quinn lite blocks

johnpawl

Just wondering has anyone any experience of using these for the inner leaf? Are they a good job? What are they like to plaster, any problems with cracking etc? Is it easy too fix skirting etc to? Any problems with them? Any advice appreciated...

Dupont

just from building them that they dry the mortar like hell. you can only bed a couple at a time. would think about using them my self for insulation properties. once built the wall is very strong with walls tying into it and supporting it

kingchess

hi.i built my house over 3 years ago using quinnlite blocks as inner leaf.these were same size as standard block.they are a bit harder to lay as mortar goes off very quickly but i wet them down first. i slabbed most of the internal walls -no problem. did 2 walls with bonding and then skimmed, also no problem. the house is very warm and would recomend these blocks.a friend is now going building his house and will use the 9 inch wide quinnlite for inner leaf

johnpawl

Thanks for replies... did you pump cavity outside them? Did you build internal walls from quinn lites? Are they ok to fix skirting/ doorframes/ curtain rails etc to??

kingchess

i put 65 mm in the cavity.only one wall inside the house was built with quinlite between utility and living room(of course all the internal walls around the house inside the cavity are quinnlite).this wall was plastered using bonding compound and then skimmed as well as the kitchen walls where the cabinets were too be hung.i almost had a heart attack after the bonding was done when i walked in the house-it was all star shaped from the bonding shrinking.the plasterers (polish)did not know what the fuss was about and kept giving the thumbs up.next day they skimmed it and it came out perfect and still is almost 4 years later,no problems hanging cabinets etc just use raw plugs, the house is very warm as i have underfloor heating, and rads upstairs that i never use as house would be too warm-even for the past week never used them.also have fireplace and a stove that i never use

FesterBeatty

From a structural perspective they're not great. I.e designing large wind panels or walls with heavy vertical loads is difficult. From a practical perspective - wait until you're trying to fix shelves/presses to them.....

Go with standard solid masonry.