What materials are used to paint a house? paint, varnish, lacquer, whitewash. What materials are used to make a roof? roofing material, tile roof, tile, tin roof, tin sheet, shingle, wooden shingle, asphalt shingle, shake, thatched roof, thatch, grass roof, grass, straw, palm leaf, sod, canvas (tent). What materials are used to make a floor? flooring, wooden floor, linoleum, tile floor, dirt floor, cement floor, cow dung. What materials are used to make doors and windows? wood, glass, screen. What materials are used to make a foundation? foundation stone, cornerstone.

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  • 6.5.3

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https://w3id.org/MoRe-SFB1475/CT/concepts/4022520625

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