Cellulose paints - This paint is made from celluloid sheets and amyl-acetate substitutes.
Casein paints - Casein is a protein substance extracted from milk curd which is mixed up with a base to form the paint which is usually available in the powder or pasty form.
Cement-based paints- This is a type of water paint in which white or coloured pigment and cements form the base.
Chamfering - It consists in takimg off the edges of a wooden members. Thus a chanfered member has a sloping or bevelled edge.
Chajja - A sloping or horizontal structural overhang usually provided over openings on external walls for protection from sun and rain.
Cofferdam - A cofferdam may be defined as a temporary structure constructed in a river or a lake or any other water-bearing surface for excluding water form a given site to enable the building operation to be performed on dry surface.
Courtyard - A space permanently open to sky , enclosed fully or partially by building and may be at ground level or any other level within or adjacent to a building.
Covered area - Ground area covered by the building immediately above plinth level. It does not include the spaces covered by some projections.
Counter flap hinges - This type of hinges has three parts and two centres. Provision of this type of hinge enable the shutters to be folded back to back.
Circular stairs - These stairs are circular in nature , in this form of stairs , al the steps radiate from a newel post or well hole , in the form of winders. These are generally constructed in R.C.C , cast iron or stone.