Northumberland Sandstone
Typical Aesthetics:
Pale yellow to buff
Typical Texture
Fine to medium grained
Description:
Perhaps the definitive Northumberland buff available today
Technical Information
Overall, Blaxter should be suitable for use in most aspects of construction including flooring, paving, load bearing masonry and cladding but caution should be used in areas where a long service life is needed and there are high salt concentrations.
Compression:
55.1 MPa
Porosity:
20.5%
Water Absorption:
6.1% (by wt)
Bending:
3.1 MPa
Saturation Coefficient:
0.63
Bulk Specific Gravity:
2110 kg/m3
