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A to Z Glossary of Home Improvement Terms - M

This page of our online a to z glossary is for home improvement terms beginning with the letter 'M'.

• Making Good - Restoring a surface to its previous standard of finish.
• Masonry - Stone, brick, block or tile laid in mortar or concrete.
• Matt Finish - A non-glossy, dull surface.
• Mitre - A joint in which the two parts which form the joint are cut at a 45 - degree angle so that the two equal halves form a right-angled corner when they are butted together.
• Mortise - An opening or pocket cut in a piece of wood to take the tenon of a mortise-and-tenon joint.