Regency Ashlar Blocks & Quoins
General

Throughout Britain there are magnificent and historic buildings which feature Ashlar walling in a variety of stones - ranging from the white limestone of York to honey coloured walls of Bath and the reddish hues of sandstone that make Chester so distinctive. With Regency Ashlar you can recreate this tradition, whether you are building entirely in stone or adding an elegant architectural feature to a mainly brick structure.
- Standard range of sizes
- Bespoke sizes available on request
- Standard range of 6 colours
- Bespoke catalogue of colours on request
- Manufactured from high grade aggregates
All quoins are externally faced. Please specify if internal quoins are required as an alternative. Some quoin units are handed. When ordering, please remember to specify the hand required.
For all Sales enquiries please contact our Anstone office.
| Compressive Strength: | In accordance with the updated UKCSA recommendations, all Forticrete Cast Stone is now manufactured with a design compressive strength potential in excess of 35 MPa, (35 N/mm²) when reaching concrete maturity. |
| Density: | Typical Material Density = 2100Kg/m³ |
| Thermal Conductivity 'K' : |
Exposed: 1.56 W/mK Protected: 1.46 W/mK |
| Water Absorption:( TYPICAL ): | 3.5% |
| Drying Shrinkage: | Less than 0.04% |
| Mortar: | Mortar used for the installation of Cast Stone Dressings should not be stronger than Designation III (1:1:5/6). |
| Handling Reinforcement: | Any units over 600mm in length contain one or more steel bars.These are included to comply with Health and Safety Regulations,relating to the handling of the product by site operatives. |
| Fixings for Support, Restraint and Handling: ( Typical ): | Some Forticrete Cast Stone Dressings will incorporate 100mm stainless steel dovetail slots to restrain lateral movement in vertical units i.e. window jambs, door jambs etc. M16 sockets may also be used for handling purposes in the factory. |

Bespoke Colours
Forticrete has a library of over 400 Cast Stone colours that can be reproduced with accuracy at any time. Should you require a specific colour that is not in the catalogue, this can be provided at a supplementary cost.
To order standard samples please complete the online form here



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Cast Stone Dressings Brochure Sept 2011 (2 MB) | Click here to download |
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