Building materials

Words related to the materials used to make a building.

• 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

• Building equipment and maintenance