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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.
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Quartzite is a form of metamorphic rock, it is a compact granular quartz rock derived from sandstone. It has good abrasion resistance and is less expensive than marble or slate.
Bill of quantities
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Polyester wadding is sandwiched between two layers of fabric and a quilted pattern is machine stitched through all the layers.
Quilting Quoin: Outside angle of house. Outer corner of a house. |
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