| English Bond: | One of the Quarter Bonds (56mm lap) for walls 1B thick and over when maximum strength is required. T... | |
| English Garden Wall Bond: | A popular variation of E. B. that uses three, or sometimes five, courses of Stretchers (laid at half... | |
| Engobe Surface | Ceramic tile face given colour, opacity or other characteristics by the application of a slip coatin... | |
| Epoxides | A reaction resin associated with acid resisting tiling and grouts.... | |
| Ettringite | A natural mineral found in hydrated Portland cement as a result of reaction between calcium aluminat... | |
| Expanded Metal lathing | A material formed from thin metal sheeting expanded in size by stretching after a lattice pattern ha... | |
| Expansion Joint | A designed void incorporated into render, screed and tiling to reflect a joint in the structure or t... | |
| Extrados: | The upper curve of an arch.... | |
| Extruded Tile | Manufacture of tiles by the extrusion of specially prepared plastic clays through a die that incorpo... | |
| Face Side: | That face of the wall, most widely seen, which controls the quality of its appearance and accuracy. ... | |
| Face Templet: | Pattern prepared, from a full size drawing, to mark out the wedge shaped voussoirs in readiness for ... | |
| Facing Brick | Produced for use on exposed faces of walls where good appearance is required together with good weat... | |
| Faience | A twice fired glazed material widely used in 19th and 20th centuries for external cladding, now only... | |
| Fascia | A length of timber or PVC fixed to the ends of the rafter feet, wall plate or brick face immediately... | |
| Fillets | An old detail used at abutments of narrow widths of slate or tile bedded in cement at the angle of r... | |
| Fireback: | Unit, made of fireclay or refractory concrete, set in the recess of the chimney breast to form the b... | |
| Firebrick | Made from a refractory clay which has a high proportions of alumina and silica but is free of lime a... | |
| Flashing | A flexible material normally Lead to close off the joint between the roof covering and other surface... | |
| Flaunching: | The weathering on the head of a chimney that helps to secure the chimney pots; made from a 1:4 mix o... | |
| Flemish Bond: | As with E. B. this is one of the Quarter Bonds for walls 1B thick and over. Widely used for decorati... | |
