covering material

/ˌkʌvərɪŋ məˌtɪriəl/

Other forms: covering materials

Definitions of covering material

1. noun

   a material used by builders to cover surfaces
   types:

   fiberglass, fibreglass

   a covering material made of glass fibers in resins

   lino, linoleum

   a floor covering

   plaster

   a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings

   puddle

   a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry

   finish coat, finishing coat

   the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings

   grout

   a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork

   parget, pargeting, pargetting

   plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys

   roughcast

   a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls

   spackle, spackling compound

   powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster

   stucco

   a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces

   type of:

   building material

   material used for constructing buildings