Colinwell Paint Grade/ Fair Face Masonry Block
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Masonry block with a paint grade, fair-faced finish.
Application
- Internal leaves of a cavity construction.
- External cavity wall leaves (when painted with a masonry paint).
- Partition walls.
- Can be used as a backup curtain walling on buildings, including domestic, industrial, commercial and prestige projects.
Description
Masonry block with a paint grade, fair-faced finish. Manufactured from a carefully controlled mixture of aggregates and cement.
Features and benefits:
- Versatile and economical.
- Suitable for environments where robust, durable finishes are required.
- Cured by steam to give the blocks efflorescence-free performance characteristics.
- Minimal maintenance required.
- Fire and noise resistant.
- Loadbearing capacity.
- Non-combustible, and will not contribute to the spread of flame.
- Manufactured in accordance with BS EN 771-3 and BS 5628-1.
General information
Color | Grey |
Finish | Smooth Manufacturer guidancePaint grade/ fair-faced. |
Material | Concrete |
Shape | Rectangle Guidance for specification option: With sharp arises. |
Length | 440 mm |
Width | 100 mm 140 mm 215 mm |
Height | 215 mm |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | F10/18 Concrete facing blockwork F10/255 Concrete facing blockwork |
Product range |
Specification data - Aggregate concrete blocks
Standard | To BS EN 771-3 and BS 5628-1. |
Block description | Paint grade, fair-face masonry block. |
Compressive strength | |
Mean value | 10.5 N/mm². |
Thermal conductivity | 1.25 W/m·K. |
Work sizes (length x width x height) | 440 x 140 x 225 mm. |
Accessory and special shape types | Not required.Bond-beam blocks.Cavity closers.Cills.Half blocks.Lintels.Quoins.Squints.Manufacturer guidance
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Tolerance category | D2.Guidance for specification option: To BS EN 771-5. |
Reaction to fire | Manufacturer guidance
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Mortar mix | Guidance for specification option: See manufacturer's literature and insert requirements. |
Joint | Guidance for specification option: See manufacturer's literature and insert requirements. |
Spacing | 6–10 m. Guidance for specification option: Control joint intervals. |
Average density | 2100 kg/m³. |
Material: | Aggregates and cement mixture. |
Water absorption | 3–6%. |
Shrinkage | <0.04%. Guidance for specification option: Drying shrinkage to BS EN 772.4. |
Bond strength | 0.15 N/mm² (in shear). Guidance for specification option: To BS EN 998.2, Annex C. |
Moisture movement | 0.15 mm/m (maximum). |
Efflorescence | None. Guidance for specification option: Cured by steam to give the blocks efflorescence-free performance characteristics. |
Sustainability data
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 65 % |
Third party certifications
BBA Agrément Certificate
BS EN ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
BBA Agrément Certificate
EN ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
NSAI Agrément Certificate
NSAI Certificate of Conformity