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Finlite blocks?

  • 30-07-2007 10:09am
    #1
    jasgrif11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 439 ✭✭


    Has anyone used finlite blocks? looking for experiences on weather they are good or not?


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  • #2
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,545 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Not sure about them - in fact I never heard of them.

    Anyway I think we can leave this thread here for a day or two but if it doesn't generate a few replies I can move it to DIY


  • #3
    jasgrif11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 439 ✭✭jasgrif11


    They are super lightweight concrete blocks but with 300% more insulation. Apparently they are just as strong as normal blocks


  • #4
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,545 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    jasgrif11 wrote:
    They are super lightweight concrete blocks but with 300% more insulation. Apparently they are just as strong as normal blocks
    I would be aware of the properties of the blocks once the "lite" comes into the name. The "Fin" part probably relates to the manufacturer much the same as the Quinnlite block which i would have come across a few times.

    They are expensive and you need to balance cost in relation to performance. I wouldnt think they are great when it comes to insulation bearing in mind the requirements of the building regs. but very useful when it comes to avoiding heavy pinpoint loading on suspended concrete slab floors for example


  • #5
    Viking House
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 551 ✭✭✭Viking House


    Do you have a link to a website?


  • #6
    sesswhat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭sesswhat


    Viking House wrote:
    Do you have a link to a website?

    First result on google


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  • #7
    Viking House
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 551 ✭✭✭Viking House


    We used blocks similar to those for two houses in Harolds Cross. The blocks were made from LWA (The brown balls you see in hotel flowerpots)
    The blocks we used had a 150mm layer of Polysterene in the middle and had an overall width of 350mm.


  • #8
    eugenedoc1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭eugenedoc1


    acheson & glover make finlite blocks. similar to quinnlite


  • #9
    Sparky78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 103 ✭✭Sparky78


    posted on a previous thread found it usefull.

    http://www.quinn-group.com/downloads/quinnlite_technical_manual.pdf


  • #10
    ollie30
    Closed Accounts Posts: 57 ✭✭ollie30


    as far as i know the finlite and the quinnlte are not in the same league in thermal terms,the quinnlite is way better as the price differance will tell you.i read in another post that the finlite is similar to half inch polysterene in insulation terns but suitable for rising walls to help eliminate some cold bridge.plasters tell me they laminate them with plasterboard cause they're a nightmare to plaster


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