Buildcrete Brochure - Lafarge in South Africa

GENERAL PURPOSE CEMENT
32,5R
The proven solution for cost saving.

Even better benefits from
Buildcrete
We listened to our customers when we
designed our user-friendly Buildcrete
and gave it enhanced performance
characteristics. We ensured that the product
consistently offers a reliable solution for a
wide range of concrete and mortar work, and
innovated even better benefits when:
Small contractors and DIY
enthusiasts want reliable easy to
handle mixes for any application
Our solution:
Innovative formulation with siliceous fly ash
produces highly workable mixes for ease
of placing and finishing, combined with
superior strength performance.
Small contractors and DIY home
builders look for the convenience
of using the same cement for
mortar and plaster work
Our solution:
The fly ash in Buildcrete contributes to
workable buttery mixes that make brick
laying and plastering a pleasure, while
producing professional results to be proud
of.
Construction contractors need
to have confidence that their
mixes will achieve the contract
specification every time, while
achieving cost savings
Our solution:
Lafarge South Africa’s world-class plants
have established Buildcrete’s reputation for
consistent high quality. The product’s extra
strength performance also allows significant
savings in cement usage compared with
typical 32,5N general purpose products.
Developers are imposing demanding
environmental standards on their
projects
Our solution:
Buildcrete is a pozzolanic cement that reduces
CO 2 emissions in its manufacture by over 50%
compared with traditional ordinary Portland
cement.
Construction contractors needed a
cement that would meet durability
and resistance to chemical attack
tender requirements
Our solution:
The siliceous fly ash in Buildcrete’s
formulation fills the voids in standard cements
creating a more dense, durable hardened
concrete. Buildcrete is also a Sulfate
Resisting Cement and helps protect against
chloride and alkali-silica reaction.
Small builders and major
construction contractors want
to minimise costs of formwork and
brick/block manufacturers need
optimum output from their moulds
Our solution:
The innovative formulation of Buildcrete
has produced an ‘R’ class product with early
strength gain, enabling better utilisation of
moulds and formwork, meaning corresponding
savings in time and money.
Buildcrete’s reliable high
quality + superior performance
= less cement required
Saving
rhinos
with Buildcrete
• We have pledged ongoing support for the
world’s first dedicated Rhino Orphanage, which
is caring for baby rhinos that are parentless as
a result of South Africa’s devastating poaching
epidemic.
• You can help by purchasing a bag of Buildcrete
cement! A percentage of every bag purchased
will be donated to the Orphanage.
• South Africa is home to over 90% of the
world’s population of rhinos and we are proud
to be playing a meaningful role in helping to
preserve our unique heritage.
www.therhinoorphanage.co.za
Recommended volume mixes
Buildcrete gives
you Quality
without question.
Uses Cement Sand Stone
Home concrete
Foundations, footings, unreinforced domestic (10-15 MPa)
1 4 4
floors
Medium strength concrete
1 3 3
(20-25 MPa)
Driveways, unreinforced light industrial floors
High strength
Reinforced concrete structural applications:
Suspended slabs
(25-30 MPa)
1 2,5 2,5
Other Uses Cement Sand Stone
Ultra high strength / Watertight concrete
1 2 2
(35 MPa)
Reservoirs, ponds
Mortar for bricklaying and plastering
Brick and block making (Standard)
Brick and block making (Optimised)
Dependent on aggregates and equipment used
(5 MPa)
1 6
1 8
1 9
Note: Use the same size container for
measuring all the materials in a batch –
see volume proportions above. 50kg 50kg
The Lafarge
name assures
customers
of reliable,
consistent
quality, high
performance
cement.
The proven
solution for
cost saving.
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BUILD & SAVE
WITH BUILDCRETE
ESTIMATED CEMENT SAVING ON A 100m 2 house
• TOTAL BAGS SAVED
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57
BAGS
SAVED
• TOTAL BAGS SAVED
TOTAL BAGS SAVED
• TOTAL BAGS SAVED
PROJECT
AMOUNT OF BAGS NEEDED
TO BUILD A 100m 2 HOUSE
BAGS SAVED WHEN
USING LAFARGE
AVERAGE 32,5N BUILDCRETE 32,5R MORE VALUE!
FOUNDATIONS 54 bags needed VS 46 bags needed = 8 bags Saved!
FLOORS 80 bags needed VS 70 bags needed = 10 bags Saved!
*BRICK
MANUFACTURING
168 bags needed VS 129 bags needed = 39 bags Saved!
* Brick manufacturing saving is based on optimised mix proportions which is dependent on aggregates
and equipment used.
EASY MIXING • DURABLE & RELIABLE
RAPID HARDENING • ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
For further information on Buildcrete please contact us on:
TOLL-FREE: 0860 109 275 or Customer Service Centre: 011 657 1111
Lafarge South Africa
35 Westfield Road, Longmeadow Business Estate Ext 11, Edenvale, 1609
Tel: 0860 LAFARG / 0860 523 274 or 0861 LAFARG / 0861 523 274 • Main fax: 086 631 0006
www.lafarge.co.za