Advantages and Disadvantages of using fly ash bricks over
clay bricks?

Answer Posted / ashish goel

advantages
1. Flyash Bricks are Hydraulic pressed and is manufactured in a mould. So, it has perfect shape.
2. Only 3-5% water absorption
3. Less cement mortar used in for jointing of bricks .
4. If a load is of 3000 bricks, we face only edges damages of about 30pcs, that also due to transportation from plant to site. (in red bricks damages are more than 200 pcs per load)
5. Environment friendly
6. Cost saving due to
7. High Strength


Disadvantages
1. NONE

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