What is Grano to dust used for?
What is Grano to dust used for?
Grano Dust is used for mixing with cement to produce a fine mortar ideally suited for flooring screeds. Grano Dust can often also be used as a layer under artificial grass.
Is Grano dust granite dust?
Grano Dust is a gritty aggregate typically manufactured from crushed granite. Widely used in construction and building it is a flexible material.
What size is Grano dust?
0mm to 6mm
Our grano dust – or grano to dust as it’s sometimes know – is a granitic product that has a fine, gritty consistency, with particle sizes that range from 0mm to 6mm.
What is Grano sand?
Grano Dust is a gritty fine aggregate, roughly 6mm to dust and usually formed from stone such as limestone or granite (hence the name), but is increasingly ‘supplemented’ by recycled aggregates such as crushed brick.
Does Grano dust go hard?
Granite dust is a great product to use as it binds together beautifully when slightly damp. It then goes rock hard once dry but still allows water through.
How thin can you lay Grano?
Granolithic toppings should be laid at 15 mm to 20 mm depth, directly on to fresh concrete before setting has commenced (monolithic construction), or to a thickness of 25 mm to 40 mm, bonded to hardened concrete slabs. Granolithic screeds are not suitable for unbonded constructions.
Does Grano dust set hard?
Is Grano dust permeable?
A cooperative medium that can be shaped into slopes and tightly finished to a firm and stable surface whilst remaining permeable. However Grano-dust doesn’t stop there! It can also be mixed with cement to make a smooth and tough flooring screed.
What is the mix for Grano?
Mix together 6 parts grano, 1 part sand and 2 parts cement. It is used for benching in sewers and to make a smooth polished concrete like finish to steps and floor areas.
Can you put sub-base on top of grass?
Yes. A laying course consisting of 25mm (1”) of granite or limestone dust, sometimes referred to as ‘grano’, should be installed on top of the sub-base material, followed by an optional second layer of weed membrane, prior to laying the turf.
How do you make a Grano floor?
Granolithic concrete is prepared in a 1: 1: 2 ratio by mixing cement, fine aggregate and specially chosen aggregate and placing the covering layer on the prepared base. The granolithic covering surface is allowed for 7 days and the surface can be rubbed to obtain a good surface.