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Catcastle Grey
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Catcastle Grey is a course grained brown/grey/variegated sandstone. It is suitable for all building applications. It is good for paving and suitable for severe exposure areas such as sea walls and reservoir.
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Recommended Uses
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Civil engineering works (bridges, dams) yes
Foundations, footings yes
Machinery bases yes
Retaining walls, batters yes
Loadbearing masonry yes
Arches yes
Columns yes
Piers yes
Lintels yes
Stone slips yes
Non loadbearing cladding and facings yes
Window surrounds yes
Plinths yes
Copings yes
Roofing no
Steps, stairs yes
Thresholds, sills yes
Paving yes
Setts yes
Flooring yes
Fireplaces yes
Boundary walls yes
Kerbs and quadrants yes
Decorative work (carving, moulding) yes
Sculpture, bas-relief yes
Veneers yes
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Dimensions
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Maximum Sizes Height on bed Length Width
Quarried 1.5m 3m 2m
As Supplied 1.2m 2.5m 1.5m
Blocks 1.5m 3m 2m
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Reference Projects
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Application: Restoration
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Building: Stirling Castle
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Location: Stirling
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Application: Newbuild
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Building: Private House
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Location: North Yorkshire
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Reference Buildings
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Application: Restoration, both internal and external
Building: Great Hall
Location: Stirling Castle
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Application: Newbuild
Building: Crown Court
Location: Hull
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Application: Paving and setts (Restoration)
Building: Culzean Castle
Location: Ayrshire
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Application: Newbuild
Building: Buchanan Street Shopping Centre
Location: Glasgow
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Application: Newbuild
Building: Glasgow Sherrif Court
Location: Glasgow
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Technical Data
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Salt Crystallisation -0.64 Percentage mass change
Porosity 15.39%
Saturation Coefficient 0.59
Water Absorption 4.06%
Slip 76 USVR
Compression (Dry/Perpendicular) 65.3 MPa
Flexual Strength 5.7 Mpa
Abrasion Resistance  
Petrographic description  
Acid Immersion pass
Freeze / thaw resistance (48 cycles)  
Bulk Specific Gravity 2353 Kg/m3
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