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2015-02-26
EPS – Manufacture
EPS stands for expanded polystyrene, a rigid thermoplastic.EPS is manufactured in several steps. Small plastic beads (granulate) are expanded and foamed together into homogenous blocks. These are then cut into panels/sheets of an appropriate size.
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2014-10-01
Strong structures using hollow blocks
Benders’ hollow blocks make it easy to build walls that withstand large stresses. The blocks simply stack on top of each other with no mortar. As the wall rises, reinforcement is added, both horizontally and vertically, course by course. The bricks are then filled with a concrete of suitable quality. This gives you a very strong, reinforced wall without any of the bother of formwork. Hollow blocks are also very suitable if, for example, you are building a pool, retaining wall, bunker silo or manure (slurry) pit. They can also be used in making foundations for machine halls and many other things.
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2014-10-01
This is how easy it is to build house walls using Benders’ expanded clay blocks
Benders’ expanded clay blocks are made from expanded clay balls (fired expanded clay), sand, cement and water. They are available in different widths for building interior and exterior walls. There are also complementary “gauge blocks” in various heights to tackle height limitations in respect of your foundations or walls. Expanded clay beams (lintels) are available in all widths for use above window, door and other major openings.
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2014-10-01
Why choose house foundations from Benders?
Build secure foundations using our base elements (Bender Sockelelement). They are insulated, high quality and come with a brushed, rustic finish that means they can be laid immediately. Their low weight and perfect fit help make Benders the natural choice!
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2014-10-01
Benders’ accessories for foundations
The right accessories make it even easier to lay foundations. That is why we at Benders have developed accessories that help our customers achieve excellent results.
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2014-10-01
This is how easy it is to lay your foundations
The foundations are an important part of any building. They may have to support their loads for centuries. Our base elements (Bender Sockelelement) provide secure foundations. They are insulated, high quality, fit together perfectly and come with a brushed, rustic finish that means they can be laid immediately.
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2014-10-01
Combine foundations and walls
Benders makes it easy for you to build a complete garage or house frame. Simply combine our base elements and our expanded clay blocks. Our goal is that you should never need more than one supplier.
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2014-10-01
Tools and accessories for Benders’ infrastructure products
To facilitate handling and use of our infrastructure products, we have developed a number of aids that further contribute to good results. Our manual driver and generator cart are just two examples of these aids.
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2014-10-01
Spikma kerbing design
Spikma kerbing is manufactured by special machines that were largely developed in-house. Very high-quality concrete is used for the kerbing. This guarantees low moisture absorption and good resistance to frost and road salt. The concrete’s compressive strength is a full 60 MPa and is checked daily along with flexural strength (6 MPa). Most of our kerbing also has a cast-in 5 mm reinforcement bar.
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2014-10-01
The Spikma method
Pinned kerbing was developed towards the end of the 1960s and, since then, has been manufactured and developed by Spikma and Benders. The need for prefabricated kerbing grew along with increased vehicular traffic and the problems this brought. A simple product that was cheap to maintain and could be laid quickly was needed.
