Concrete stone: types and their characteristics

Concrete is the most used material in modern construction. Thanks to him, you can create almost any design with high strength and other excellent characteristics. At the same time, it has recently been used to create various figures, but they use such a composition as a stone flower made of sandstone M300 or other decorative elements.

Structural elements

Для начала необходимо сказать о том, что данный материал, прежде всего, используют для изготовления изделий, которые используют для возведения зданий. При этом они имеют свои отличия и особенности (см.также статью «Бетон M350 класс В25 и его особенности»).

Aerated concrete blocks

This material is created by chemical means, in the process of adding a small amount of aluminum powder to the solution, which leads to a reaction that forms bubbles.

• It is very difficult to make a stone out of such concrete with your own hands, as it may require appropriate equipment that has a rather high cost.
• It should be noted that the products of aerated concrete have relatively good thermal conductivity and have excellent strength. However, they do not tolerate direct contact with water, although they can pass air.

Tip! Such materials are used in the construction of buildings to create load-bearing walls. In this case, the design may be higher than two floors.

Foam concrete

To make such a stone is quite simple.

It is enough to add a special blowing agent to the sand-cement mortar, which will create the necessary structure.

• It should be noted that such products do not have high strength, which means that during their installation, cutting of reinforced concrete with diamond circles will not be required. However, this also does not allow to create structures with a height exceeding two floors.
• Special attention is paid to the fact that such a stone does not let in moisture, but it retains heat a little worse, unlike aerated concrete. At the same time, it creates a very good sound insulation, which, in combination with low weight, is excellent in the manufacture of interior partitions.

Tip! Such products are very popular due to their qualities and relatively low cost. However, for the construction of them it is necessary to create a special project that accurately distributes all the loads.

Керамзитобетон

The manufacture of such products is reduced to the casting in the form of cement mortar with the addition of expanded clay.

This requires compaction using a variety of vibrating devices.

• Conventional keramzitobetonny stone has an amazing thermal conductivity, and when properly manufactured is very stable in a wet environment. However, the cost of such products is quite high, and the characteristics of the end result are not very different from other types of less expensive products.
• Some craftsmen prefer to use such material to create basements or other structures that need protection from cold and moisture..

Tip! Such a stone is great when creating baths or saunas. However, he needs additional waterproofing.

Partition stone

This material is a concrete product in the form of a stone or brick, of a certain shape with a cavity inside. The most striking example of such products is the PC 160. At the same time, such products are just perfect for creating partitions, since they have excellent strength and sound insulation.

It is worth noting that such stones can have a very different design and dimensions, including the shape with the number of holes. Therefore, determined by the choice, it is necessary to examine in detail the entire range of these products.

Tip! Each specific product may have its own specific characteristics. However, they are all perfect for creating any interior partitions.

Slag stones

Usually reinforced concrete and stone structures have high strength and have a number of advantages. However, when there is a conversation about cinder block, all that can be said about it is that its cost is the most moderate and fully justifies such products.

Given the low rates to various kinds of impacts, and especially to the loads, professional craftsmen recommend using these products to create, fences or outbuildings with small dimensions. In this case, even during installation, some units of such material can disintegrate right in the hands.

Tip! When purchasing these types of products, they usually check them only visually, but always in the calculations of the required amount they make a margin for the marriage.

Decorative items

Quite often, concrete is used to create decorative ornaments, which are not only used as separate elements, but also as individual products. It should be said that the price of such goods is much lower than for products made of natural stone or ceramics.

Facing materials

Recently, almost anyone can create an artificial stone made of concrete with their own hands. Simply acquire a special shape and a vibrating surface in the form of a table.

It is worth noting that various additives and even pigment are often added to such products in order to impart certain properties and colors to it. Given this, you can create a variety of elements that not only may have an original appearance, but also resemble natural materials.

Tip! The use of such products for finishing work both indoors and outdoors is a fairly practical and economically sound solution. They combine beauty, durability and low cost.

Separate decorative elements

Products such as stone flower made of sand concrete M 300 and the like are very often used as the basis for creating decoration for building facades. At the same time for their manufacture sometimes requires specific skills and talents of the artistic direction.

It should be noted that almost all such structures are based on metal fittings. First, a frame is created from it, around which the casting is made according to a previously developed form or formwork.

It is important to note that all such products have great strength. Therefore, when creating them, special grooves or pins for the seats are immediately mounted, so that during installation no diamond drilling of holes in the concrete is required.

Tip! Almost all concrete products of individual development have a very high cost and can be equated to real works of art. That is why their cost is quite high, which is also reflected in the installation.

Conclusion

Watching the video in this article, you can get acquainted with the products of this type. At the same time paying attention to the article that is presented above, it is necessary to conclude that concrete is one of the most durable and popular materials of modern construction, at almost all stages of the construction of buildings.