Precast Concrete Padstones

The concrete used in the manufacturing of padstones conforms to a compressive strength class c40 50.

Precast concrete padstones.

They are available in a variety of dimensions and can be used in any orientation to suit all desired applications. Padstones are the concrete blocks installed directly below a lintel or beam in a building construction. What is a precast concrete padstone. We have a large range of 29 sections available as standard stock items with an additional 6 l shaped padstones lintels available.

Load table can be found under resources. All units are pre stressed to ensure optimum performance and come with 30 minutes fire rating as standard. Kilkenny precast are ireland s premier manufacturer of trowel ready mortar sewage treatment systems large holding tanks septic tanks rainwater harvesting systems wastewater treatment tanks window sills and many other concrete products. A full range of padstones lintels are available with a strength that is a minimum of 50n mm2 and are suitable to take special fixing or any other site situations.

Our concrete padstones are very strong blocks made from high density concrete forming a sound base for steel or concrete lintels and beams helping to distribute the load efficiently limiting the risk of structural problems. Manufactured in accordance with en 845 2 2013. Denser than normal blocks our precast padstones are manufactured to a 40 n mm2 compressive strength a padstone can take significant weight from above. Made from high strength dense concrete ready to use and saves time on site our pad marked padstones offer increased margin opportunities and safety by helping you to sell the right product for the right application.

The purpose of a padstone is to form a sound base or pad for a lintel or steel beam rsj universal beam universal column parallel flange channel to distribute the load onto the surrounding block or brick structure which would not commonly cope with the high loads imposed. Discover our comprehensive selection of high strength precast concrete padstones. Featuring a range of 19 different section sizes and with lengths availible up to 6200mm on certain sections. Featuring the supreme superior concrete technology both precast and prestressed lintels are manufactured with a textured finish.

Precast concrete padstones are an integral part of today s building practices. Kpc have been offering standard corner and even custom concrete padstones for some years now. This means we have built up the experience and know how to help you to support any given project kpc padstones are stronger than a conventional masonry block in fact at kpc we manufacture our padstones with a 40n sq mm concrete mix.