FIBRE CEMENT - AS SIMPLE AS IT IS UNIVERSAL
Fibre cement
Fibre cement offers both contemporary and flexible design options, and is used by many architects to create stunning roofs and facades. The simple combination of wood cellulose, synthetic fibres, water and cement make fibre cement one of the most ecological and universal building products on the market, available in small format slates through to large decorative cladding panels.
Fibre cement offers an unparalleled blend of aesthetic and performance characteristics that can be used across many sectors from housing through to healthcare. With excellent green guide ratings our products can contribute towards achieving the highest Code for Sustainable Homes and BREEAM ratings, essential in both the public and private sectors.
Products
Marley Eternit offer a range of fibre cement products to suit all applications, please click on the images below to find out more:
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Roof slates:
Only Marley Eternit’s fibre cement slate can achieve an A+ rating for the lowest environmental impact in the BRE Green Guide to Specification. As the only UK manufacturer, this gives us a clear carbon footprint advantage over slate alternatives.
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Cedral Weatherboard:
Cedral Weatherboard provides the visual appeal of natural timber without the maintenance requirements of wood care. Fibre cement Cedral Weatherboard is an attractive alternative to PVCu and traditional timber sidings.
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Decorative Cladding:
Good looking and hard wearing fibre cement cladding. Available in a palette of 52 subtle and inspiring colours in a variety of textures and finishes, worthy of the most high-profile projects.
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Profiled Sheeting:
Fibre cement profiled sheeting offers a palette of 13 colours to integrate into the local landscape; good thermal and acoustic properties; and excellent environmental credentials that help to work in harmony with local planning well as the local scenery.
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View our fibre cement movie below and understand more about the fibre cement manufacturing process and the stunning, contemporary effects that can be achieved...
Benefits:
Ecological
• A+ rated decorative cladding, roof slate and profiled sheeting solutions
• Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) available for all cladding products
• Made using natural and renewable raw materials
• Fibre cement can be fully recycled
• Clean, low energy production process, with low environmental impact
• On average more than 35% less embodied carbon compared to alternative building materials
Versatile:
• 94 colours in 15 different products types
• Building systems for roofing, cladding and internal walling applications
• Fibre cement is an ideal material for the refurbishment and renewal of existing buildings
• Proven solution for the challenges of modern building design
Durable:
• Marley Eternit fibre cement products are classified as
Class A2s1d0 to EN 13501-1 reaction to fire.
• For use in high rise applications
• Classified as category B for both hard and soft body impacts to BS8200
• Fibre cement does not rust, rot or corrode
• Lifetime experience provides a material life expectancy in excess of 50 years
Manufacture
Fibre cement is manufactured by combining cellulose, reinforcing fibres and cement with water. The slurry this creates is fed into a machine known as a 'Hatschek' machine a cylindrical sieve rotating through the slurry. The solids are deposited on the sieve which on each rotation attracts a layer of the solids and transfers the layer onto a continuous belt. The layers are built up to the desired thickness and then removed and if necessary compressed.