What clay blocks can be used for

It consists of just one wall construction material (other than plaster and mortar). Here, the Porotherm clay block fulfils the requirements for thermal insulation, sound insulation, fire protection and static, with no additional insulation necessary. This massive clay wall stores heat and is open for diffusion, thus ensuring a pleasant indoor climate. Following the trend of low-energy and passive houses, which can be achieved with monolithic external walls, this is an especially sustainable and future oriented construction method.

This type of cavity wall is one of the most important external wall constructions in many European countries. It consists of a load-bearing clay block wall, a thermal insulation layer, a ventilation gap and a façade made of facing bricks, which adds an aesthetical value as facing bricks come in all colours and shapes, are very durable and require almost no maintenance.

In this type of cavity wall construction, the façade is not made of facing bricks, but of plastered slim Porotherm clay blocks. Most commonly the two clay block walls are separated by a thermal insulation layer, but it can also be built without the insulation layer, by using an insulating clay block on the outside and by this creating a larger thermal mass, or with the new slim Porotherm WDF filled with mineral wool or Perlite for internal and external insulation.

An additional layer of thermal insulation is applied externally to a Porotherm clay block wall. In a construction with additional insulation, the Porotherm clay block takes over not only the static functions, but also those of sound insulation and heat storage.