Design Glossary - Terms for Q
Quantities:
The amount of materials and work (labour) in a building contract. Referred to as a bill of quantities
Quantity Surveyor:
A professional trained in construction costs and contracts.
Quarrel:
A pane of glass in a lead light.
Quarry Tiles:
These are made from unrefined extruded, high silica alumina clay that gets pressed into the desired form and hard burnt. They are hard and durable but have a softer composition than ceramic tiles. They can be used with underfloor heating. It is an unglazed form of tile, which comes in a natural colour selection, red, brown and beiges.
Quarter Round:
A convex moulding. Often used as a trim to a square edge to a tile. E.g. a quarter round polished or powdercoated aluminium trim to a tile edge. This stops the tile having a raw edge.
