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.r C-OPP-ELL
City of Coppoll
2§5 Parkway BlYd
Phone: 072-304-3678
PROJECT CCU
PLANNING DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Marcie Diamond
DIRECT DIAL: 972-304-3676
FAX COVER SHEET
DATE: November~l~2001 PAGES:,.4~(including cover)
TO:~-Ol'e~-J°4:~~ FAX: 972-304-3514
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Information on "Renaissance Mason~ Units" ~~'~
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Would this product quali~ as mason~ in terms of the City s definition?
I would appreciate a response at your eadiest convenience.
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact me at
972-304-3676, or E-mail me at mdiamond@ci.coppell.tx.us
Biac~on Br/ct~ :'AutnonT_ea Dksmeuror or .~_,~scrmt Stone' - i:requent~y ?~,x; .~.c~; .......... :. . _
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS i:
Renais~nce Ma~n~ Uni~ (R~U) are high densi~, severe
wea~efing, ~l~um sili~te mason~ uni~. They ~n ~ us~ for
~ mason~ ven~r and load ~afing mason~ ~ns~u~on.
They are pr~u~ for ve~l ~11 ~ (3 5/8") and thin wall (1
V2") ~erior ma~nw verier.
~ldum sili~te has ~n around for over 100 y~. It originat~
in Ge~any and is ~11 ~ing us~ t~ay. Arfiscra~ has ~n
manu~dng Renais~n~ Ma~n~ Uni~ for over 52 y~.
A~scra~ guamnt~ Renais~nce Stone for the life of ~e
building.
Renais~nce Mason~ Uni~ is a manmade natural stone.
That sounds like an oximoron, b~ what it means is ~e
ingr~ienB are all na~l proud. T~re is no ~lymers,
bindem, pla~dze~ or ~tand cement. 93% ~nd and 7% lime.
~th ~e materials are mix~ t~ether and pr~s~ into
r~ular sha~ wi~ over 1 million ~unds of pr~sure. Then
they are p~ in an a~ave, where the chemi~l reason ~kes
places ~n ~ ~nd and lime that ~se t~ether. When the
stone com~ o~ it is over 8000 psi, wi~ I~s than 8%
a~orption. Ea¢ stone is wi~in ~/16 · of an inch of ~inq
~ff~ly square. This lends i~elf to intri~te design ~ssibili~es.
What sizes does it come in? There are 3 ~ndard sizes.
Call Out Sbe ~ Nominal Actual Dimensions
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RS358 4 x ~ x 24 3 5/8" x 3 5/8" x ¢~-~ 5/8"
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~S758 4 x 8 x 24 3 5/8" x 7 5/8" x 23 5/8"
R8115 , 4x12x24 , 35/8"xll 5/8"x235/8"
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