High Fire Resistance Bricks Now in Victoria from Timbercrete

Timbercrete Bricks and Blocks are making their way through Victoria. There are a great number of buildings being built in Victoria using the great Timbercrete bricks which are made and manufactured in Adelaide.

Many of the homes that are being constructed have been built in areas prone to bush fires. The choice for these home owners and builders to use bricks in these bushfire areas is ideal due to the high fire resistance ratings of the bricks and blocks.

Timbercrete bricks have a superior high resistance rating over most, if not all, other masonry products. The fire resistance level recorded in the fire resistance tests was 240 for the three criteria of structural adequacy, integrity and insulation giving it a fire resistance level of 240/240/240.

Other than receiving high fire resistance levels Timbercrete is a single skin building system. This means that the builders and homeowners are able to enjoy significant financial and time saving costs.

The ability for this to be a single skin building element is largely due to the fact that many conventional building elements are not required. There is no need for sisalation, timber frames, gyprock, paint, timber reveals, skirting, acid cleaning or even insulation.

There is no need for insulation due to the superior thermal dynamic of the bricks. Timbercrete has a greater thermal dynamic compared with the usual clay or concrete bricks due to the timber content in Timbercrete bricks.

There are homes built with Timbercrete bricks in many areas of Victoria including Axedale, Tolmie, Marysville, Warrandyte, Kangaroon Ground, Kinglake, Anakie and Pomonal. In Marysville, there is also the Marysville Lollyshop which has been built using Timbercrete products.

Melbourne Timbercrete builders receive the same great quality product that all other Timbercrete customers receive, a multi award winning environmentally sensitive masonry building product. Timbercrete bricks, blocks, panels and pavers can be used in just about any building situation.