Catcastle Buff Sandstone Exterior Wall Facade Hotel Project

Catcastle Buff
Carlton George Hotel
Glasgow
Project details:
Stone used:Catcastle Buff
Size of Project:500m²
Stone supplied to:Watsons Stonecraft
Year:1995
Medium grained buff/grey/variegated sandstone
Catcastle Buff
Extracted near Blackburn in Lancashire, this buff gritstone has been quarried since the early 1940s. Extensively used in the last 15 years on some of the largest buildings in Edinburgh including:
The new Sheriffs Court building, the Energy Centre at The Gyle and the prestigious Harvey Nichols Store.
Other projects include the Carlton George Hotel - Glasgow, the historic Cholera Monument in Sheffield and the large office development Belvedere House in Manchester.
Applications:
Ashlar walling
Thin cladding Fischer type system 30mm min
Dressed / Carved stone
Rock faced walling
Rubble walling
Rockery stone
External flooring / Paving
External steps / Platts
Internal flooring (requires sealant)
Declaration of Performance to BS EN 771-6-2011 Natural Stone Masonry Units:
Resistance to fireClass A1
Shear bond strength Fixed Value
Apparent Density (Kg/m3) 2386
Open Porosity (%) NPD
Water absorption (g/m2.sec2) 41.6
Comperessive Strength (Mpa) 38.5
Flexural Strength (Mpa) 11.6
Frost Resistance (Cycles) 84
Thermal Conductivity NPD