What is pumice? What are the features of Block Bims?

In recent years, especially in heat and sound insulation in the construction industry, as a result of the advantages of low mass, the result of the volcanism is a natural material, which is frequently used as a result of natural materials, crystalline, porous, spongy, resistant to physical and chemical factors.

In our country, 9 billion m³ reserve in Central and Eastern Anatolia, especially in the region of Nevsehir bims in terms of quality is above the world standards. BlokBims classifies the bimsi from the licensed sites in Nevşehir or from other open pits and uses them as raw materials.

History of Bims (ponza) in Construction Sector

It is known that the pumice is used as pozzolan cement in the building sector for the first time in the Roman period, as in the dome of the Hagia Sophia. It was started in Germany in 1851 for the production of lightweight building materials. The first generation of lightweight construction materials in the professional sense in Nevsehir, Turkey began in 1984. Today, due to its lightness, naturalness, economy, earthquake and fire resistance in many countries, it is used extensively in heat and sound insulation.

Block Bims Lightweight Building Elements

After the production of the first lightweight structural elements in Nevşehir in 1984, various facilities were established and the BlokBims factory, which was established in 1997 with the name of IsıBims, started production in 1998.

In spite of all the advantages of Blokbims in our country with the awareness that the bims is not enough recognition as a result of bim light construction elements made the BlockBims brand has made it known, has made widespread bimsi. Blokbims are used as inner and outer wall structural elements in all kinds of buildings and asmolen in the floorings.

Properties of Blok Bims

Heat and sound insulation;

  • Used as the raw material of lightweight structural elements, the bims naturally provide heat and Sound insulation.
Resistant to earthquakes;

  • Since the bims are highly elastic materials, the structural elements produced from the bims have more Resistance than the other structural elements. (It is 70.000 kg / cm2.) It is 6 times more flexible compared to concrete.
It is economical;

  • While the walls are built in constructions, coarse and fine plaster is needed on the walls made with other building elements, single layer plaster is sufficient on the outer walls of the blocks and the inner walls are plastered with gypsum plaster. In addition, it is sufficient to use less plaster as it has a smooth surface. Since the surface of the products are smooth and decorative, it is possible to use them without plastering.
Fire Resistant;

  • It has high melting temperature. It is approved according to DIN 4102 standards. Bims with high melting temperature minimizes the damages of the fire as it does not remove any gas which is harmful to the environment when it melts. (1100 sahipC burning temperature for at least 239 minutes, shape and size loss, has the ability to remove smoke.)
It is natural;

  • BlockBims is a natural material because it is manufactured only from bims and cement.
Balances ambient humidity;

  • BlockBims within the water can contain a large amount of water vapor to prevent moisture. In addition, due to its porous structure, it creates natural areas by breathing naturally, creating breathable, odorless and healthy places.
Environment Friendly;

  • BlockBims are produced only with vibration energy, so the energy need is very low. Since no chemical or biological technique is used in production, there is no waste and there is no danger to worker health.
It is light;

  • One of the most important advantages of BlokBims is the lightness of its porous structure. BlokBims, which has a specific gravity of 0.6 kg / dm³, reduces the load on the building basis since it is lighter than other building products.
Precision-sized;

  • BlokBims building materials are produced in millimeter sensitivity by using the facilities provided by superior technology. The smooth surface and smooth edges of the production allow to save up to 50% from wall work and plaster.