The document discusses various building materials used in construction including stones, binders, ceramics, metals, wood, plastics and glass. It also outlines the different stages of building construction from site preparation to foundations, structures, roofing, siding, flooring, finishes and other installations like plumbing, heating and electrical work. Building involves using many materials and specialized work from professionals across several complex stages.

1. Building Materials

2. Stony Materials There are two types of stones that are used:

3. Compact rocks: stones of limy rock that are used in the construction of houses and monuments.

4. Disintegrated rocks: they are fragments of stones with differrents sizes, as clays or arid arids.

5. Binder Materials They are materials that when they are mixed with water they get doughy and when they get solid they acquire rigidity.

6. There are 4 types: Lime, plasters, cement and concret.

7. Ceramic M aterials They are pieces made with clay and molded and cooked in ovens. There are two types of ceramic; the bricks and the tiles.

8. Other Materials Metals Wood

9. Metals They are materials characterized for being good drivers of the heat and the electricity, have high density, and are solid in normal temperatures. There are three types: Steel Aluminium Cooper

10. Wood Its presence is diminishing, but it is a common material in roofing, doors, windows and wall covering and flooring.

11. Other Mat erials Plastics Glass

12. Plastics The use of plastic is increasing in the construction. They are found in water pipes, electrical wiring, electrical insulation and cladding windows, etc.

13. Glass They are used in many types of windows, doors, decorations, fences, etc.

14. Construction of a building The construction of a building is a long and complex process involving several stages, employs large numbers of materials and involves the work of a large group of professionals.

15. Preparation of the ground Consists in organizing the ground for the construction, through demolition, overburden and leveling. Bulldozer Crushing

16. Grounding There is the placing of the elements that form the base of the building. They are all made of concrete. Types: Footings Foundation piles Mat foundations

17. Structures Consist of the construction of slabs and pillars. Pillars Beams Vaults

18. Covering of Water It is the placement of the roof of a building. Tiles Slate Sheet Fibrocement

19. Siding They are exterior walls of buildings.