White facing brick

To use bricks in construction for the erection of economic and residential buildings, practical Chinese still began to be used. Only with time, unpretentious looking stones have acquired a beautiful shape and have become suitable not only for obtaining defense designs, but also for the construction of magnificent palaces and temples that amaze their kind. If the ceramic brick has a more ancient history, the white facing brick is a product invented in the 19th century. Similar in form, they have different composition, differ in properties, so this material needs a special representation.

What does the white brick cover consist of?

For almost a century and a half silicate bricks have been successfully used in construction. Invented and the first to introduce a new technology economical Germans. They took cleaned and very crushed quartz sand (90%), mixed it with lime and water and put this compound in a special sealed tank. There, the lime is gradually quenched, the composition is moistened and then pressed, after which thermal autoclave processing of the crude is carried out. Improvement of technology made it possible to speed up the process, although it affected its cost.

What is good about white lime sand brick?

1. All the ingredients that make up the silicate brick are absolutely safe.
2. The consumption of the material is almost half that of the red brick.
3. The cost of construction of sand-lime bricks is less by almost 30%.
4. High density of the material ensures a good durability of buildings.
5. Good soundproofing.
6. The white facing brick contains lime, which the fungus does not like terribly.

Disadvantages of silica brick:

1. Walls from this material require additional insulation.
2. Low water resistance.
3. The weight of the white brick is somewhat larger than that of the red one.

The precise geometry of this material and good data allow it to be used for finishing works, and the use of a material with a textured surface in general makes it possible to give your house an unusual and stylish look. Although plaster, decorative stone, various facade panels strongly pressed the facing white brick on the market, but for consumers who are limited in means, this inexpensive kind of material still remains relevant.