Fairface
THE ORIGINAL AND STILL THE LEADER IN ITS FIELD
Forticrete's Fairface masonry was the first Architectural masonry in the UK. The first to offer the benefits of a structural product and finish in one. Its quality finish, dimensional stability, range of subtle, natural colours and economy against competitive materials maintain its position as the leader in its field.
Fairface is also available in two alternative face finishes:
For all sales enquiries please contact our Thornley Customer Service office
Additional Information
Forticrete's Design and Sitework guides provide a comprehensive tool to assist both the designer and end user with the information needed to create impressive buildings.
As a quick reference useful sections from these guides can be downloaded below, as an alternative to the full guides (listed on the document tab).
- Design - Modular Design
- Design - Movement Control
- Design - Fixing and Detailing
- Design - Reinforced Masonry Lintels
- Design - Fire Resistance
- Sitework - Cleaning Procedures
- Sitework - Site Preparation
Mean Compressive Strength (air dry)
Solid: 17.5 N/mm²
Hollow/cellular: 10.4 N/mm²
Net Dry Density*: 2100 kg/m³
*For Gross Dry Densities, please refer to Table 3
in the Forticrete
Masonry Design Guide
Manufacturing Tolerance
D1 (+2-2mm in all
directions)
CATEGORY: I
Thermal Properties:
CIBSE Guide A table 3.1:
Protected: 1.46 W/mK
Exposed: 1.56 W/mK
Durability:
see table 12: BS 5628- 3:2005
Water Absorption:
<75 g/m²/s0.5
Moisture Movement:
<0.45mm/m
Water Vapour Permeability:
(tabulated from EN 1745): 5/15µ
Reaction to Fire:
Euroclass A1
Shear Bond Strength:
(tabulated from EN
998-2:2003 Annex C)
0.15 N/mm²
Configuration:
to EN 1996-1-1
Solid: Group 1
Hollow/Cellular Group 2
Air Leakage:
Solid: <5m³/hr/m²
Hollow/Cellular <7.5m³/hr/m²
Fairface masonry is manufactured from a carefully controlled mixture of aggregates and cement in accordance with BS EN 771-3:2003 'Specification for masonry units' and meets the statutory requirements of the relevant sections of The Building Regulations 2000 and The Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990 (amended 2001).
Download Fairface Specification
For Fairface Units, in general, all vertical faces are fairfaced, tops and bottoms of units are not, except where indicated. Factory cutting creates a different texture from the main faces of the units.
Other special shapes are available to order - click here to see the full range.
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Texture and Fairface Brochure (858 KB) | Click here to download |
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Size & Weights brochure (1471 KB) | Click here to download |
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Fairface NBS (85 KB) | Click here to download |
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Masonry Design Guide (1615 KB) | Click here to download |
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Masonry Sitework Guide (1085 KB) | Click here to download |
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Textured & Fairfaced Specification (68 KB) | Click here to download |
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COSHH Data Sheet - Masonry - Aug 2007 (43 KB) | Click here to download |
