Technical Information

Find the latest product technical information of Ibstock products here, including masonry, roofing, facade systems, rail, retaining walls, and more.

Technical Information

Find the latest product technical information of Ibstock products here, including masonry, roofing, facade systems, rail, retaining walls, and more. See more

Bricks

Masonry

Roofing

Retaining Walls

Flooring & Lintels

Facade Systems

Bricks

Application & Construction

Design & Specs

Handling & Maintenance

Industry Documents

Site Practice and Troubleshooting

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TIS C1 Fireborn clay units handling laying guidelines
TIS C2 Fireborn glazed units handling laying guidelines
TIS C3 Glazed bricks handling laying guidelines
TIS C4 Linear fireborn freedom handling laying guidelines
TIS C6 Rain penetration of brickwork walls
TIS C7 Ibstock tilebrick laying and handling guidelines
TIS C9 Projecting Brickwork
TIS C10 Ibstock vent brick laying and handling guidelines
TIS C12 Building with blue facing bricks
TIS C13 EcoHabitats bats and swifts
TIS C14 Simple free standing walls in clay brickwork
TIS C15 Simple retaining walls in clay brickwork
TIS C17 Laying Ibstock clay pavers for permeable pavements suds
TIS C19 Setting out brickwork
TIS C20 Eco range Beehabitat August 2022

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TIS A1 How bricks are made
TIS A2 Brickwork dimensions tables standard brick
TIS A3 Brickwork dimensions tables larger format
TIS A3a Brickwork dimensions tables 228x68
TIS A4 Brickwork bonds
TIS A5 Brickwork mortars
TIS A6 Mortar joint profiles
TIS A7 Specifying special shapes
TIS A8 Curved brickwork using standard format brick
TIS A9 Understanding K-values
TIS A10 Painting brickwork
TIS A11 Durability of masonry in finished construction
TIS A12 Durability specification best practice
TIS A13 Premature failure of brickwork due to movement
TIS A14 The use of clay brickwork in landscaping situations
TIS A15 Sustainability and environmental impact
TIS A17 Brick specials cut bond and fill face methods
TIS A18 Designing for movement
TIS A19 De-icing salts and masonry
TIS A20 Aspect ratio
TIS A21 Flemish Bond

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COSHH Packaged bricks handling 2021
Maintenance of brickwork

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BDA Severely exposed brickwork
Cleaning Clay Brickwork

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TIS B1 Efflorescence
TIS B2 Vanadium
TIS B3 Iron staining
TIS B4 Staining of blue brickwork-peacocking picture framing
TIS B5 Lime staining of brickwork
TIS B6 Expansive particles
TIS B7 Cracks in brick face firecracking
TIS B8 Crazing
TIS B9 Algae lichen mould growths
TIS B10 Size tolerance and measurement PAS70
TIS B11 Size tolerences and measurements special shaped bricks
TIS B12 Assessment of appearance handling & protection
TIS B13 Water pressure washers and-brickwork
TIS B14 Colour variation in brickwork
TIS B15 Minimising efflorescence and vanadium
TIS B16 Discolouration of masonry due to saturation
TIS B17 Coatings on brickwork
TIS B18 Laying frogged bricks
TIS B19 Industry advice on cleaning brickwork
TIS B20 Packaging of Clay Bricks

Masonry

Cast Stone Installation Guides

Specification Clauses

Technical Information Sheets

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IG1 Cast Stone Slip Cill detail
IG2 Cast Stone Stooled Cill detail
IG3 Cast Stone Retro Fit Stooled Cill detail
IG4 Cast Stone Decorative Head with steel supporting lintel
IG5 Cast Stone Decorative Head with steel relieving lintel
IG6 Cast Stone Decorative Spheres Pier Caps
IG7.1 Cast Stone Bat & Swift Box
IG8 Cast Stone Caplock Copings freestanding wall applications
IG10.1 Cast Stone Decorative Cills Heads in rendered buildings

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Cast Stone Dressings specification clause
Walling Stone Anstone specification clause
Walling Stone Shearstone specification clause

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TIS1 Lime bloom
TIS2 Cleaning with pressure washers
TIS3 Mortar specification
TIS4 Cleaning new masonry
TIS6 Random bonding
TIS7 Cast stone correct use of lifting loops
TIS8 De-icing salts and masonry

Roofing

Roofing Accessories Installation Guides

Key Information Sheets

Technical Information Sheets

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Gemini & Minislate - Mechanically fixed verge
SL8 & PAN8 - Mechanically fixed verge
Hip detailing - vented hip pack (6m)
SL8, PAN8 & V2 vent tile (160mm)
Universal eaves vent packs
Ridge Detailing - Flat tile vented ridge pack (6m)
Ridge Detailing - Profile tile vented ridge pack (6m)
Gemini & Minislate Air/Soil Vent

