Selecting Loadbearing Masonry Walls
Block Type | Cavity Width | Finishes | Cavity Fill | Thickness | Robust Detail | ||
Aircrete 600-800kg/m3 |
min.75mm | Dryline | Generic | 336mm | E-WM-6 | ||
336mm | E-WM-10 | ||||||
336mm | E-WM-13 | ||||||
min.100mm | Dryline | Proprietary | 345mm | E-WM-23 | |||
345mm | E-WM-24 | ||||||
345mm | E-WM-30 | ||||||
345mm | E-WM-35 | ||||||
Lightweight Aggregate 1350-1600kg/m3 |
min.75mm | Wet plaster | Generic | 301mm | E-WM-2 | ||
Dryline | Generic | 336mm | E-WM-4 | ||||
Proprietary | 320mm | E-WM-17 | |||||
320mm | E-WM-27 | ||||||
320mm | E-WM-32 | ||||||
min.100mm | Wet plaster | Generic | 326mm | E-WM-21 | |||
Dryline | Generic | 361mm | E-WM-11 | ||||
361mm | E-WM-19 | ||||||
Proprietary | 345mm | E-WM-20 | |||||
350mm | E-WM-22 | ||||||
345mm | E-WM-28 | ||||||
345mm | E-WM-33 | ||||||
Dense Aggregate 1850-2300kg/m3 |
Solid wall | Dryline | n/a | 291mm | E-WM-9 | ||
min.75mm | Wet plaster | Generic | 301mm | E-WM-1 | |||
Dryline | Generic | 336mm | E-WM-3 | ||||
min.100mm | Wet plaster | Generic | 326mm | E-WM-18 | |||
Dryline | Generic | 366mm | E-WM-16 | ||||
361mm | E-WM-19 | ||||||
Besblock Star Performer | min.75mm | Dryline | Generic | 336mm | E-WM-5 | ||
min.100mm | Dryline | Proprietary | 350mm | E-WM-17 | |||
Generic | 361mm | E-WM-11 | |||||
361mm | E-WM-19 | ||||||
Generic | 350mm | E-WM-26 | |||||
Plasmor Aglite Ultima | min.75mm | Dryline | Generic | 336mm | E-WM-12 | ||
Proprietary | 325mm | E-WM-17 | |||||
min.100mm | Dryline | Built-in | 350mm | E-WM-34 | |||
min.125mm | Dryline | Blown | 375mm | E-WM-34 | |||
Wienerberger Porotherm | min.75mm | Dryline | Generic | 326mm | E-WM-29 | ||
min.100mm | Dryline | Generic | 351mm | E-WM-25 | |||
H+H Celcon Elements | min.100mm | Dryline | Generic | 345mm | E-WM-31 |
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KEY | ||||
Cavity fill must be used | |||||
Cavity fill is optional |
Thickness quoted is the minimum possible to comply with the full Robust Details specification including finishes.
For Dryline walls, a 10mm dab is assumed - skim coat would be in addition.