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General Shale thin brick for precast

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General Shale Hometown, Old Town Traditions.

Distributed by Advanced Formliners.

General Shale colors, by collection.

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Old Brick Originals

Elements Series

Providence Series

Old Town Traditions

Urban Brick Designs

Authintic Brick

Sizes, adhered and precast.

The adhered unit and the precast unit differ. Confirm which one a quote covers.

General Shale precast thin brick units drawn to scale: modular flat, the 3/4 in. thickness, the corner with its 3-5/8 in. return, and the edge cap — Drawn by Advanced to the dimensions in the General Shale precast and tilt-up brochure.

From the precast and tilt-up brochure, the product pages, the Authintic sell sheet and the Watsontown spec sheet
Thin brick flat	2-1/4 in. high by 7-5/8 in. long, 1/2 in. thick.
Thin brick corner	Same face, with the return length not published. Ask a rep for the return.
Precast and tilt-up modular	2-1/4 by 7-5/8 in. face, at 6.849 pieces per square foot.
Precast modular corner	2-1/4 in. high by 7-5/8 in. long with a 3-5/8 in. return, at 4.57 pieces per linear foot.
Precast modular edge cap	1.5 pieces per linear foot.
Precast thickness	3/4 in. as standard. 1 in. and thicker on special order. The adhered unit is saw cut to about 1/2 in. after firing.
Precast lines from Denver	Old Brick Originals, Architectural Classics and Designer Classics, with tumbled or straight edges. Only Old Brick Originals is in the gallery; ask a rep for the other two.
Authintic Brick	Modular 5/8 by 2-1/4 by 7-5/8 in. with a 3-1/2 in. corner return.
Watsontown extruded range	2-1/4 in. to 3-5/8 in. high by 7-5/8 in. to 11-5/8 in. long, from 1/2 in. to 1-13/16 in. thick.
Watsontown molded range	2-1/4 in. to 2-3/4 in. high by 7-5/8 in. to 8 in. long, from 3/4 in. to 1-13/16 in. thick.
Other sizes	Special order, including custom shapes, custom blends, back surface textured units and a waxed face for precast.

PCI and test data.

General Shale brick is outside PCI tolerances. General Shale issues a PCI letter of variance for all of its brick. Ask your rep for the letter with the submittal.

What the PCI standard requires Which liner fits your brick

Typical results for Denver plant body types, from the precast and tilt-up brochure. Type and weight from data sheet 04 71 13. Packaging from the Code Compliance bulletin, May 2020.
Based	Johnson City, Tennessee. Precast and tilt-up units from the Denver plant.
Type	TBX, TBS or TBA under ASTM C1088 as applicable, per data sheet 04 71 13. The precast bulletin states the precast units meet TBX, with an exception for chips on tumbled products.
Dimensional tolerance	Reported as exceeding the C1088 TBX limits.
Freeze thaw	ASTM C666, 300 cycles with no deterioration.
Pull out	ASTM E488, 210 to 274 psi before freeze thaw and 169 to 193 psi after.
Modulus of rupture	1,316 psi.
Chemical resistance	ASTM C650, rated not affected.
Efflorescence	ASTM C67, rated not effloresced.
Cold water absorption	6% or less. General Shale holds the per-color list.
Weight	Under 15 psf.
Packaging	A box of flats covers 7 sq ft. A box of corners covers 5 linear ft, roughly 3.75 sq ft, at a 3/8 in. joint. Pieces per box are not published.

Textures, by collection and plant.

Old Brick Originals	Tumbled edge, antique weathered look. Kiln fired brick cut thin from full bed units, Denver.
Elements Series	Straight edge, clean and contemporary.
Providence Series	Kiln fired brick cut thin, Denver. No texture word is published; the photographs show a distressed face.
Old Town Traditions	Tumbled, aged appearance. Columbia, South Carolina.
Urban Accents	Described as historic color and texture. Watsontown, Pennsylvania.
Urban Legends	A rumbling process for the aged edge. Watsontown, Pennsylvania.
Authintic Brick	Various textures, none named per color. 5/8 in. thick.
Watsontown extruded	Type TBS or TBX under ASTM C1088, 1/2 in. to 1-13/16 in. thick.
Watsontown molded	Type TBA under ASTM C1088, 3/4 in. to 1-13/16 in. thick.

Kyle Field, Texas A&M.

Designer Classics Heritage 441, per General Shale's precast brochure. Cast by Enterprise Precast with Flex2Fit.

Texas A&M Kyle Field

College Station, Texas

Documents.

Published by General Shale and served from its own sites
Thin brick data sheet, 04 71 13	Open, PDF
Precast and tilt-up brochure, Denver plant	Open, PDF
Precast instructions bulletin	Open, PDF
Precast checkoff sheet	Open, PDF
Commercial thin brick brochure	Open, PDF
Thin brick code compliance bulletin	Open, PDF
Old Brick Originals selection guide	Open, PDF
Old Brick Originals sell sheet	Open, PDF
Old Town Traditions sell sheet	Open, PDF
Watsontown thin brick spec sheet	Open, PDF
Authintic Brick sell sheet	Open, PDF
Installation guide	Open, PDF
Install matrix	Open, PDF
Safety data sheet	Open, PDF

Advanced liners for each format.

The formliners tooled for the brick sizes General Shale makes. Each links to its pattern page and its spec sheet.

Format	Bond	Liner	Spec sheet
Modular	Basketweave	Basketweave modular 1900	PDF
Modular	Dutch bond	Dutch bond modular 1500	PDF
Modular	Half bond	Half bond modular 1000	PDF
Modular	Herringbone	Modular herringbone 1400	PDF
Modular	Stacked bond	Stacked bond modular 1750	PDF

Price band by size.

Bands run from $ to $$$$ and compare one size with another across every maker Advanced carries. Your rep quotes the job.

Modular	$$$

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