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Centurion
Gemini
Hardrow
Minislate
PAN8
Plain Tile
Senator
SL8
V2
Tile specifications

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TI4645A Roofing colour variation - site practice
TI4646A Loading out SL8 tiles
TI4647A Batch coding - site practice
TI4656A Efflorescence - site practice & troubleshooting
TI4657A Fascia heights
TI4658A Tile clipping guidance
TI4659A Unsupported tile sections fixing guidance

Retaining Walls

Stepoc Design

Stepoc 200mm

Stepoc 256mm

Stepoc 325mm

Keystone

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Stepoc structural calculation procedures
Stepoc calculation example
Stepoc COSHH data sheet
Stepoc derivation of design equations
Technical Guidance - Efflorescence in concrete
Installation Guide - Stepoc Retaining Wall System

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Standard Details - Stepoc non-90 corner (200mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc corner (200mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc end detail (200mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc L2 (200mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc movement joint (200mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc proposed units rebar layout (200mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc radius (200mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc (200mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc T-junction (200mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc height adjustment (200mm)
Installation Guide - How to construct a Stepoc corner (200mm)
Installation Guide - How to construct a Stepoc free end (200mm)
Installation Guide - How to construct a Stepoc movement joint (200mm)

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Standard Details - Stepoc movement joint (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc non-90 corner (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc corner (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc lintel block (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc opening (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc radius (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc rebar layout (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc T-junction (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc terminal end (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc V2 (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc V3 (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc V5 (256mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc V6 (256mm)
Installation Guide - How to construct a Stepoc corner (256mm)
Installation Guide - How to construct a Stepoc free end (256mm)
Installation Guide - How to construct a Stepoc movement joint (256mm)

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Standard Details - Stepoc non-90 corner (325mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc corner (325mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc movement joint (325mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc radius (325mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc rebar corner (325mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc rebar terminal end (325mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc T-junction (325mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc terminal end (325mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc (325mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc Z2 (325mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc Z3 (325mm)
Standard Details - Stepoc Z4 (325mm)
Installation Guide - How to construct a Stepoc corner (325mm)
Installation Guide - How to construct a Stepoc free end (325mm)
Installation Guide - How to construct a Stepoc movement joint (325mm)

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Keystone construction guide
Technical Guidance - Repair mix for Keystone TW3

Flooring & Lintels

Flooring

Lintels

Padstones

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Technical beam guide

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Fire Rated Lintels
Padstones & Lintels
Stockist guide
Precast Lintel Load Span Table 1
Precast Lintel Load Span Table 2
Prestressed Lintel Load Span Table
Extreme Fire Rated Lintel Load Span Table
Fire Rated Lintel Load Span Table
Hi-Strength Lintel Load Span Table

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Padstones product range table

Facade Systems

Technical Data Sheets

Drawings

Environmental

Specification

Testing

GRC

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Brick Faced Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete Grade 18P Data Sheet
Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete Grade 18P Technical Data Sheet

MechSlip

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MechSlip base detail - brick above ground

Genbrix

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Genbrix jamb detail
Genbrix jamb detail D-11
Genbrix horizontal joint detail
Genbrix horizontal joint detail D-12
Genbrix external corner detail
Genbrix cill detail
Genbrix head detail
Genbrix coping detail
Genbrix internal corner detail
Genbrix base detail
Genbrix corbel detail
Genbrix horizontal movement joint detail

GRC

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NOR M2A vertical T-brackets to SFS updated
NOR M2B vertical T-brackets to concrete updated
NOR M4A support bracket to SFS updated
NOR M4B support bracket to concrete mechanical fixing
NOR M4D typical column and beam
NOR M4E Brick Faced GRC to SFS
NOR M4F Brick Faced GRC to concrete mechanical fixing
NOR M4G Brick Slips to concrete (cast in channel)
NORSKREEN M3 (NOR M3A) spanning system

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Brick Faced GRC Facade Panels - BREGENEPD000365
Plain GRC Facade Panels - BREGENEPD000366

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GRCA methods of testing 2017
GRCA specification for the manufacture curing and testing of GRC 2021
GRCA specifiers guide 2016

MechSlip

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MechSlip CWCT technical report
MechSlip Classification Report

Genbrix

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Genbrix CWCT technical report

GRC

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GRC test report
Brick Faced GRC - bond/impact test report
Firetest BS EN ISO 1182p GRC
Firetest BS EN ISO 1716p GRC
Firetest classification report
Weathertight product testing a GFRC NORSKREEN rain screen sample
NORSKREEN Brick M4-EN-13501-1 classification report
NORSKREEN M4-EN-13501-1 classification report

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