Stonebloc

10/12/2023

Get all your Stonebloc questions to us by the 22nd of December if you want them answered this year!

Our holiday break is coming up! Here are the important dates to remember:

✨ Our offices are closed from 22 December 2023 to 7 January 2024.

We wish you a great, relaxing break and look forward to seeing you in 2024!

06/12/2023

Step on up and check out the new additions to the Stonebloc range - Stair Blocks 👏

Traditionally, building stairs alongside retaining walls has been a costly and time-consuming process. Stonebloc stairs change that.

By using Stonebloc Stairs, you'll have the same benefits of the rests of the range (fast installation, modular construction etc) as well as:

🔶 Code-compliant rise and tread dimensions

🔶 Stairs that match the rest of your retaining wall design

Complete your Stonebloc project with Stonebloc Stairs. Reach out and ask us how ⬇️

https://hubs.li/Q02bWZWR0

27/11/2023

Hpworks ltd is one of our top Accredited Contractors 🙌

Here's a few examples of finished projects they've built. With Stonebloc retaining walls, you can:

✔️ Build right up to the boundary, helping you unlock land

✔️ Build extra off street car parking

✔️ Build a multi-level garden
.... and so much more!

Reach out to us today to create timeless retaining with Stonebloc

https://hubs.li/Q029-x5k0

15/11/2023

Stonebloc is designed to be flexible to your needs. One of the primary ways it achieves this is by offering a diverse range of product variations, each designed to serve a unique purpose and contribute to the creation of a timeless retaining wall.. Some of the most common blocks used in Stonebloc retaining walls include:

🧱 1200 Base Blocks
🧱 800 Base Blocks
🧱 400 Standard Blocks
🧱 400 Flat Top Blocks
🧱 Capper Blocks

Read about how you can best use these blocks in our knowledge base article

https://hubs.li/Q028Wl2q0

08/11/2023

We're looking forward to seeing this completed Stonebloc wall in Campbell's Bay! 🏖️

Get quoted for something similar here ⬇️

https://hubs.li/Q027-lFX0

24/10/2023

FCANZ - Fencing Contractors New Zealand gives some great insights on how to install gravity retaining walls!

⚒️ Getting the footing accurate is crucial

⚒️ The base course always takes the longest. Once this course is installed and true to line, the remaining courses are easier to place.

⚒️ The blocks are like a Meccano set

⚒️ For extra high walls and/or with high surcharges, geogrids can be cast into the block during production

Read the article here ⬇️

In our fifth installment of our retaining walls feature, Nick Liefting takes us through the complexities of Gravity Walls. In the article, I would like to explain the types of Gravity Wall, also known as Mass Walls, and their respective applications. Different Types: Masonry Block Wall Mass Block Wa...

17/10/2023

Stonebloc's shear key is a unique interlocking design that plays a key role in the performance of the Stonebloc®️ system.

The shear key is a cruciform tongue & groove design that interlocks the blocks in both horizontal directions. It provides a strong and secure connection between the blocks, which helps resist lateral forces.

Here's why the shear key is so important to Stonebloc:

✖️ It meets the NZS3101 code Part 1 2006 Section 7.5, which is a safety standard for the shear strength of members

✖️ It allows for faster installation, increased strength, and modularity

✖️ It reduces the risk of overturning

✖️ It improves seismic performance

17/10/2023

Great Stonebloc retaining walls built by Hpworks ltd 💪

10/10/2023

The Stonebloc range has 11 different blocks (with more to come 😉). Each block is a variation of 2 core sizes - 800 and 400.

As a general rule:

🧱 The top layer of a Stonebloc wall will have either a Capper or Flat Top Block to ensure a smooth finish to the wall

🧱 The second layer will have a 400 wide standard block.

🧱 The subsequent layers will have base blocks of varying sizes depending on the height and surcharge on the wall.

To learn more about the types of Stonebloc you can design with, read our knowledge base article:

https://hubs.li/Q024T6RZ0