Your house is made up of many things, known as building materials. Whether you plan to construct your own house or want to keep it well-maintained for a long time, you should be fully aware of the building materials required for the same. Keeping these things in mind, we have listed here some of the commonly used building materials in construction for your reference.
What are common building materials?
Concrete, steel, wood, stone and brick the 5 most common building materials.
Sand
What is sand?
Granular material composed of finely divided rocks, and mineral particles
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Stone
What is stone?
Earth, or mineral matter hardened in a mass.
Bricks
What are bricks?
Man-made rectangular blocks used to form parts of buildings, mostly walls.
Concrete
What is concrete?
Mixture created using sand, gravel, cement, and water.
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Wood
What is wood?
A natural fibrous structural tissue found in stems and roots of trees.
Cement
What is cement?
A fine powdery substance mixed with water and other substances to make mortar, or concrete.
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Clay
What is clay?
Soft, earthy material containing particles with a grain size of less than four micrometre.
Metal
What are metals?
Highly strong, lustrous, and shiny, these substances are formed naturally below the surface of Earth.
Steel
What is steel?
Alloy made of iron with a few tenths of a percent of carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance.
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Rock
What is rock?
Naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of one or more minerals are known as rocks.
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Glass
What is glass?
Inorganic, solid, and non-crystalline material, transparent in appearance.
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Plastic
What is plastic?
Synthetic materials made from various organic polymers like polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, nylon, etc.
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Ceramic
What is ceramic?
Inorganic, non-metallic solid made of metal or non-metal compounds; shaped and hardened by heating at high temperatures
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Timber
What is timber?
Wood processed into beams and planks to be used in buildings.
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Mud
What is mud?
Mixture of soil, loam, silt, or clay with water.
FAQs
What are building materials?
Building materials are substances used in construction of houses, or buildings.
Are cement and concrete the same thing?
No, cement is an ingredient of concrete; the latter is the final product.
An alumna of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal, Sunita Mishra brings over 16 years of expertise to the fields of legal matters, financial insights, and property market trends. Recognised for her ability to elucidate complex topics, her articles serve as a go-to resource for home buyers navigating intricate subjects. Through her extensive career, she has been associated with esteemed organisations like the Financial Express, Hindustan Times, Network18, All India Radio, and Business Standard.
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