R3.7 Timbercrete provides a Super Insulator Block

Super Insulator Blocks

With the current requirements of Star ratings and the need for a minimum of R2.8 insulation factor for walls, welcome to the market Timbercrete's Super Insulator blocks! Combined with Timbercrete's award winning formula, the insert of 110mm of High Density styrene brings this baby to a whopping R3.7! Laid in the same manner as your standard bricks and blocks and with superb load-bearing capacities, this block is an 'all you need' product for wall building components. Couple this insulation factor with the capacity for Timbercrete blocks to store tonnes of carbon, have the highest fire ratings, be only half the weight of clay and concrete products, have the ability to be nailed and screwed just like timber and be manufactured in a way that allows rods and all services to be run inside the blocks, this block is a winner! This home, being built in Aldinga SA, is using the Timbercrete blocks as an insulative external layer combined with the thermal mass of rammed earth for some internal walls. With a northerly facing aspect and  excellent use of openings for natural light and warmth, this home will be sure to only impact as a small blip on energy use.

Services in Super Insulator Blocks

For more information on Timbercrete's Super Insulator blocks please contact your local Timbercrete manufacturer.

Aldinga SA, near finished Timbercrete Home

Timbercrete's fire proof properties help in rebuild.

As bushfire season approaches there are many people who have their family homes in bushfire zones ready to stand guard and fight for their homes or even lives, in the case of pending fire disaster.


Timbercrete brick's Fire Resistant Properties have proven to be home saving in the past (as can be seen in this photo) and now are being used and considered for the walls of homes where bushfires could be a danger as Brad Worrall from  the Border Mail reports.

When fire tests (click on link for test results) were conducted on a Timbercrete wall at 1200 degrees Celsius over a period of 4hrs, it can be seen that the other side of the wall only achieved a temperature of up to approx 75 degrees under 30 tonne of pressure. This is good reason for walls in homes to be built from Timbercrete bricks in bushfire zones as temperatures rarely will get to that temperature or be active on the fire font for that extent of time.

For more information regarding Timbercrete bricks please visit www.timbercrete.com.au or follow this link for contact details. Timbercrete bricks are also now available from Macclesfield in the Adelaide Hills.

Another beautiful Timbercrete home on Fleurieu begins!

Going for a Smooth Sandstone finish this Timbercrete home has spectacular views to the coast on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Built with the Single-Skin 200mm thick blocks, it is sure to have great insulation properties yet still has the ability to store warmth and release it back into the home in the colder months.

The blocks, manufactured in McLaren Vale S.A. contain over 50% timber waste, just one of the local products used to manufacture Timbercrete blocks and bricks.

Watch this space for more progress as this build takes place!

Home by the sea being built with Timbercrete Bricks

Western, Double-Brick Timbercrete wall.

Timbercrete looks great with contrasting colour

Built by Regent Homes, this beautiful home is perfect for the dwelling by the sea. It features spectacular views to the St Vincents Gulf and is sure to be a comfortable house to call home.


With Timbercrete, Smooth Sandstone Blocks as its main facade and a feature double brick wall to the west side, it sure sets the home off as a stunner and will be of great benefit thermally when the sun is setting in the summer months and for warmth when the storms role in over winter.


If you would like any further information about this home, the builder or the Timbercrete blocks, please Click here and go to South Australia, Timbercrete Adelaide South.