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Cills
General
- 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
- Specification exceeds BS requirements
For all Sales enquiries please contact our Anstone office.
Cills are manufactured in accordance with BS 5642. Cills of greater length than those shown in the tables are available and are made in more than one piece.
Specification
| 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, Restraintand 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 colour samples please complete our online request form here
NOTE: Stooled cills are built in at the time of construction. They should be bedded under the stooling only at the time of installation with an inert packer at the centre. The cill should be solidly pointed as the scaffold is taken down upon completion of construction.
NOTE: Stooled cills are built in at the time of construction. They should be bedded under the stooling only at the time of installation with an inert packer at the centre. The cill should be solidly pointed as the scaffold is taken down upon completion of construction.
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Cast Stone Data Sheet 2 - Stooled Cill Detail (143 KB) | Click here to download |
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