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ECOLOGICAL PRODUCTS FOR BIO-ARCHITECTURE

These are 100% natural products made exclusively of sand and clay mixed with water, air dried and fire-baked.

The colours are obtained using 16 different types of sand and clay, without artificial additives or colouring agents.

Dryers are used for the three-day drying process on 80-100°C while kilns measuring 150-200 metres in length and heated up to 1050-1260°C are used for the baking cycle, which can take 5 to 7 days.

UNIQUE PRODUCTS

The bricks, which would once have been made entirely by hand, are now produced using automated machinery. That said, each and every brick can still be said to be “unique” because no two bricks or strips are identical (and if you do find two perfectly identical ones, you can have the complete product for free).

INTENSE COLOURS IN 390 DIFFERENT TONALITIES

All the colours are obtained using 16 different types of sand and clay, without artificial additives or colouring agents.

Intensity and colour-fastness is guaranteed by the extreme heat (1260°C) and length of the baking process in the kilns (5-7 days). This makes the products ideal for use both inside and outside houses and buildings.

WEATHER RESISTANCE

The high baking temperature for bricks and strips make them:

• Frost resistant
• Resistant to humidity, rain and snow (the product comes from north European countries where it is cold most of the year, so resistance is guaranteed)
• Fire resistant
• Ideal for sound insulation (sandwich system).

4 DIFFERENT TYPES

There are four types of brick that differ in terms of production:

• HANDFORM made by hand, in “rustic” style, with sand on the surface and a porous structure
• PRESSED (extruded) with a precise, smooth, sand-free surface
• WATERSTRICK without sand on the surface, but still “rustic”
• FORMBACK (for flooring) with sand on the surface but still smooth

They are suitable for most styles of architecture (modern, rustic, period, traditional) and can be perfectly combined with other materials like wood, glass, laminam, porcelain tiles, etc.

Rustic strips are often better than smooth strips for modern buildings (to create a modern yet warm style)!

ABSORPTION

HANDFORM (8-15 %)

This type of brick (Dutch rustic brick) has the best absorption properties. It has a porous, breathable structure. This means it can absorb water and make it evaporate quickly.

PRESSED (2-6%)

This type of brick (German) has a lower absorption rate; it is extruded and has a smooth and precise surface, meaning that it absorbs water and makes it evaporate more slowly.

WDF (213x65x23 mm)
Strips: 60 pieces/m²
Corner pieces: 14 pieces/linear metre

BNF (240x115x71 mm)

WF (213x50x23 mm)
Strips: 75 pieces/m²
Corner pieces: 17 pieces/linear metre

HF (240x40x23 mm)

Heat insulation

1. Wall
2. Heat insulation
3. Mineral wool
4. Adhesive
5. Reinforcing mesh
6. Adhesive
7. Screw anchor (with metal tip)
8. Adhesive
9. Rustique strips, material for joints

Flooring

Brick floor tiles have the following properties:

FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE
These offer the best frictional resistance (class U3) in all conditions (dry or wet) because their surface does not become smooth with wear.

ABRASION RESISTANCE
Their abrasion resistance is 40 times greater than that of concrete floor tiles.

ACID AND STAIN RESISTANCE
They are resistant to light acids because the structure of the clay used to make the brick floor tiles changes when baked, becoming non-reactive. As a result, they are resistant to acids, detergents and other corrosive agents.

UNIFORM, RESISTANT COLOURS
The colour of the brick floor tiles depends on baking of the natural clay and is uniform throughout the brick.