"Corsehill" - Dunhouse natural stone

Natural stone and traditional masonry for buildings of the future

Corsehill

Corsehill is a fine grained pink/red sandstone. It is suitable for all building applications.

Recommended Uses


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	yes
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

Dimensions

Reference Projects

Application: New Build

Building: Law Courts

Location: Newcastle

Application: Original building and restoration

Building: National Portrait Gallery

Location: Edinburgh

Application: Newbuild

Building: The Bridgewater Concert Hall

Location: Manchester

Reference Buildings

Application: Newbuild
Building: Law Courts
Location: Newcastle
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Application: Newbuild
Building: Stracthclyde University Entrance
Location: Glasgow

Application: Restoration
Building: Stoneleigh Abbey
Location: Worcestershire

Technical Data

Salt Crystallisation	3.83 Percentage mass change
Porosity	28.83%
Saturation Coefficient	0.66
Water Absorption	10.70%
Slip	84 USVR
Compression (Dry/Perpendicular)	67.6 MPa
Flexual Strength	5.7. Mpa
Abrasion Resistance
Petrographic description
Acid Immersion
Freeze / thaw resistance (48 cycles)
Bulk Specific Gravity	1888 Kg/m³

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