Brick "Lego"

Brick "Lego" - building brick, in form similar to the children's designer of the company "Lego".

It is made by hyperpressing the product, which is formed as a result of sifting of rubble in fractions and passing through special sieves, and it has special grooves of formation. Thanks to these grooves the construction process will be very fast.

Types of Lego Bricks discussed in detail in our other article.

We will focus on the most popular form in Russia.

• strength - M 150,
• density - 1550 kg / m3,
• frost resistance - 35 cycles (for harsh climatic conditions, performance can be improved).

• The benefits are visible even to non-professionals. Due to the presence of grooves to stack them faster and easier.Existing holes can be used for wiring. The weight of a lego-brick is less, than at other types.
• Making brick "Lego" does not require firing, which greatly reduces the cost. Instead of firing using strong pressing, which gives strength. It has not only different colors and shades of colors, but also a variety of texture.
• Thanks to hyperpressing, this brick can be attributed to a variety of artificial stone. It can be successfully used for facing the building. A high strength allows you to lay out not only partitions, but also load-bearing walls.
• Masonry does not require special skills, it is enough to properly lay out the first layer, and then the process will go quickly enough. After all, because of the existing grooves and spikes, they are ideally suited to each other. Hitch layers are not traditional solution, and with the use of special glue, which can be applied with a brush or roller. The use of glue will reduce not only the costs, but does not require much physical activity as in the preparation of cement mortar. And the wall will look aesthetically pleasing.

In one cube - 500 bricks. To assemble 1 cube of Lego bricks, you need 15 kg.tile adhesive for exterior work.

Types of bricks "Lego" discussed in our other article.

As raw materials for Lego bricks, waste from the crushing of limestone rocks, volcanic dust or sand is suitable. Moreover, the smaller the fraction of raw materials, the higher the quality of bricks. If the raw material consists of fairly large particles, then you can crush it - then the quality of the brick will be no worse.

Advantages over other types of bricks:

1. Ease and accuracy of installation due to the existing two through holes with guides. Holes can be used for laying communications.
2. The high strength of the product is up to 300 kilograms per 1 square centimeter of surface.
3. High frost resistance and temperature fluctuations.
4. High wear resistance and durability - has no chips and cracks.
5. Water absorption is less than 5 percent - the product does not smother, and any contamination is easily removed with water.
6. A large number of varieties of textures and colors - more than 70 variations, which allows you to find a suitable solution for yourself.
7. Greater seismic resistance - laying reliability is higher than that of silicate or ceramic products.
8. Small expenses for laying - a bag of glue (25 kilograms) goes for laying 500 bricks.
9. Immaculate appearance.

For greater clarity, see the following video, which details the Lego brick.

There is a way to save during construction.

You can not buy ready-made bricks, and buy equipment for their production. You will need to buy a machine and raw materials. As a result, you will have your production of lego bricksand since there are practically no competitors now, the prospects in this business are very good.

Even if at the end of construction Lego brick equipment not needed in the future, it can be leased or sold.

The proportion of raw materials for Lego bricks:

• screening of limestone rocks (85-92%);
• binding components (for example, Portland cement) - 8-15%;
• pigment for coloring colored concretes.
• water

In one cube 500 bricks, for the manufacture you need about 1600 kg of screenings and 220 kg of cement.

The dimensions of the machine allow you to work in the garage. Its main functions are:

• dosing of raw materials;
• grinding and mixing of raw materials;
• extrusion molding
• steaming products.

The approximate cost of one brick - 4 rubles. One person can produce about 2000 bricks per 8-hour working day. But be sure to take into account the time for technological breaks and rest of the employee.

The time of brick formation is from 4 to 12 seconds, depending on the quality of the raw materials used (size of fractions: the smaller, the better). On the removal of bricks takes about 3 seconds.

On average, taking into account technological breaks, the time for loading of raw materials can be made 4-5 bricks per minute.

Machines can be both electric and manual. How the machine looks like, you can look at the following photo.

We just want to warn you that no guarantees can be given for a long time in a harsh Russian environment, no one can give. Since the creation of the first buildings of Lego brick in Russia, too little time has passed.

Information about the possibility of building a house is written according to the manufacturers.

When building a house, Lego bricks are placed on cement mortar, using the level for the first layer both vertically and horizontally. The bricks of the following levels can be laid without a level, since due to the insertion into the grooves, ideally even rows are obtained.

After laying several rows, rods are inserted - a special guide wire for stability and rigidity. Subsequent rows of bricks are strung on it.

Then concrete is poured into the holes. The concrete is allowed to dry, after which the armopoyas are poured with the cement mixture.

The void distance inside the wall is 75 cm. It is filled with expanded clay or clay. You can use and min. cotton wool. Due to this layer, a good thermal insulation is created: in the summer in such a house it will be cool, and in the winter - not cold.

For more clarity, see the following video.

ABOUT Lego brick house read our other article. Learn about the pros and cons, as well as how to buy a quality brick.

So let's summarize. Brick "Lego" will significantly save on construction. Savings are due to lower cost, and the laying can be done without the involvement of specialists. The brick has good frost resistance, thermal conductivity and moisture absorption characteristics. The walls will have good seismic resistance, and also look very beautiful in appearance.

You can read about how to organize your Lego brick business. in this article.

We also offer to see examples of lego brick works.