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Colinwell Paint Grade/ Fair Face Masonry Block

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Colinwell Masonry Variant:
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Masonry block with a paint grade, fair-faced finish.

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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 guidance

Paint 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

Pr_20_93_52_01 Aggregate concrete blocksPrimary

CAWS

F10/18 Concrete facing blockwork

F10/255 Concrete facing blockwork

Product range

Blocks

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 100 x 225 mm.

Accessory and special shape types

Not required.

Bond-beam blocks.

Cavity closers.

Cills.

Half blocks.

Lintels.

Quoins.

Squints.

Manufacturer guidance

  • Non-standard components and specials may be cut from standard units or, depending on quantity, manufactured to individual requirements.
  • Consult manufacturer and insert requirements.

Tolerance category

D2.

Guidance for specification option:

To BS EN 771-5.

Reaction to fire

-

Manufacturer guidance

  • Fire and noise resistant.
  • Non-combustible and will not contribute to the spread of flame.


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 content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

65 %

Third party certifications

BBA Agrément Certificate

BBA Agrément Certificate

BS EN ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems

BBA Agrément Certificate

BBA Agrément Certificate

EN ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems

NSAI Agrément Certificate

NSAI Agrément Certificate

NSAI Certificate of Conformity