Types

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Agglomerates see also - Terrazzo		Shiny - Looks like Terrazzo, but the marble chips are in a resin & marble dust binder Terrazzo tile is a cement binder, not resin
Bluestone See Stone, Natural		Relatively dense sandstone Tones of blue, green, purple
Brick - Clay Face Brick Flashed Paving - see Pavers Standard (Common) Thin Brick Veneer Used Brick Very Old Brick		Solid or cored - Many colors and finishes "Face Brick" are light and white colors. "Flashed" brick have heat generated color patterns. "Used" have been reclaimed from old buildings. "Replica Used" are newly manufactured to look used. "Embossed" have a pressed patten in the face.
Brick - Concrete Paving - see Pavers Wall Brick		Solid or cored - Many colors and finishes Many similar in appearance to the clay bricks.
Concrete Slab Colored - by pigments or acid reactive stains Exposed Aggregate		Sidewalks - garages - pavement - driveways Colored, stamped, textured, all finishes
Concrete Tile Not installed, but already sealed? - see "Factory Sealed" Pavers - see Pavers		Approx. 3/4" thick Many shapes, colors, and sizes Extruded and cast
Factory Sealed		Picture shows tile as received from the distributor with a sealer already applied It now has unique installation and treatment requirements
Flagstone See Stone, Natural		Flagstone is a type of sandstone
Granite Honed, Flamed Polished		slabs - tiles - all finishes
Grout		Standard - additive modified - specialty
Limestone & Marble Honed Polished Saw cut face Travertine Tumbled		Tiles - Paver Slabs - Trim and Accent Pieces All finishes
Mexican Tile ( Not installed, but already sealed? - see "Factory Sealed" )		Saltillo - Super Saltillo - Tecate In the family of terracotta tile, but more rustic
Mosaic Tile		Not glazed Same hard fired material and color all through the body Same characteristics as Porcelain tile Small - square, hex, rectangle - mesh backing
Pavers - Concrete & Clay		2 1/4" high - sand joints - harder than wall brick
Porcelain Tile		Not glazed Same hard fired material and color all through the body Same characteristics as Mosaic tile Pictures are top and bottom of the same tile
Quarry Tile Standard Traction Finish (raised tread, grit)		Not glazed Same hard fired material and color all through the body Left is a wood pattern quarry tile Right is a slip resistant tread design
" Stone Look" Tile		Duplicates the look of a natural stone Mfg. in glazed, porcelain, and concrete types If concrete - see Concrete Tile
Stone, Manufactured cement body		Duplicates the look of all the natural stones
Stone, Natural Bluestone Flagstone River Rock Sandstone Slate		Various hard and soft natural stones
Terracotta Tile		Typically an even, light beige color Not the same as a Mexican Tile
Terrazzo See also - Agglomerate		As poured in place or tile - Shiny finish Looks like Agglomerate, but the marble or quartz chips are in a cement & marble dust binder Agglomerate tile is with a resin binder, not cement
Tile, Ceramic (clay) Glazed Glazed (fired) Stone Look -slate look		Left is the edge of a fired glazed tile A fired glaze is an extremely durable coating on a softer clay body Colors, textures, shapes are in the thousands Right is "Stone Look" glazed tile
Tile, Ceramic (clay) Unglazed See each above Mexican Tile - Saltillo Mosaic Tile Porcelain Tile Quarry Tile Terracotta Tile		Clay body - fired - not glazed
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