Autoclaved aerated concrete combines insulation and structural capability in one material for walls floors and roofs.
Aac block wall construction.
The lightweight building block.
Autoclaved aerated concrete aac is a lightweight precast foam concrete building material suitable for producing concrete masonry unit cmu like blocks.
Aac is also a common building material in the middle east far east australia and south america but most homeowners builders and concrete contractors in the united states have never heard of it.
Since 1892 wehrhahn develops d.
In some european countries 60 of new home construction uses autoclaved aerated concrete aac blocks or panels for exterior wall construction.
Aac block panel.
However labor costs for aac can be lower because its lighter weight makes it easier to handle and install.
Aac block panel is extremely versatile and is available in blocks and panels of various sizes and widths for non load bearing construction applications including external walls internal walls floors and fences.
Aercon aac is the leading manufacturer of precast autoclaved aerated concrete products and prides itself on maintaining the highest level of customer service and support.
Aac block is one third and a quarter lighter than the equivalent fired clay.
Using a standard 1 6 mortar would work just as fine as long as any hammering needs to be done for chasing or cladding building services.
Composed of quartz sand calcined gypsum lime cement water and aluminum powder aac products are cured under heat and pressure in an autoclave invented in the mid 1920s aac simultaneously provides structure insulation and fire and.
Easy laying and workability.
Low weight high strength dimensional accuracy.
Aac block prices.
We are the only autoclaved aerated concrete aac provider that manufactures their product in the united states.
Aac blocks are supposed to be treated like vitrified tiles for their level of moisture absorption and time for curing.
The leading manufacturer of precast autoclaved aerated concrete products.
These special concrete blocks have a number of advantages.
Aac blocks offer a wide range of applications.
They re strong light and provide better sound and thermal insulation than conventional blocks.
Basic aac block in the standard size of 8 x 8 x 24 inches costs about 2 20 to 2 50 per square foot as of july 2018 slightly more than standard concrete block which costs about 2 00 per square foot.