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Decorative Heads
General
Although these Cast Stone heads are decorative they will carry a uniformly distributed load (UDL) of 3kN over a clear span of 1m provided that there is adequate bearing, with a minimum section of 140mm high x 100mm wide. Spans greater than 1m will require an appropriate supporting or relieving lintel (by others)
- 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.
* Decorative heads of greater lenght than those
shown in the tables are available and are made in
pieces.
| 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 (1:1:6). |
| 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, Restrintstand 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
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Cast Stone Data Sheet 1 - Supporting Lintel (105 KB) | Click here to download |
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Cast Stone Data Sheet 3 - Relieving Lintel (87 KB) | Click here to download |
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Cast Stone Dressings Brochure Sept 2011 (2 MB) | Click here to download |
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