Northumberland Sandstone
Typical Aesthetics:
Lovely cream colour with visable bedding
Typical Texture
Course Grained
Description:
A very attractive pale course grained Northumberland Sandstone for those looking for some character.
Technical Information
Overall, Bearl should be suitable for use in most aspects of construction including flooring and load bearing masonry if due caution is taken regarding the low strength. Special consideration will be required where there is the prospect of extreme exposure and where a long service life is needed. At present, the material is not used for veneers, paving and setts.
Compression:
30.47 MPa
Porosity:
14.3%
Water Absorption:
4.3% (by wt)
Bending:
4.6 Mpa
Saturation Coefficient:
0.64
Bulk Specific Gravity:
2216 kg/m3
