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Fly ash bricks

Bricks made from fly ash (from thermal power plants), lime or cement, and sand, pressed and cured.

Fly ash bricks: illustration
Illustration

What it is

Fly ash bricks are machine-pressed, so they are uniform in size with smooth faces. They use an industrial waste instead of topsoil and need no firing.

Key points

  • Uniform size, thinner plaster
  • Lighter than many clay bricks
  • Lower water absorption
  • Widely made in Tamil Nadu

Why it matters

They save topsoil and kiln fuel, and the accurate size makes walls straighter. Quality varies by maker, so test before buying.

How Elamentt handles it

We can build with fly ash bricks; the type is written in your specification.

Next step

See it on your
own plot.

Our studio turns your plot size into a plan, a 3D model built stage by stage, and a list of the cement, steel, bricks and sand it needs. Or ask an engineer.