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Liteblok 38

Liteblok 38

Applications include

  • Demising walls
  • Fire walls
  • Residential home construction (external and internal walls)
  • Safe rooms
  • Sound absorbing walls
The lightweight quality of the block and the discrete nature of the air pockets within are evident by the fact that our Liteblok 38 will float on water. Framing, fiberglass insulation, sheathing, and sheet rock can all be eliminated by using Liteblok 38 thereby saving time and money. Savings in heating and cooling expenses can also be achieved (see article in Links & Resources). Liteblok 38 exceeds the energy efficiency requirements that many municipalities require. For example, in Austin, Texas, Liteblok 38 offers an R-22 rating (by REScheck) as a 5" thick block with no additional insulation.
 
Wood frame and other traditional methods of construction tend to be very labor intensive with labor costs often being many times the cost of the materials themselves. Liteblok™ is designed to simplify construction and reduce labor costs. Our labor costs to erect a wall are typically less than 10% of the material cost. Liteblok 38 can be used for the construction of multi-storey structures.
 
Liteblok 38 is green building material. Long lasting, durable and affordable structures can be built that are energy efficient, reducing heating and cooling loads. Its light weight means significantly less cement is consumed and reduced freight loads result in less energy consumption and pollution during transport. It does not rot, is not attacked by vermin, and does not absorb moisture into its bulk resulting in the need for less maintenance. Liteblok 38 contains no VOCs or potentially toxic substances such as fly ash and polystyrene. Heavy use of pesticide is not required prior to construction. No ozone depleting or hazardous chemicals are used during manufacture. Minimal job site waste is generated during construction. Light weight concrete absorbs sound (while dense concrete reflects sound) and significantly reduces indoor noise.
 
Additional technical information on thermal and sound insulation is available upon request. Please contact us should you need a contractor, engineer, or architect, we would be happy to refer one to you. 
 
Block Types
 
        Style
                Full Block
        Size
                5" deep x 5" tall x 10" wide
        Configurations
                Regular interlocking block
                Flat top block for roof lines and window sills
                Flat bottom block for foundations, window sills and doors
 
        Style
               Half Block
        Size
                5" deep x 5" tall x 5" wide
        Configurations
                Regular interlocking block
                Flat top block for roof lines and window sills
                Flat bottom block for foundations, window sills and doors
 
        Style
                Custom Block
                    Electrical or plumbing fixtures cast in place
                    Custom sizes, densities, or colors
                    8" x 8" x 16" blocks can be special ordered
 
Half blocks are usually selected to fill openings around doors and windows.  Electrical boxes and plumbing fixtures can be cast in place.

Typical Block Properties

Color Block* Weight Fire** Resistance Density*** Compressive Strength Thermal Conductivity
Gray 4 - 6 lb. > 4 hrs. 38 lbs/ cu ft 580 psi 0.759 BTU-in/hr-ft2-°F

*Full sized block  **Australia (EBRS-Ryde) 4" panel  ***12 to 100 lb/ ft3 densities possible   

Bond Beam Block

This block is used for special lintels and bond beams (see photo). A lintel is a beam above windows and doors. Lintels are only required in special cases where flat bottom Liteblok blocks will not suffice. A bond beam is a continuous beam, usually constructed of concrete and reinforced horizontally with rebar, on top of supporting walls. The purpose of the bond beam is to tie walls together and distribute weight evenly to the walls below. Our bond beams for Liteblok 38 are made of the same material and have the same physical properties as Liteblok 38. They are uniquely configured to be interlocking and mortaless and allow for two vertically aligned and two horizontally aligned rebars. The vertical rebar from blocks below (and above) can be tied to the horizontal rebar running through the bond beam block. This allows for the bond beam block to be physically tied into the rebar vertically aligned in the blocks below (and above) creating a strong structure with evenly distributed loads.

    Size
            5" deep x 10" tall x 10" wide
    Configurations
            Regular interlocking block for continuation to next level
            Flat top for tops of walls
            Flat bottom for lintels
           

Please contact us for more details.

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