Modern industry produces bricks in a wide range of colors. This allows each person to decorate their home to their own taste. Yellow cladding brick is particularly popular, including because when it is purchased, the buyer can always choose from several shades of this color. This material is lime-sand. It has high strength, clear geometry, good texture, color fastness and excellent soundproofing properties.
The house, faced with yellow brick, will take on a refined, completed look. In addition, this material can be used to decorate verandas, loggias and balconies, erect fences and even pave paths. Bricks go well with other types of finishes; they can successfully decorate window and doorways. The textured masonry made of yellow stone looks interesting. Each house, as a result of such a design, acquires its own style and a chic, rich look.
Yellow facing brick: photo
This is what this material looks like. Its color can vary from beige to gold. The shade of ocher is popular.
Yellow facing brick. Material Features
The great demand for yellow cladding brick is due to its strength and beauty. The composition of the mixture from which it is made includes cement and crushed limestone. Iron tone gives pigment. When purchasing such material, it is worthwhile to clearly realize that it is not intended for construction, but precisely for decoration. Walls from it cannot be built.
In order for the room to always be dry and warm, both building and finishing materials must have high thermal insulation, moisture absorption and frost resistance. The yellow cladding brick meets all these requirements, and it is also very durable.
The shape of the stones may vary. There are bricks smooth, corrugated, standard or curly, the choice depends on the installation location. But in any case, they can not be chipped and cracked - this is not only a cosmetic defect, but also a loss in strength. The brick must be uniformly painted over its entire surface and be monophonic. The exception is the marble color.
The facing brick grades are M150-M200, its frost resistance is 75 cycles of freezing and thawing, moisture absorption is in the range of 8-12%, and thermal conductivity is 0.35-0.38 W / m º C.
It is important to note its high environmental friendliness, since all the constituent elements are of natural origin, they are neutral in air and water, do not emit anything into the surrounding space.
Yellow brick sizes
Both solid and hollow facing bricks are made in accordance with GOST 530-2007. Its dimensions are tightly regulated and amount to 250x120x65 mm for single and 250x120x88 mm for one and a half. Weight depends on the number of cavities.
The cost of yellow cladding brick
How much does a yellow facing brick cost? Its price depends on the high cost of the solution from which it was made, and the characteristics (brand) of cement. Full or hollow and the size of the stone also affect this parameter. An important role in pricing is played by the place where the material was produced. So, imported bricks are usually more expensive than domestic ones. It should be noted that the quality of imported stone is also higher than Russian. The price range is from 15 to 50 rubles per unit.