6.5.3 Building materials

Use this domain for words related to the materials used to make a building.

OMC Codes: 
339 Building Supplies Industries
Louw Nida Codes: 
7H Building Materials
  • 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