StonePly: Stone Glossary

D

Damp proofing
One or more coatings of a compound that is impervious to water and usually applied to face of the wall of the drainage cavity behind the stone panels to prevent moisture penetration.
Dentil
Series of block projections or corbels on an entablature.
Dentil course
Mold course just below the cornice, having on one of its members small, uniformly spaced blocks referred to as "dentils."
Diamond sawed
An stone finish appearance created by sawing with a diamond-toothed circular or gang saw. http://stoneply.com/finish_options
Die
A protective layer of interior stone from wall to ceiling.
Dimension stone
A natural building stone that has been shaped and finished to specifications.
Dolomite
A crystalline variety of limestone or sedimentary rock resembling marble containing in excess of 40 percent magnesium carbonate as the dolomite molecule.
Dowel
A cylindrical metal pin or slate fixed into a mortice or sinking in the joints of adjoining stones to prevent movement.
Dressing
The shaping and squaring, sometimes called scabbing, of stone blocks for storage and shipment.
Drip
A recess carved into the underside of projecting stone to divert and prevent water from running down the face of a wall or other surface of which it is a part.
Dry seam
An unhealed fracture or crack in stone which may be a plane of weakness, but does not affect the strength of StonePly panels.
Dual finish
Two finishes on one panel of stone. An example of a dual finish stone panel would be one panel with both a thermal and polished finishes.

E

Eased edge
The square edge profile normally has softened edges as opposed to sharp square edges for added safety when referring to a slab material.
Eaves
The underside of a inclined roof that overhangs a wall.
Efflorescence
A salt deposit, usually in the form of a whitish, powdery residue, that forms on the surface of stone, brick, concrete or mortar. It is caused by alkalies leached from the masonry and carried to the surface by moisture. Efflorescence generally does not occur with StonePly stone panels as the back panel is water proof.
Elevation
A drawing of the vertical faces and elements of an interior or exterior structure.
Engineered stone
A manmade product containing a blend of natural minerals and manmade agents such as polyester, glass, epoxy. This product can give the appearance of a "stonelike" surface, but it does not possess the characteristics of a natural stone and its range of use is limited.
Entablature
A horizontal, projecting group of stones carried by columns and made up of an architrave (bottom), frieze (middle), and cornice (top).
Entasis
The curve or bend resulting from the gradual diminishing of the diameter of the upper two thirds of a column.
Epoxy resin
A tough flexible resin made by the polymerization of an epoxide; used as an adhesive characterized by toughness, good adhesion, corrosion, chemical resistance, and good dielectric properties.
Erection
The process of and setting vertical stone in place.
Etched
A decorative stone surface design or pattern created by a variety of methods, most often with abrasive chemicals or sandblasting.
Expansion anchor or bolt
A socket or anchoring device that grips a drilled hole in stone by expanding as the bolt is screwed into it.
Expansion-contraction joint
A joint between stone entities designed to expand or contract with temperature change or structural movement.
Exposed face
The side in view of any stone panel.

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Fabricated
Dimensional stone manufactured and ready for installation.
Face
The visible surface of stone on a structure.
Fascia
Any relatively narrow, flat, horizontal surface, such as the part covering the joint between the top of a wall and the projecting eaves.
Filler strip
See backing rod.
Filling
A trade expression used in the fabrication of marble to indicate the filling of natural voids in stone units with cements or synthetic resins and similar materials.
Fines
The powder, dust, silt sized or sand sized material resulting from processing or crushing of stone.
Finish

Final or polished surface applied to the face of dimension stone during fabrication. The primary types of stone finishes on StonePly stone panels are:

Stone Finish
Granite Polished, honed, rubbed, abrasive, diamond, sawn, sandblasted, thermal finish (flamed or exfoliated).
Marble Polished, honed, abrasive.
Limestone Polished (for dense limestones only), honed, cleft, rustic.
Slate Honed, abrasive, cleft.
Bluestone Honed, diamond sawn.
Sandstone Abrasive, diamond sawn, cleft.

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Fissure
A narrow opening in the face of stone demonstrating stones natural characteristics; a lineal or non-directional void in the face and crystalline structure of stone that typically is very thin and irregular. See dry seam.
Flagstone
Thin slabs of stone used for paving surfaces such as walks, driveways, terraces, and patios. They are generally fine grained bluestone, other quartz based stone, or slate, but thin slabs of other stones may also be used.
Flamed finish
See thermal finish. http://stoneply.com/finish_options
Fleuri cut
Method of producing a unique pattern on marble panel by cutting quarried marble or stone parallel to the natural bedding plane.
Fluting
Shallow, concave, parallel, ornamental grooves running vertically on the shaft of a stone column, pilaster, or other surface.
Frieze
  1. A decorative band along the upper or lower part of an interior wall.
  2. The middle member of the entablature, located above the architrave and below the cornice.