Flat slate: application in various fields

Asbestos-cement slate is a roofing material that has good strength, durability, is quite easy to install, and most importantly, has a low cost. Today, flat slate has found its application in the installation of wall sandwich panels, the construction of complexes, industrial premises, houses, pavilions, garages, stalls.

About where and how flat pressed slate can be used as an enclosing or facing material - our article will tell.

Flat asbestos-cement slate - its properties and characteristics

Asbestos is a type of mineral raw material that has been successfully used in construction for more than 100 years, distinguished by an optimal combination of quality and reasonable price. To date, there are more than 3,000 different types of structures, in the manufacture of which asbestos cement is used..

Asbestos-cement sheets (flat slate) are unusual building boards that have a special manufacturing technology and are widely used in construction.

Asbestos-cement flat slate - the characteristics are excellent in terms of hygroscopicity and airtightness, and good strength and ease in laying slate are an additional advantage of this material. If we take into account the production - flat slate, depending on the method of its manufacture, there are two types: pressed and non-pressed.

The main difference is strength - pressed flat slate has a slightly higher strength, so the size is larger.

A comparative table of two types of flat slate is shown below.

Table 1. Comparative characteristics of two types of flat slate

Today, flat slate finds active use in residential construction, and not only in small structures (stalls, shopping pavilions, fences and other household structures).Asbestos sheets are increasingly used in facade cladding, as well as interior decoration of office premises, in the erection of the foundation.

Scope of flat slate is quite wide.

Let's highlight the main ones:

• cladding of wide profile structures in construction (sanitary cabins, partitions and ventilation shafts, flooring of industrial premises, boxes, window sills and window lintels, formwork, etc.);
• at power plants as sprinklers for cooling towers;
• facing inside and outside of public and industrial, as well as residential buildings;
• facing of ventilated facades;
• installation of sandwich panels;
• outbuildings - gazebos, aviaries, showers and toilets, as well as beds, composters, small paths;
• construction slate fences.

The use of pressed flat slate - country beds

As already mentioned, the scope of asbestos-cement sheets is quite wide. Recently, summer residents and gardeners are very fond of this type of material. On the backyard plot, flat slate has found its application not only in the arrangement of country houses and outbuildings - gazebos, toilets, showers.

Country beds, equipped with flat slate sheets, greatly facilitated the care and watering of the soil.

Flat slate in such beds serves as a reliable fence. Given that the slate is flat 3000x1500x8 in size and also has a small weight, that is, with such a three-meter sheet, you can immediately build a fence for a garden bed or a greenhouse.

Important!
Slate does not rot, unlike wood, it is not damaged by insects. Your fence will be both strong and durable.

Arrangement of residential and industrial buildings

Asbestos-cement sheets are used both in the external cladding of industrial and public buildings, and internal. Pressed flat slate is widely used in hinged ventilated facades, as well as in sandwich panels, where insulation up to 200 mm can be laid.

flat sheets slate can also be used as a floor slab or to equip cellar walls.

Asbestos-cement slate is flat - the characteristics indicate that the material is resistant to various weather conditions, is not affected by aggressive environments and various soils, and is a non-combustible material. In addition, it can be easily processed with a hacksaw or circular saw.

Consequently, the installation of asbestos-cement slate is possible both in winter and in summer. The process itself does not require large labor costs and highly skilled workers. And the repair of the object is possible without disturbing the general coverage.

An interesting point in the general characteristics of flat slate is the possibility of decorating the sheet itself - applying paint to it, various finishing materials.

Foundation - another use of flat slate

The construction of the foundation is the beginning of any construction, whether it is a residential building or industrial property. The foundation is the foundation of the building, and therefore the device must be well thought out. Nowadays, there are many options for building a foundation, as well as the choice of materials necessary for this.

We propose to consider one of the good and very interesting ways of laying the foundation using a proven quality material - flat slate..

Undoubtedly, you will appreciate the ease of installation, and the quality and low cost of the material itself.

1. Stage one. We lay trenches under the outer walls of the future structure and the planned internal wall partitions.

In places where we plan doorways, we simply do not dig the ground. We fill the bottom of the trenches with sand, fill it with water, after which we subject it to thorough tamping. We place welded reinforcement in the trench, which requires sheathing with flat slate.

2. Stage two. We sheathe the reinforcement with slate from the inside of the future building. How to fix flat slate?
   This does not require special skills, you just need to drill holes in the sheets in the right places, and attach them with self-tapping screws to wooden planks that are attached to the inside of the sheets.

   Remember: the material cannot be succumbed to strong pressure due to the possibility of splitting it.

3. Stage three. We raise the outer part of the foundation.

4. Stage four. We fill the space between the outer and inner walls of the foundation of the future structure with crushed stone in several layers, which we reliably concrete.

After pouring the floors with concrete, we build a basement and thus conserve the foundation for the winter.

Pressed flat slate fence

The material from which asbestos-cement sheets are made is non-toxic and non-combustible, it is durable and durable. Therefore, today flat pressed slate is successfully used in the construction of high-quality fences - fences.

For the fence, sheets from 1000x1500 mm to 3000x1500 mm are most often used. Sheets of slate are made both in standard gray color, as well as in color, since flat colored slate for fence construction has recently become popular.

Industrially painted colored sheets, unlike home painting, have good weather protection and aesthetic appeal. Colored slate is very well combined with the facades of houses, in harmony with the general surrounding landscape.

Installation of flat slate as a fence is carried out as follows:

1. Strengthen the fence structure. We will enclose the slate sheets in a metal 25 mm corner. To do this, we bend the corner along the perimeter of the sheet (we make triangular cuts at the corners of the bend), and weld the ends of the corner so that the whole structure becomes immovable.
2. To fix the slate sheet in the corner using ordinary metal plates welded to the corner.
3. We drill holes in the sheets with an electric drill and use bolts and nuts to fasten each sheet structure to a metal pole. By the way, to reduce the load on the slate in the attachment area, use washers.

Note: if you plan to put the fence on the foundation - there is no need to use additional fasteners.
Otherwise, use two lintels to stiffen the entire fence section between the posts. In addition, we advise you to attach the slate sheet itself with jumpers in several places.

Summing up the above, we highlight the main characteristics of asbestos plates:

• high strength and durability;
• weather resistance;
• heat resistance;
• resistance to corrosion or decay;
• resistance to various chemical influences (possibility of staining);
• soundproofing;
• ease of processing;
• environmental Safety.

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