TIMBERCRETE 'SANDSTONE' BRICK SALE

So we have some surplus stock available for SALE!

The blocks are in our 500mm Sandstone finish as can be seen in the photo's.

Home recently under construction in Mount Compass SA
using the 500 series Sandstone blocks.

Sandstone Timbercrete Blocks in the Yard.

Home built with Timbercrete 500 series Sandstone Blocks in Bellevue Heights SA

These blocks are sized at 192mm H x 492mm L x 120mm in thickness. They have an approximate 'R' value of R.7 and weigh approx 12kg each.

Usually these blocks sell for $6.80 each but on sale now for just $6.00* per block if you purchase 100m2.

I have over 100m2 ready to lay in stock plus corner blocks.

If you are interested in these blocks or would like further information, please email me HERE

They are available from McLaren Vale SA.

* Please note that price does not include freight, pallet fees or required sealants.

Timbercrete 360 Series Sandstone Bricks are becoming a popular choice with homeowners!

While Timbercrete offers a wide variety of choice for sizes of bricks and blocks, our 360 Series, 100mm thick blocks are fast becoming the most popular.

Contrasting Timber Colour goes well with Timbercrete.

Used in either double-brick fashion (as shown in the photo's) or veneer, these blocks offer 4-5 times the 'R' rating than that of a standard clay brick, are 50% lighter in weight than clay or concrete, have super high fire ratings, fantastic acoustic properties and the list goes on.

These 360 Series blocks are manufactured to slot into clay brick increments, meaning if your home has been planned for clay bricks then these can be used as far superior substitute, not to mention how great they look as well!

The block size of the 360 series is one and a half times the length of a standard brick and two times the height, this means whenever your bricklayer lays a block, he's laying 3 standard sized bricks in one hit! Because of the lighter weight your bricklayer can still lay the bricks with one hand no problem. This means savings on time and costs!

A bricklayer easily lays a Timbercrete brick.

Most of all Timbercrete blocks are hand made and the mixture is made using recycled timber waste. The energy it takes to manufacture a Timbercrete block is minimal, especially when compared to the hungry embodied energy it takes to manufacture a kiln fired clay brick.

If you're interested in having a look at a Timbercrete home or want further information or pricing please follow the link or go to www.timbercrete.com.au and find your nearest supplier.

Beautiful Timbercrete home in Middleton, South Australia.

Classic Style Home Built Using Timbercrete 'Sandstone' Bricks

Matching 'Sandstone' landscaping compliments Timbercrete 'Sandstone' bricks.

This beautiful home, built in Bellevue Heights SA, surely stands to impress with its elegant style of 'Sandstone' Timbercrete bricks and matching landscape artistry.

Not only does the home look great, however, with the thermal qualities of Timbercrete, the bricks provide nearly 7 times more insulation value than that of a standard clay brick while still performing as a thermal mass.

These bricks were hand-made in Timbercrete's Adelaide South plant just 25 minutes down the road in McLaren Vale. Not only does the local distance mean less energy costs in transport but the Timbercrete mixture being manufactured using local timber waste and Timbercrete bricks being air-dried, means a negative use in carbon output compared to the large volumes of carbon output produced through clay brick manufacturing.

The blocks on this home are manufactured with a 'Sandstone' finish, Timbercrete blocks can also come in a 'Cobbletsone' or 'Textured' finish and a variety of colours.

For more information regarding Timbercrete products please visit this LINK and for contact and pricing information from the Adelaide South supplier please click HERE

Mount Barker Double Brick Timbercrete . . . R3+

This Mount Barker (SA) Studio is being built using the Timbercrete 360 Series Cobblestone bricks. This will prove to be a very energy efficient structure with high wall insulation value and the blocks also having strong thermal mass.

The use of 10mm Foilboard insulation in the cavity pushes this wall to approx R3.

The use of 'Slithers' of Timbercrete blocks in this structure have given it a very unique look and the 'Cobblestone' finish certainly suits the feel in this rural setting of Mount Barker.

Beautiful Timbercrete Cobblestone Finish

Timber reveals around the windows and door frames are a great way to finish double brick cavities.

