Glossary Of Tile, Stone & Grout Cleaning Terms
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Back Buttering
The process of slathering the back of a stone tile with thinset material in order to ensure proper mortar coverage. This prevents hollow areas and subsequent future cracking of tiles.
Backsplash
The area located between the countertop and lower cabinet. Normally 16-18 inches in height.
Basalt
A dark-colored, igneous rock commercially known as granite when fabricated as dimension stone.
Base
The bottom course of a stone wall, or the vertical first member above grade of a finished floor.
Bed
The top or bottom of a joint, natural bed, surface of stone parallel to its stratification.
Bed Joint
A horizontal joint between stone usually filled with mortar, lead or scalant.
Bevel
A sloped surface contiguous with a vertical or horizontal surface.
Bleed
Staining caused by corrosive metals, oil-based putties, mastics, caulking or sealing compounds.
Bluestone
A fine to medium grain, metamorphic, quartz-based stone of the U.S. Appalachian Plateau and other regions of the world. The upper stone is green and lilac in color, while the middle stone is dark gray and blue.
Bond
Overlapping of joints in successive courses.
Book Match Pattern
A layout in pairs of all stone elements to confirm that the design matches.
Bowing
A warping or curving of the wall cladding.
Brecciated Marble
Any marble composed of angular fragments.
Brownstone
A trade term applied to ferruginous dark brown and reddish brown askosic quartz-based stone extensively used for construction in the U.S. during the 19th century.
Brushed Finish
Obtained by brushing a stone with a coarse rotary-type wire brush.
BSI
Building Stone Institute, a trade association of quarries, fabricators, dealers and others working with natural stone.
Bullnose
Convex rounding of a stone member.
Butt Joint
An external corner formed by two stone panels with one head.
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