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    Metals can be shaped in many ways and are available in natural colors or coated colors. They are strong, decorative, and conduct heat and electricity well. Cast iron is an alloy of iron and carbon that is used for wood burning stoves, bathtubs, sinks, and more. Wrought iron is nearly pure iron used for ornamental lawn furniture, lighting, and railings. Bronze is a copper and tin alloy that is strong, beautiful, and weathers well, used for thresholds and decorative pieces.

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    HARDWARE

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    Metals can be shaped in many ways and are available in natural colors or coated colors. They are strong, decorative, and conduct heat and electricity well. Cast iron is an alloy of iron and carbon that is used for wood burning stoves, bathtubs, sinks, and more. Wrought iron is nearly pure iron used for ornamental lawn furniture, lighting, and railings. Bronze is a copper and tin alloy that is strong, beautiful, and weathers well, used for thresholds and decorative pieces.

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    Metals can be shaped in many ways and are available in natural colors or coated colors. They are strong, decorative, and conduct heat and electricity well. Cast iron is an alloy of iron and carbon that is used for wood burning stoves, bathtubs, sinks, and more. Wrought iron is nearly pure iron used for ornamental lawn furniture, lighting, and railings. Bronze is a copper and tin alloy that is strong, beautiful, and weathers well, used for thresholds and decorative pieces.

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    HARDWARE

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    Metals can be shaped in many ways and are available in natural colors or coated colors. They are strong, decorative, and conduct heat and electricity well. Cast iron is an alloy of iron and carbon that is used for wood burning stoves, bathtubs, sinks, and more. Wrought iron is nearly pure iron used for ornamental lawn furniture, lighting, and railings. Bronze is a copper and tin alloy that is strong, beautiful, and weathers well, used for thresholds and decorative pieces.

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    Metals are versatile housing materials because they can be shaped in

    so many ways. They are available in a variety of natural colors or


    can be coated for a wider array of colors and for added protection.
    Metals are strong, decorative, and good conductors of heat and
    electricity.

    CAST IRON is made of iron


    and carbon, melted in a
    furnace and cast into shapes
    such as wood burning stoves,
    bathtubs, sinks, skillets, sewer
    lines, waste disposal systems,
    lawn furniture and gas pipes.

    BRONZE is an alloy of
    copper and tin, forming a
    WROUGHT IRON is strong, beautiful, stately
    nearly pure iron used for material that weathers well.
    ornamental lawn It is used for thresholds,
    furniture, lighting screws, plumbing supplies,
    fixtures, fences, and and decorative pieces
    staircase/porch railings. including sculpture.
    Clay is easily shaped, but firing that clay at high
    temperatures preserves the shape, color, and texture.
    After firing, this “ceramic” also becomes resistant
    to heat, cold, moisture, acids, and salts. It can be
    glazed, colored, and textured for decoration. Glazing
    increases it’s strength and seals it to make it
    waterproof.

    Roofing tile is
    expensive and more
    porous than other
    roofing materials.

    Mosaic tile is made


    Glazed tile
    of porcelain or
    natural clay; smaller
    in size, smoother, and Quarry tile or pavers
    brighter in color. are the strongest
    ceramic tiles.
    Pottery refers to ceramic objects such Earthenware products are casual, porous,
    as dinnerware, cookware, and vases. fragile, and opaque. Generally red or brown,
    There are three types… it is used for flower pots, casual dinnerware,
    and folk pottery.

    Stoneware is made of
    finer clay than Porcelain is fired at very high
    earthenware, usually light temperatures to a white, finely
    brown or gray in color. It textured finish. It is completely
    is fired at higher “vitrified” (made into glass) and
    temperatures, making it very hard. It has a delicate
    waterproof and durable. It appearance, and is used for fine
    accepts subtle colors with dinnerware or for sinks and
    a matte finish. bathtubs.
    Plastics are usually reasonable in cost, moisture and
    corrosion resistant, lightweight, tough, and easily molded
    into complex shapes. Plastics are replacing many natural
    building materials due to low maintenance requirements.

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