Dimensions standard silica brick and the names of its sides: 1 - stretcher, 2 - poke, 3 - upper bed 4 - Lower bed 5 - vertical rib, 6 - horizontal transverse edge, 7 - a longitudinal horizontal edge
- shape - hollow or solid brick. In the first embodiment, the recess in the brick has a circular or rectangular shape, which are perpendicular to the widest faces of the product. If you care about how heavy silicate bricks white, it is best to choose exactly hollow version. By the way, it can be dvuhpustotnym and trehpustotnym. Solid sand-lime brick has a monolithic casting and thus weighs more;
- field assignment - facing bricks and bricks of special purpose. Logically, the first embodiment is used to trim facades, but the second is used to create fireplaces, furnaces, Building slab, foundations and other design elements.
Hollow silicate brick circular shape with recesses
Choosing the size of white silica brick and other characteristics, consider first of all, the scope of application of the material. For example, to finish the house better suited hollow facade facing brick. Monolithic brick is often used for foundations, as is able to withstand heavy loads.
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Main characteristics of silica brick
Many people mistakenly believe that the brick - it is a very simple product. In fact, even in this building material has a mass of features. Before you find out the price per piece of white silicate brick, note the following operational characteristics:
- the presence of increased frost - this option is useful if you are planning the construction of homes in the cold of winter or just sudden changes in temperature;
The house is built with white sand-lime brick
- by weight of silicate bricks white - hollow brick weighs slightly more than 3 kg, sesquihydrate - 4 kg, standard corpulent - 3.5 kg, solid bonder - about 5 kg;
- waterproofing properties of the material - usually qualitative silicate white brick is water, therefore it It can be safely used for external finishing works, without fear that the facade will lose its attractive appearance due Rain.
Useful advice! Regarding the use of silicate bricks for the furnace or device fireplaces, here you have to act on your own risk. Brick has a sufficiently high thermal conductivity, so the design thereof can relatively quickly be rendered useless.
Masonry of white bricks using grout
How does the size of the sand-lime brick white trim on the particular
Whatever the size of the white sand-lime brick you choose, you should always take into account a number of nuances during installation:
- The seam between the bricks should not be more than 1.3 cm.
- Between the masonry and the wall itself be sure to leave a little space for ventilation, it will help you to avoid condensation forming on the bricks.
- Silicate absorbs moisture, so the solution is to do brick thick.
Sand-lime brick is perfect for building fences
If you do not want your walls from silicate bricks suffered from moisture and lose thus their performance properties, it is recommended to cover the latest clutch special moisture resistant solutions.
The rest of the styling of silicate white brick - it is quite simple. You can handle it on their own even with minimal skills in the construction industry.
The width of the seam between the bricks should not exceed 1.3 cm
Also silicate brick It provides in-house high level of thermal insulation, resistant to mechanical stress. The disadvantages are the small level of heat resistance, because of what can be quite a problem to use a brick for the construction of furnaces and fireplaces.
Useful advice! When facing facade is best to use hollow brick standard sizes. This will allow you not only save on the material, but also to obtain as a result of fairly lightweight design.
Sand-lime bricks and frost is not afraid of sharp temperature drop
Price of white silicate bricks is not too high in comparison with other building materials. It makes extensive use of them and not to spend money especially financially. That is why many builders opt white silicate brick as a building material for interior and exterior work. And its relatively low weight combined with excellent performance make the brick is very popular for the construction of a wide variety of buildings.
