U-Boot® Beton F.A.Q.

Further advantages deriving from U-Boot® Beton compared to other systems for lightened structures (polystyrene or hollow block) are the dimensions, handling (just think of transferring it overhead onto the slabs being built) and outdoor storage both on the ground and at heights. One pallet of U-Boot® Beton
H 20 is sufficient for a slab of about 300 m².

The hollow blocks are heavy, bulky, frangible and cannot be stacked.
Polystyrene is bulky, cannot be stacked, can absorb water causing phenomena of efflorescence; it is particularly fragile leaving those annoying balls that, statically charged, stick to everything (especially to the reinforcements) and are very hard to get rid of.

U-Boot® Beton is made of polypropylene, it is not toxic even if burnt. Moreover,the slab will not explode due to the escaping of over pressurised gas from the feet (4 feet for each formwork) that act as safety valves. Tests run at the CSI laboratory have demonstrated that with a cement cover of 3 cm the structure created with U-Boot® Beton is class REI 180.