For an engineer, the first important objective to be achieved is safety. The safety of a building is directly affected by the weight of the building, especially in occasions such as earthquakes. Pumice enables us to decrease the dead weight of the building by 25%.
To achieve this, you may use Masonary Blocks by 350 kg/m3, Plasters by 400kg/m3, Mortars by 680 kg/m3, Screeds 1000 kg/m3, Lightweight Concrete from 600kg/m3 to 1700 kg/m3;
Using lightweight materials produced by pumice which has 0.08 W/m.K Lamda value gives you an opportunity to establish heat isolation for external effects and also for floorings. Thus, provides complete heat isolated systems from basement to roof.
Nowadays, engineers are successfully constructing high rise aesthetic buildings. But there’s one problem that still exists: fire. Pumice has A1 degree reaction to fire and also has a fire resistance of 120 minutes.
Pumice is an A1 certificated environmentally friendly product and a sustainable solution for buildings; it brings water back to earth and has 0.23 kg CO₂ equiv. carbon emission value which is very low.
The quidenance of our blocks is EN 771-3 in which there are no limitations for any value besides strength.
It’s possible to produce masonary blocks with pumice from 350 kg/m3 to 1200 kg/m3 density.
Thus a block weight sized 20X40X20 cm will differ, from 5, 7, 9, 11 to …… kg depending of your needs.
The thermal insulation of the product will vary from 0.12 W/m.k to …. W/m.K
The reaction to fire will be A1; a block with 14 cm thickness will have 120 minutes of fire resistance.
The strength of the blocks will differ from 0.8 Mpa to 8 Mpa depending of the density.
Pumice blocks are A1 certificated green products which also provide perfect acoustic sound insulation.
Using pumice blocks might be more expensive than blocks with other aggregates, but it will prove to be more economical in the big picture. What do we mean by this? In the method of structural design calculation, due to the decrease in the weight of the building, the system will need less steel bars and concrete. In addition, you will not need any extra heat isolation system other than pumice blocks to get thermal insulation coefficient as U=30 W/m2.K .
To summarize, you will have more safety, more heat insulation, more fire resistance and a more green building.
Where to use pumice blocks
Walls of new buildings, constructions with poor soil conditions, renovation constructions, separations, exterior walls for gardens or lands
The type of pumice, the shape of the block, fullness and the recipe will be defined by our technicians according to your needs
Bloks For Floor
Using Pumice stone, it is possible to produce Blocks For floors with a density of 300 – 400 kg/m3.
Fire resistance of these blocks will be between 120-220 minutes.
Lightweight screed will give you a great opportunity to achieve 0,14 W/m.K thermal insulation coefficient. It is sufficient to just use pumice lightweight screed to reach that target. With the help of this you can have heat isolation between the floors, under the basement and also at roofs.
The pumice screed will have no cracks and will be resistant to freezing and thawing,
The screed will have A1 reaction to fire and 120 minutes fire resistance with respect to thickness
Impact acoustic isolations and sound absorptions will be perfect between the floors when pumice lightweight screed is used.
The weight of the building will drop and safety factor will increase especially for earthquake regions.
You may produce self levelling screeds using pumice.
We do provide the application of the pumice lightweight screed on site.
Where to use lightweight pumice screed
High rise buildings
New buildings
Renovations
Qualified thermal insulation buildings
The type of pumice and recipe will be defined by our technicians according to your needs
It is possible to produce lightweight concrete with densities varying between 1000 Kg/m3 and 1750 kg /m3
It is also possible to have strength from 5 Mpa to 25 Mpa .
The consistency could be from 10 cm to 22 cm and also self-compacting. Besides, workability will be excellent due to the lightweight nature of the product.
You need to cover the surface by tiles, woods, parquet etc. due to the abrasive effects of pumice.
Where to use lightweight concrete:
To decrease the dead weight of the building, to construct on poor soil conditions, renovations, roofs, concreting walls at site
It is not recommended to use for columns and beams due to the abrasive nature.
The type of pumice and the recipe will be defined by our technicians according to your needs.
Pumice is an excellent material for filling when you have weight or insufficient soil problems.
Our Pumice has a dry density varying from 350 kg/m3 to 600 kg/m3, and can carry more than 45 m of layer on top of it. This situation is the natural position of the pumice in the quarry.
Where to use pumice for filling
Under the roads
Top of garages to set up gardens.
Under the grass sports fields to apply water drainage.
Under the gardens at roofs.
On top of wet areas to fill the area next to waste water pipes
Structural fills under the resin bound stones
Risks for freezing and thawing
To prevent freezing on the roads due to snow, mixed with salt or chemicals
It is possible to produce lightweight dried cement or gypsum based plasters which has 0.09 W/m.k using dried pumice stone.
It is also possible to produce 680 kg/m3 mortars with 5 mpa strength to use in masonary constructions.
All wet mortars and plasters can be applied easily at site, in order to have heat insulation and lightness.
The fire resistant nature will enable you to construct fire resistance houses, warehouses etc.
Where to use lightweight plasters and mortars,
High rise buildings
New buildings
Renovations
Demand for exterior heat isolation
Demand for sound absorption
Demand for qualified vapor diffusion coefficient