light concrete

Light concrete is a material that combines good insulating properties and allows the reduction of loads on the structures - it is lighter than standard concrete. Light series includes specially designed mixes manufactured with the use of the so-called ‘light aggregates’: styrofoam granulate (styro-concrete), leca (leca-concrete) or foaming agents (foam-concrete).

 

light series

• foam-concrete (density in dry state 400-800 kg/m³)
• styro-concrete (density in dry state 800-1400 kg/m³)
• leca-concrete (density in dry state 1400-2000 kg/m³)

 

benefits and advantages of the solutions

• allows load reduction on new and repaired structures (e.g. ceilings, flat roofs)
• facilitates the leveling of surfaces (e.g. for floor bedding)
• easily fills the spaces around pipes and protects systems against damage
• improves the thermal insulation of floors
• absorbs sounds better than standard concrete

 

application

• inclined layers of flat roofs
• relieving of repaired ceilings
• filling-insulation and load-relief layer
• thermal insulation leveling layer in floor heating systems

 

technical parameters

• compressive strength 1 to 25 MPa ^*
• density classes from 400 to 2000 kg/m^{3 *}
• consistency allowing easy laying and leveling of surfaces
• possible feeding with a concrete pump - styro-concrete in density class D1.0 and D1.2
• application with the use of an auger pump - foam-concrete
• application with the use of a basket or directly from the concrete mixer - leca-concrete
• maintenance as for regular concrete types

 

* Basic production and delivery of concrete is performed in accordance with: PN-EN 206+A2:2021-08 "Concrete. Requirements, properties, manufacturing and compliance" and PN-B-06265:2022-08 "Concrete -- Requirements, performance, production and conformity -- National supplement to PN-EN 206+A2:2021-08".