Birchover Gritstone
Birchover Gritstone Sandstone is a medium to coarse grained and is pink to buff in colour from the Millstone Grit of Carboniferous age sandstone.
Finishes available:Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Birchover Gritstone Sandstone can be commonly used; Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, paving.
Test Results Birchover Gritstone
Safety in Use
Slip Resistance (Note 1)
Wet: 75
Values > 40 are considered safe.
Abrasion Resistance (Note 1)
22.1
Values <23.0 are considered suitable for use in heavily trafficked areas
Strength under load
1) Compression(Note 2)
73.6 MPa
Loaded perpendicular to the bedding plane ambient humidity
2) Bending (Note 1)
8.9 MPa
Loaded perpendicular to the bedding plane ambient humidity
Porosity and Water Absorption
1) Porosity (Note 3)
13.1 – 15.3%
2) Saturation Coefficient (Note 3)
(0.63 – 0.65 range)
3) Water Absorption
3.6 % (by wt)
4) Bulk specific gravity
2296 kg/m3
Resistance to Frost
Flexural strength after Freeze/Thaw Test (Note 1)
Not Determined
Loaded perpendicular to the bedding plane ambient humidity
Resistance to Salt
Sodium Sulphate Crystallisation Test (Note 3)
Mean: 100% (cubes failed) (wt loss)
Resistance to Acidity
Acid Immersion Test(Note 4)
Pass
All samples passed the test with no splitting or delamination
(Test methods Note 1 = prEN1341, Note 2 = prEN 1342, Note 3 = prEN 1341 /BRE 141, Note 4 = BRE 141)
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Hello, I am an Estimator working for Balfour Beatty Homes and would like to get a typical cost per m2 for Natural Birchover Stone. As an example please base your cost on a recent completed development at Cardinshaw Road, Matlock (adjacent to golf club) for Waterloo Housing (postcode DE4 5PX). Also, can this be laid by a bricklayer or does it require the services of a stone mason. Please also advise of any special mortar requirements. Many thanks, Pardeep
The request includes: 1. surface finished, size 2. quantity required