Liteblok 69 - Fences, Retaining Walls, Raised Beds, Garages and More

Liteblok™ 69

Applications include

Dumpster enclosures
Fences
Freestanding garages/ carports
Outdoor barbeque pits and fireplaces
Parapet walls
Retaining walls and raised beds
Sheds and storage facilities
Signs

Significant cost and time savings can be had by building with Liteblok™ 69 versus bricks or conventional concrete blocks. These close fitting forms are interlocking and self-aligning. They stack quickly without the use of mortar or highly skilled labor. Traditional building materials tend to be very labor intensive with labor costs often being as much as four times that of material costs. Liteblok™ is designed to simplify construction and eliminate much of the labor costs. When building a Liteblok™ wall, the associated labor costs are typically less than 10% of the material costs. Liteblok™ cavities (holes) are also much smaller than typical CMU (regular concrete block) openings resulting in the need for much less concrete (or grout) and rebar.

"I built a block wall five times faster with Liteblok™ than with CMU"

Unlike regular concrete, the unique properties of Liteblok™ allow it to withstand direct contact with flames from a fire. Liteblok™ 69 is ideal for fireplaces and outdoor barbeque pits. 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/Weight

Liteblok™ Standard: 4.92" (125 mm) deep x 4.92" (125 mm) tall x 9.84"

(250 mm) wide with two 1.97" (50 mm) diameter holes. 9 lbs nominal weight

Liteblok™ Tall: 4.92" (125 mm) deep x 9.84" (250 mm) tall x 9.84" (250 mm)

wide with two 1.97" (50 mm) diameter holes. 18 lbs nominal weight

Liteblok™ Jumbo

: 4.92" (125 mm) deep x 9.84" (250 mm) tall x 19.68"

(500 mm) wide with four 1.97" (50 mm) diameter holes. 36 lbs nominal weight

Liteblok™ Grande: 7.87" (200 mm) deep x 7.87" (200 mm) tall x 15.75"

(400 mm) wide with two 3.15" (80 mm) diameter holes. 36 lbs nominal weight

Configurations

Regular interlocking block

Flat top block for roof lines and windows

Flat bottom block for foundations, windows and doors

Style

Half Block

Size/Weight

Liteblok™ Standard: 4.92" (125 mm) deep x 4.92" (125 mm) tall x 4.92"

(125 mm) wide with one 1.97" (50 mm) diameter hole. 4.5 lbs nominal weight

Liteblok™ Grande: 7.87" (200 mm) deep x 7.87" (200 mm) tall x 7.87" (200 mm)

wide with one 3.15" (80 mm) diameter hole. 18 lbs nominal weight

Configurations

Regular interlocking block

Flat top block for roof lines and windows

Flat bottom block for foundations, windows and doors

Style

Custom Block

Electrical or plumbing fixtures cast in place

Custom textures, sizes, densities, or colors

Half blocks are usually selected to fill openings around doors and windows and at ends of walls. Electrical boxes and plumbing fixtures can be cast in place.

Typical Block Properties

Color Block* Weight Fire** Resistance Density*** Compressive Strength Thermal Conductivity

Gray 9 lb. > 4 hrs. 69 lbs/cu ft 1015 psi 1.518 BTU- in/ hr-ft²-°F

*Full size Liteblok™ **Australia (EBRS-Ryde) 4" panel ***12 to 100 lb/ft³ densities possible

Bond Beam and Lintel Blocks

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 beam blocks are interlocking and mortarless and allow for vertical and horizontal steel reinforcement (see photo). The vertical rebar from blocks below (and above) can be tied to the horizontal rebar running through the blocks creating a strong structure with evenly distributed loads.

A lintel is a support beam above windows and doors. Lintel blocks are used in cases where flat bottom Liteblok™ blocks will not suffice. Our lintel blocks are similar in appearance to the bond beam block but have flat bottom surfaces

Our bond beam and lintel blocks are made of the same material and have the same physical properties as Liteblok™ 69.

Size/Weight

Liteblok™ Standard/ Tall/ Jumbo: 4.92" (125 mm) deep x 4.92" (125 mm) tall x

9.84" (250 mm) wide with one 3" diameter horizontal hole and two 1.97" (50 mm)

diameter vertical holes. 8 lb nominal weight

Liteblok™ Grande: 7.87" (200 mm) deep x 7.87" (200 mm) tall x 15.75" (400 mm)

wide with one 4" diameter horizontal hole and two 3.15" (80 mm) diameter

vertical holes. 30 lbs nominal weight

Configurations

Flat top for bond beams (tops of walls)

Flat bottom for lintels

Regular interlocking top and bottom (for centers of tall walls)