For more information regarding Timbercrete blocks please go to our Website and for further pricing and size options please follow this Link

Timbercrete Bricks and Loadbearing

We often receive questions regarding the loadbearing capacity of Timbercrete bricks. The questions are fair enough, as it would seem that a brick or block that's made with timber fibres might lack in certain areas and it's capacity to hold big loads might be one of those. Well we're pleased to let you know that Timbercrete has amazing strength and is a more than capable to handle loads that any other masonry block or brick can handle. 

Peter Collier from Timbercrete head office explains: “Timbercrete bricks and blocks have a typical Mpa ranging from 3 Mpa to 6 Mpa. This equates to between 3000 kg and 6000 kg per 10 cm² of surface face area (10 cm x 10 cm). This means that a standard single skin Timbercrete block with the surface face area of 400 mm long by 200 mm wide, has a potential load bearing capacity between 24,000 kg to 48,000 kg per single block. If there are 10 bricks or blocks in a row, this figure is multiplied by 10. If the uninterrupted wall area (not interrupted by windows or doors) was, say; a rectangle of 10 m long by 6 m wide, the overall wall length would be 32 lineal metres. Divide this by 400 mm (the length of the block stated above) one would require 32 / .4 = 80 blocks. Therefore the potential load bearing capacity is between 1920 metric tons to 3840 metric tons.

The load-bearing capacity of Timbercrete can be increased by increasing the percentage of binders, however considering the figures above and the fact that increasing the binders will also have an effect on the cost there is no rational or engineering logic for this improvement.

However, typical engineering practices never construct buildings based on the maximum potential of the load-bearing capacity of the product. They consider a worst-case scenario and then factor in a percentage reduction. This practice of over engineering reduces or eliminates the possibility of structural failure.

Certainly Timbercrete is a load bearing product for both bricks and blocks at between 3Mpa to 6Mpa. One also needs to consider that most of the product range represents bricks or blocks that are solid without any cavities in contrast with most clay bricks and hollow core concrete blocks that are not solid. This being the case the surface face area and Mpa of Timbercrete is not compromised as a result of cavities. We also teach the practice of using a solid mortar bed and perpendicular joints rather than a shell bed as is typically the practice with other bricks and blocks.”

As can be shown in this photo, a home built with Timbercrete blocks is more than adequate to bear the load of a second storey, including a suspended concrete slab. 

If you're in the hunt for bricks and blocks with strong capabilities and extremely environmental properties, then look no further than Timbercrete. For more information go Here, for pricing see the contact details and click on your nearest supplier.

Timbercrete 'Red' Bricks

Check out these 100mm thick, 600 series red bricks made from Timbercrete!

Built in Victor Harbor, S.A. this new home is sure to be both stunning in features, environmentally respectful and low in it's use of energy.

Being 5 times greater in insulation (R) value than that of a standard clay brick means they are a perfect replacement and will save you dollars in the long term, with lower energy costs. Not to mention the positive effect Timbercrete brings to the environment.

Timbercrete, being made with Timber waste and the process of manufacturing being extremely simple, actually reduces carbon emissions, which means there's no carbon tax here!

The costs of Timbercrete bricks will not drive a hole in your pocket either as they are very comparable prices to clay brick.

For further information and pricing please check out the website and contact your nearest Timbercrete Franchise.

Beautiful 'Country Style' Home in Goolwa

This beautiful home, built in Goolwa on the Fleurieu Peninsula SA, is a brilliant example of Timbercrete's 360 Series 'Cobbblestone' blocks.



Built in Double-brick cavity construction, the customers are extremely happy with the thermal performance of the home, with temperatures steady between 18-25 degrees all year round and very low energy costs for heating and cooling when required.

Most of all, the impression of the home is cozy and warm and has a very soft 'country style home' appeal.

The blocks themselves have an R 0.6 rating and combined in Double-brick form give significant thermal benefit both as an insulator and thermal mass.

The size of the blocks also are a feature, being a perfect 'drop-in' replacement for clay brick increments making the 360 Series a much more environmentally friendly and energy efficient option for consideration for a standard build.

For any further information regarding Timbercrete, pricing or builders please contact Glenn by clicking on this link. and go to 'South Australia'.