Smoothstone Series
Medium
Large
Smoothstone Medium
A clean lined sandstone appearance at a fraction of the cost of natural sandstone, with significantly improved insulation.
The Medium Smoothstone Series is uniform in shape and size. It has an appearance similar to that of smooth cut sand stone, Western Australian Limestone or Travertine. Like sandstone and limestone it often displays subtle natural colour variations, or induced variations using colour oxides of your choice.
These blocks are very similar in their dimensions to the Medium Size Cobblestone Series, however being straight sided the finished product has a more formal clean line look than the Rustic Cobblestone Series.
The Medium Smoothstone Series is available in:
- Blocks (200mm thick), for single-leaf (single skin) load bearing frame-free construction
- Veneer Blocks (100mm and 120mm thick), for traditional veneer and full brick construction
The single skin and the 120mm wide blocks both share the same external measurements, and clever internal cavity to accommodate all forms of vertical and horizontal running services such as electrical conduits, water pipes, cables for TV, cables for telephone or computer lines and cavities for tie down rods etc. The range of specialty blocks adds to the ease of construction.
Cost-Effective
The Medium Smoothstone Series is ideal for people who have “champagne taste on a beer budget.” Unlike sandstone or limestone Timbercrete is far more cost effective per square metre, it is far lighter and easer to build with and offers a far superior insulation value.
Features and Benefits
The Medium Smoothstone Series shares all the features and benefits of its cobblestone brother only it has a flat face rather than a protruding cobblestone face. Some of these features include:
- Ease of maintenance, walls are not easily damaged and therefore do not need repairing or re-painting.
- Walls can be nailed or screwed into directly. This means that attaching shelving, or hanging paintings or curtains etc, is incredibly simple.
- For a list of all the other features and benefits refer to the information sheets on the Cobblestone Series (120mm and 200mm thick).
Environment
Timbercrete is an insulating light weight masonry product that stores many tonnes of carbon di-oxide gas. The manufacturing process also requires much less energy (lower embodied energy) to produce and is far less pollutant than clay fired bricks. The outcome is a cleaner and healthier environment.
Improved Insulation
Having high insulating properties means that thermally your house will always perform better and be more comfortable in summer and winter, compared with other denser masonry products of the same thickness, such as fired clay bricks, sandstone or concrete blocks. Choosing Timbercrete will save you money on your energy bills.
Specifications – Single Skin Block 200mm
| Increment or Module Size | 400mm long x 175mm high |
| Actual Size | 388mm long x 163mm high x 190mm wide |
| Mortar joints | 12mm thick |
| Weight | 12.7kg (approximately) |
| Bricks per m2 | 14.3 |
| Construction wall type | Single Skin (Single Leaf) |
Specifications – Veneer Block 100mm or 120mm
| Increment or Module Size | 400mm long x 175mm high |
| Actual Size | 388mm long x 163mm high x 120mm wide (veneer) |
| Mortar joints | 12mm thick |
| Weight | 8kg (approximately) |
| Bricks per m2 | 14.3 |
| Construction wall type | Veneer Brick Walls or Full Brick (Double Brick) |
Smoothstone Large
A beautiful energy efficient alternative to busy little bricks.
The Large Smoothstone Series is uniform in shape and size. It has an appearance similar to that of diamond cut limestone, travertine or sandstone. It’s dimensions make it the biggest veneer brick in the marketplace. It’s larger size creates a sturdy and permanent feel, in contrast with commonplace, busy little bricks.
The 100mm wide Large Smoothstone Series shares the same external dimensions and appearance as the Timbercrete Super Insulating Series, making it a veneer or full brick version of the same style of block. This means it can also be used in conjunction with the Super Insulating Series for internal walls, maintaining the beautiful large stone appearance throughout your house and increasing the ability of your home to maintain a comfortable uniform temperature.
Specialty Blocks in this series include:
- A Corner Block (L shaped)
- A Half Block
- A Veneer Block (also comes in a rustic textured face, see Texturedstone information sheet).
- They can be used as a veneer brick or full brick (double brick).
A Winning Combination
Timbercrete is the first brick/block company that has adopted a holistic approach to significantly reducing pollution and trapping carbon gas. This is achieved by selecting waste materials that are potentially high in CO2 gases, such as timber waste and the like. The carbon emissions from these cellulous waste products are trapped in a cementitious tomb.
The result is an environmentally ideal building product with greater insulation (R-value), combined with high thermal mass which reduces your energy bills. The combined outcome results in an environmentally superior product.
Environment
Timbercrete is an insulating light weight masonry product that stores many tonnes of carbon di-oxide gas. The manufacturing process also requires much less energy (lower embodied energy) to produce and is far less pollutant than clay fired bricks. The outcome is a cleaner and healthier environment.
Improved Insulation
Having high insulating properties means that thermally your house will always perform better and be more comfortable in summer and winter, compared with other denser masonry products of the same thickness, such as fired clay bricks or concrete blocks. Choosing Timbercrete will save you money on your energy bills.
Building Made Easy
All Timbercrete bricks and blocks are lightweight and can be screwed and nailed into just like timber. When compared with a full clay brick wall which requires 100 bricks/m2, Timbercrete’s Smooth Faced Sandstone Series only requires 19 blocks/m2 for a full or double brick wall, while weighing 2½ times lighter than solid clay bricks.
Low Maintenance
Timbercrete blocks are durable, maintenance-free, they do not need to be painted and repainted, they are not fragile like plasterboard walls, and they are literally bullet-proof. Timbercrete’s low maintenance and durable quality makes it the ideal choice for homes, schools, commercial buildings, investment or rental properties and the like.
Specifications
| Increment or Module Size | 600mm long x 175mm high |
| Actual Size | 588mm long x 163mm high x 90mm wide |
| Mortar joints | 12mm thick |
| Weight | 10kg (approximately) |
| Bricks per m2 | 9.5 |
| Construction wall type | Veneer Brick Walls or Full Brick Walls (Double Brick). |