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Cream oolitic limestone cropped walling for architectural, building and landscaping walls.
Stone cropped walling 4-5inch on bed and sawn, split & tumbled 4 inch on bed
Cream oolitic limestone cropped walling for architectural, building and landscaping walls. 4-5inch on bed. Sawn, split and tumbled for easy installation including all development levels.
Also available as ashlar/ facade cladding, and as architectural & decorative stonework. Both available to specify separately.
Color | Beige Cream |
Finish | Smooth |
Material | Limestone |
Shape | Rectangle Square Other |
Length | Bespoke |
Width | 150 mm 100 mm |
Height | Bespoke 900 mm 700 mm |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | F1/312 Manufactured or cast stone blocks F10/295 Manufactured stone blockwork F10/25 Manufactured stone blockwork |
Classification data | |
Stone unit description | Facing stone. |
Denomination | |
Name (traditional) | Bath stone. |
Petrological family | Limestone. Guidance for specification option: Oolitic. |
Colour | Light cream limestone with some calcite veins and shell. |
Origin | United Kingdom. |
Finish | Manufacturer's standard. |
Exposed surfaces of ashlar blocks and dressings | True and regular, free from hollow or rough areas. |
Worked inclusions | Other. Guidance for specification option: Consult manufacturer and insert requirements, or omit. |
Dimensions and profile | 1500 x 1000 x 900 mm. Guidance for specification option: Average block size. Other. Guidance for specification option: Consult manufacturer and insert requirements. |
Unit dimension tolerances | Manufacturer's standard. |
Compressive strength | |
Characteristic value (minimum) | To EN 772-1, 23 MPa. |
Open porosity | To BS EN 1936, 19.1%. |
Additional requirements | |
Apparent density | To BS EN 1936, 2180 kg/m³. |
Mean flexural strength | To BS EN 12372, 6.9 MPa perpendicular to bed. |
Reaction to fire | Manufacturer's standard. |
Thermal conductivity | Manufacturer's standard. |
Water absorption | To BS EN 13755, 11.7% by mass (at atmospheric pressure). |
Saturation coefficient | N/A. |
Frost resistance | To BS EN 12372, 7.9 MPa perpendicular to bed (14 cycles). |
Breaking load | To BS EN 12364, 2.92 kN at dowel hole. |
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Material | Limestone |