Natural Stone Alternatives - Page 10

Composition and Manufacture

Bradstone walling is manufactured principally from naturally occurring aggregates. Blends of Portland Cement and colouring pigments and cast in moulds. A range of masters is used to avoid noticeable repetition of profiles.

The Range

Masonry Stone: rough texture and random appearance.

Traditional Walling: smooth dressed texture laid in straight courses or use jumper blocks to give a more random appearance.

Chamfer series: smooth brushed texture with bevelled edges on horizontal joints.

Accessories: Bradstone Dressed Ends for quoins or banding and can be utilised with both systems.

Shade Options

Bradstone Walling emulates the texture and colour of indigenous natural stone of the types widely used in regional domestic, commercial, civic and ecclesiastical architecture.

The economic advantage of Bradstone Walling over natural stone and its similarity to existing masonry finishes makes it ideal for the conversion, extension or refurbishment of existing stone buildings and for new-build projects in sensitive planning areas, where complementary materials are deemed an essential design consideration.

There are five standard shades, variously stocked.

Other shades can be formulated to specific requirements.

Mortar Colours

Traditional stonework would normally be pointed with matching mortars; the list shown here are suggested mortars available from the Harcross range of extra strength mortar colours. The dosage is based on per bag of masonry cement.

Traditional Walling	Masonry Block Walling
Shade Options Costwold: A worm and soft buff colour reminiscent of Sahara Sands	North Cerney: A blend of natural limestone grays, light to dark in shadings.
Weathered Costwold: A blend of the warm Costwold colour with shades of gray.	Kingston Gray: Soft light Gray shades of natural limestone.
Weathered York: A blend of Cinnamon Brown with overtones of Gray.

Pigments for Mortar Colours

Note: It is advisable that a small sample panel (4’0" x 6’0") is erected and allowed to dry out and be approved by all parties prior to the main work commencing, as the colour of mortar can dramatically alter the visual appearance of the wall.