Fly ash bricks last longer than any other building material. The main aspect of using fly ash bricks is their durable strength, decent appearance, minimal cost, and others.
Fly ash bricks are perfectly suitable for multi-story construction because of their low weight. In India, around 1000 to 10000 bricks are made per hour. And the demand for it in the construction sector increases day by day.
Let’s take a look at the reason behind the popularity of fly ash bricks.
5 reasons to choose fly ash bricks
Appearance
The appearance matters the most and it creates the impression. The color of fly ash bricks is a very pleasing cement gray color. It is also uniform in the shade, quality, and denser than red clay bricks.
The best thing is that the construction of fly ash bricks reduces approx 40% to 50% plastering cost because it is covered by the Gypsum plaster, the Plaster of Paris on which putty can easily be applied without any plaster.
Fire and Moisture Resistant (Safe to use)
The fly ash bricks are good fire-resistant therefore it has the potential to be the safest building material compared to any other construction material. Even it protects construction against infestation and other perils.
Also, the fly ash bricks are moisture and weather resistant because they absorb the moisture 6 to 12% approximately. It helps to reduce dampness and humidity on the wall and ceiling, also highly resistant to sulfate and other acids.
Strength at Minimal Cost
Fly ash bricks are highly durable and sturdy with lower permeability. One thing is the fact that one can easily color the wall by properly joining all bricks without plaster which makes your construction less costly.
The fly ash bricks cover more areas. Swilco machine offers high-quality machines such as 5 in 1 fully automatic high-pressure fly ash bricks machine helps to overcome the machinery and labor cost.
Thermal Properties
The fly ash brick provides a maximum reflection of light at minimal heat absorption. The thermal conductivity of fly ash bricks is 20% to 30% less than the concrete blocks.
The benefit of fly ash brick is that it keeps the atmosphere cool in summer, and it is versatile according to the Indian climates because of its thermal conductivity. That’s why it is very popular for construction in India.
Great Stability and Noise-Resistant
Fly ash bricks are made by the combustion waste of coal in thermal power plants so it is eco-friendly. This brick does not damage the atmosphere by any kind of pollution except the white category product.
The fly ash bricks are considered as an abatement of noise pollution and provide good sound insulation with decent lightweight. Ultimately, the construction made by this brick has low stress as per their less weight.
So, these are the major 5 reasons behind the popularity of fly ash bricks in India. Apart from these reasons, it gives several benefits and a great opportunity to gain money by establishing the fly ash bricks business.
One of the best manufacturers of fly ash bricks machines is Swilco machine LLP. We offer the robust quality of our industrial machines including fly ash bricks machine, paver block machine, hollow block machine, and interlocking paver block machine. To know more details about our machines inquire us.