Monday, 31 March 2014

Leca Insufill

So the Leca Insufill arrived today. It's an expanded clay that is manufactured from naturally occurring clay. This is quarried and then sent to a rotary kiln where it is expanded at a temperature of 1150°C. The moisture trapped in the clay is forced to turn to steam, creating countless tiny air bubbles surrounded by a hardened shell. It is these sealed air pockets which account for the light weight of expanded clay and it's high insulating properties.

It is being laid within the shuttering first, with regular concrete poured on top for the first layer. Once the shuttered slabs are complete, with 100mm Kingspan board on top, the shuttering will be removed and the Insufill will be laid around the concrete slabs, with limecrete then added on top. The underfloor heating pipes will be arranged into place and then a common screed of limecrete will be applied to the entire floor.

Apologies for the poor pictures:










The first concrete slab will be laid tomorrow, more than likely the hallway.


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  1. Jebedy18 August 2016 at 12:36

    Great stuff! I'm restoring an old cottage out in County Sligo and need to lay a limecrete floor similar to yours. Any idea where I can get hold of LECA here in Ireland (North or South)? It seems crazy to get it shipped in from the UK, but I'm struggling to find any suppliers over here. Any help would be much appreciated. My email address is danjken@gmail.com. Thanks.

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  2. Bob26 May 2017 at 08:13

    Same question as above ^^

    Where did you order your LECA from? I can't get in contact with the Weber St Gobain branch in Northern Ireland.

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