Timbercrete ^® Landscape Products.

Description for specifications; Timbercrete is a cementitious product with specially selected and formulated cellulose aggregate and importantly for structural strength a measure of an excogitated categorised sand mix and other non toxic environmental additives including a defloculant, and colour oxides where needed.

Benefits of Timbercrete

ü It does not burn your feet even on a hot day. On a recent 40 degree day after 20 temperature measurements the Timbercrete averaged a temperature of 56.75 º degrees, whilst surrounding concrete was 74.75º, and clay pavers were 69.1º. After testing close to 40 different surfaces, Timbercrete was the only ground hard surface that was under 65º, and the only one that could be walked on with bare feet without burning. Being cooler also helps reduce the heat island effect coming off hard surfaces around homes and cities. A combination of grass, garden and Timbercrete around your home, will keep the home cooler, and reduce the need for as much air conditioning. It will also make entertaining on a paved area more comfortable. Download the full spreadsheet by typing www.ozbreed.com.au/timtemp.zip into your browser.

ü Locks up carbon, reducing Australia’ s Carbon foot print. As a substantial ingredient in Timbercrete is wood waste, large amounts of Carbon are locked away for the life of the pavers and blocks. Based on the calculation that wood waste is approximately 50% carbon, each cubic metre of Timbercrete locks up approximately 147kg of carbon, that otherwise may have entered the atmosphere. Making Timbercrete only uses ambient air temperature to set it. Timbercrete boasts a lower embodied energy this means it requires much less carbon in production compared to clay based products, which need heating in Kilns.

ü Timbercrete is light. Weighing less then half the weight of Concrete,  large blocks or super sized pavers can be laid by one person. Being so much lighter also saves on freight costs, and reduces the amount of carbon produced when transporting the product.

ü Natural looking. Timbercrete’s main finish is the substantially single colour Sandstone look, although many other natural looks can be achieved by special order, including mixed colours and swirls.

Pavers

All pavers at present are for foot traffic areas. We are currently testing new pavers for driveways.

Stock pavers; 600mmx600mmx60mm Single colour sandstone look, sealed with protector. Each 600mmx600mm paver locks up 3.18kg of carbon or 8.83kg of carbon per square metre.

Special order Pavers, allow 2 to 3 weeks. This size or many other sizes, in a multitude of colours, including dual colour, and tri colour. The most other common size is 400mmx400mm. Only the 600mmx600mm pavers are always sealed, so ask the manufacturer for advise on sealing others.

Retaining Wall Blocks.

Mortared blocks. Often in stock. Block Height:155mm x Block Length: 400 mm x Block Depth: 200 mm. Blocks per Square Metre: 16. Weight: 13kg (approximately). The special order Curved Wall Series blocks weigh 11kg (approximately). Each block locks up approximately 1.82kg of carbon.

Dry stack blocks. This landscape series tapers back (batter’s back) due to the 32mm wide key, and can be stacked without the need for mortar. For now these will be special order, but we hope to have stock in the future. The curved block is also available in this series, for curved retaining wall construction.

Garden Edging, and Paver Protector.

This product can be used as a garden border or a hardened edge around paving that is near lawns, which require regular brush cutting. 600mm long x 100 mm wide x 60 mm. This product has a rounded edge on the outward side, and the other side is flat. As with all other concrete or clay edging or pavers, it can still chip if the brush cutter operator is careless.

For information about Timbercrete, or your local supplier go to www.timbercrete.com.au

or call 1300 252000. Timbercrete is produced by well trained manufacturers all over Australia.

In many countries Timbercrete is either protected by patent, or has a patent pending.