60+ Construction Materials List : Images and Uses

According to Oxford Economics, In 2022, US $9.7 trillion was utilized in the construction sector around the globe. 

✔ The construction sector is growing rapidly, and the demand for construction materials is also increasing drastically.

✔ With the growing construction sector and scarcity of materials, new construction materials are also developed. We will discuss the 64 construction materials list with images and uses.

  Construction Materials List  

Here is the list of best construction materials,

Name	Image	Use
1. Cement		Used as a binder in concrete, an essential material for all types of construction.
2. Sand		Used to give bulk, strength, and other properties to construction materials like asphalt and concrete. Also a major component for rendering.
3. Steel		Used in the manufacture of windows, railings, etc.
4. Bitumen		Used for road construction, roofing, damp proofing, waterproofing, and other applications
5. Concrete		Used for the construction of foundations, roads, bridges, walls, etc.
6. Structural steel		Used for the construction of steel structures.
7. Binding Wires		Used for tying applications in the field of construction.
8. Fly Ash		Used to improve the strength and segregation of the concrete and make it easier to pump.
9. Aggregate		Used in construction to provide drainage, fill voids, protect pipes, and provide hard surfaces.
10. Bricks		Used as a structural as well as a non-structural to make walls.
11. Blocks		Used for various purposes such as the construction of load-bearing walls, retaining walls, partitions, and foundations.
12. Timber		Used in doors, windows, cabinets, cupboards, shelves, tables, railings, etc.
13. Nails		Most commonly used to fasten pieces of wood together.
14. Lime		Used for soil stabilization in roads, earthen dams, airfields, and building foundations.
15. Paint		Used to protect all sorts of buildings and structures from the effects of water and sun.
16. Bamboo		Uses to construct bamboo buildings as well as used for scaffolding.
17. Pipes		Used for water supply system.
18. Glass		Used as insulation material, structural component, and external glazing material.
19. Tiles		Used to cover surfaces like roofs, floors, and walls.
20. Marble		Used principally in buildings and monuments, interior decoration, sculpture, tabletops, etc.
21. Mud		Used to coat, seal, or adhere to materials.
22. Metal Sheet		Used in exterior or interior home decor and also as a roofing material.
23. Tar		Used in road works.
24. Chipboard		Used for floor decking, shelving, and general building work.
25. Water		Used in the preparation of mortar, and concrete and for curing work.
26. Rope		Used for dragging and lifting.
27. Stone		Stones are used for the paving of roads, footpaths, and open spaces around buildings. Also used in roofing.
28. Green Cement		Used as a binder in concrete.
29. Soil		Used for making bricks, Cement, etc.
30. Granite		Used in buildings, bridges, paving, monuments, and many other exterior projects.
31. Primer		Used for better adhesion of paint to the surface, increases paint durability. Also used for UPVC spray painting.
32. Straw		Used to provide load-bearing structural support to a building.
33. Asphalt		Used in the construction of flexible pavement and driveways.
34. Iron		Used in making fencing walls, structural parts of buildings, windows, etc.
35. White Cement		Used for fixing marble tiles, and sheathing walls, floors, and roofs.
36. Aluminum		Used in external facades, roofs, walls, windows, and doors.
37. Rubber		Used in the construction of Joints, seals, and gaskets.
38. Alloy		Used in stainless steel pipelines.
39. Gypsum Board		Used as a finish for walls and ceilings. Also used as a heat insulator.
40. Gypsum		Used for plastering.
41. Ceramics		Used in tiling and other decorative purposes.
42. Carbon Fiber		Used as reinforcement but it is light and highly durable & strong as compared to reinforcement.
43. Copper		Used in the construction industry to form pipes and tubing for potable water distribution and heating and cooling systems.
44. Foam		Used for its lightweight, durable properties in sealing and thermal insulation applications.
45. Fabric		Provide access between the inside and the outside of the building.
46. Surkhi		Used for the decorative purpose to give traditional looks also.
47. Liquid waterproofing gel		Liquid waterproofing products are specifically used for making concrete or mortar waterproof.
48. Hempcrete		Used for walls, and roofs.
49. Planks		Used as temporary platforms on supported scaffolds
50. Steel plate		Used in roofing.
51. Railings		Used on the terrace for protection.
52. Plastic Bottles		Used for preparing walls, and boundary walls.
53. Sanitary and fittings		Used to seal two or more pipelines together in a manner that meets the high hygienic standards of regulatory agencies
54. Wire		Used for lifting high loads with the aid of construction vehicles.
55. Solvent		used in many construction products such as paints, thinners, and glues.
56. Thinner		Used to dissolve paint and reduce the viscosity of the paint.
57. Cow dunk		Used as a binding material.
58. Clay		Used in the preparation of bricks.
59. Bleaching Powder		Used for disinfecting drinking water supply to make it potable.
60. Concrete admixture		Used to improve the behavior of concrete under a variety of conditions.
61.  Plastic sheets		Used as a roof as well as a ventilator ( light).
62. Gravel		Used for road construction, for mixing with asphalt, and as construction fill.