List of building materials

This is a list of building materials.

Many types of building materials are used in the construction industry to create buildings and structures. These categories of materials and products are used by architects and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for building projects.

Some building materials like cold rolled steel framing are considered modern methods of construction,^{[by whom?]}^{[clarification needed]} over the traditionally slower methods like blockwork and timber.

Catalogs

Catalogs distributed by architectural product suppliers are typically organized into these groups.

Material (articles)	Main article or category
Cold rolled steel framing Steel framing systems Mezzanine floors Purlin and cladding rails Portable buildings Prefabricated buildings	Steel frames
Compressed earth block, mud brick, rammed earth	Category:Appropriate technology
Concrete Hempcrete (biocomposite)	Category:Concrete
Conveyor systems Elevator or "lift" Escalator	Category:Vertical transport devices
Composites	Category:Composite materials
Thermal protection Building insulation	Category:Thermal protection
Moisture protection Building envelope Conformal coating Damp (structural) Housewrap	Category:Moisture protection
Doors Stile and rail, raised panel, wood clad Access, sliding glass doors, tambour Folding doors, garage door, storefront Door hardware	Category:Doors Category:Door furniture
Electrical systems and equipment AC power plugs and sockets Circuit breaker Electrical connector Electrical wiring Switches	Category:Electrical systems
Surface finishing Plaster and gypsum board Cement render Ceramic tile, quarry tile, pavers, mosaic Dropped ceiling, coffered ceiling Flooring – wide plank, terrazzo, carpet Marble Wall covering, wallpaper, acoustic Paint, wood stain, faux finishing Staff – a type of artificial stone Stucco Wood finishing	Category:Wood finishing materials Category:Wood finishing techniques also "gyp-board" or "drywall" Category:Roofs Category:Ceilings Category:Floors Category:Walls House painting
Fire suppression equipment	Category:Fire suppression
Furnishings Furniture Glassware Tableware	Category:Furniture
HVAC (Heating, ventilation and air conditioning)	Category:Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
Masonry, mortar (masonry), grout Adobe, brick and brickwork, glass brick, terra cotta Artificial stone Cinder block or concrete block Noxer block Stone dry stacked or mortar set Urbanite – broken-up concrete	Category:Masonry Category:Bricks also: "Concrete Masonry Units" (CMU) Category:Stone (material)
Metals Structural steel: I-beam and column Rebar Wire rope and cables Metal joist, decking, framing, trusses Metal fabrications Stairway, ladder, railing, grating, Strut channel, roofing (including copper) Decorative metal	Category:Metals
"Openings" include Doors and Windows	Category:Doors
Plastics	Category:Plastics
Plumbing fixtures and equipment	Category:Plumbing
Building safety	Category:Safety codes
Security systems	Category:Security
Specialties	Category:Architectural design
Telecommunications equipment	Category:Telecommunications
Wood, carpentry Rough carpentry (unfinished) Heavy timbers, log home, timber framing or "post and beam" Bamboo Engineered wood, dimensional lumber Stud, joist, rafter Treated lumber and wood decking Sheathing, subflooring, panelling Plywood, shiplap, tongue and groove Oriented strand board Parallel strand lumber or "PSL" Glued laminated timber or "glulam" Finish carpentry or "architectural woodwork" Veneer, plastic laminate, wood panel Case-building products Millwork, bookcase, cabinets Ornamental woodwork Trim, molding or "moulding" Chair rail, baseboard, casing, sill	Category:Wood Category:Woodworking List of woods
Windows Casement, double hung, bay window Curtainwall, skylight, dormer	Category:Windows

Industry standards

The Construction Specifications Institute maintains the following industry standards:

MasterFormat – 50 standard divisions of building materials - 2004 edition (current in 2009)
16 Divisions – Original 16 divisions of building materials

Sources

External links

Media related to Construction materials at Wikimedia Commons

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List of building materials

Catalogs

Industry standards

See also

Sources

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