Imitation brick asbestos cement cladding
Description
Asbestos cement sheeting with moulded brick pattern on outside. Also known as faux bricks.
Produced in varying colours and brick styles. Smooth and textured. Some rough textured bricks will have repeated texture patterns.
The moulded ‘brick’ material may or may not contain asbestos, but was usually attached to AC sheet backing.
Sometimes used to clad over existing AC sheeting for change of façade. Often by attaching wooden battens over existing and then fake brick sheet nailed to battens.
The Durabric product in the 1970s and still advertised in 1982, was 12mm thick, produced with crushed brick and aggregates mixed with adhesives and polymers, and moulded onto Hardiflex board backing. Produced in 11 standard colours and 5 different surface finishes. The manufacturer also produced a custom product to match existing bricks on a site.
Bonded Brick was advertised as a combination of asbestos sheeting with crushed brick and marble granules bonded with resins to form the brick pattern.
The Textbrick product was manufactured in Canada and sold throughout Canada and the USA from the mid 1930s. Introduced to the Australian market in the mid-1960s, it was manufactured from asbestos, bitumen and wood-pulp. Coloured particles of emery were adhered to the surface of the mould to imitate the brick surface.
Imitation brick panels may display misaligned grout lines or exposed panel edging if movement of the structure or weather damage has occurred. Unprofessional repairs may also display panel edging. Refer Images below.
Brands/products
- Durabric
- Not linked to current products: Durabric or Dura Brick Panels
- Bonded Brick
- Textbrick (Canada)
- Others not yet identified
Years of production/use
Late 1960s to around 1983
Residential uses
- External walls
- Internal feature walls
Industrial uses
- External walls
- Internal feature walls
Be aware
Grout or adhesive may become degraded over time allowing sections to become detached and damage to occur with debris in same location.
Asbestos containing adhesive may have been used for attaching to structure.
Removalists should note that advertising for imitation brick cladding often referenced cladding over existing exterior AC sheeting, to save on costs for replacement and for added insulation qualities.
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