List of building materials

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

Material (articles) refer to: Category

Cold rolled steel framing

 Steel framing systems

 Mezzanine floors Steel frames
 Purlin and cladding rails
 Portable buildings
 Prefabricated buildings
Compressed earth block, mud brick, rammed earth Category:Appropriate technology
Concrete Category:Concrete
Conveyor systems Category:Vertical transport devices

 Elevator or "lift"
 Escalator
Composites Category:Composite materials
Thermal protection
Category:Thermal protection
 Building insulation
Moisture protection

 Building envelope
Category:Moisture protection
 Conformal coating
 Damp (structural)
 Housewrap
Doors Category:Doors
Category:Door furniture
 Stile and rail, raised panel, wood clad
 Access, sliding glass doors, tambour
 Folding doors, garage door, storefront
 Door hardware
Electrical systems and equipment

 AC power plugs and sockets

 Circuit breaker Category:Electrical systems
 Electrical connector
 Electrical wiring
 Switches
Surface finishing Category:Wood finishing materials
Category:Wood finishing techniques
 Plaster & gypsum board
 Cement render  also "gyp-board" or "drywall"
 Ceramic tile, quarry tile, pavers, mosaic  Category:Roofs
 Dropped ceiling, coffered ceiling  Category:Ceilings
 Flooring – wide plank, terrazzo, carpet  Category:Floors
 Marble  Category:Walls
 Wall covering, wallpaper, acoustic  House painting
 Paint, wood stain, faux finishing
 Staff – a type of artificial stone
 Stucco
 Wood finishing
Fire suppression equipment Category:Fire suppression
Furnishings Category:Furniture
HVAC (Heating, ventilation and air conditioning) Category:HVAC
Masonry, mortar (masonry), grout Category:Masonry

 Adobe, brick and brickwork, glass brick, terra cotta  Category:Bricks

 Artificial stone  also: "Concrete Masonry Units"
 Cinder block or concrete block (CMU)
 Noxer block  Category:Stone
 Stone dry stacked or mortar set
 Urbanite – broken-up concrete
Metals Category:Metals

 Structural steel: I-beam & column

 Rebar
 Wire rope and cables
 Metal joist, decking, framing, trusses
 Metal fabrications
 Stairway, ladder, railing, grating, Strut
channel, roofing (including copper)
 Decorative metal
"Openings" include Doors & 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 Category:Wood
 Category:woodworking
 Rough carpentry (unfinished)
 Heavy timbers, log home, timber framing or "post and See also: List of woods
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 Bamboo
 Engineered wood, dimensional lumber
 Stud, joist, rafter
 Treated lumber & wood decking
 Sheathing, subflooring, Panelling
 Plywood, shiplap, tongue and groove
 Oriented strand board
 Parallel strand lumber or "para-lam"
 Glue-laminate or "glue-lam"
 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
Windows Category:Windows

 Casement, double hung, bay window

 Curtainwall, skylight, dormer