Mortars

tuffbed® high-performance fine bedding mortar is suitable for use in pavements constructed in concrete or natural stone paving units. It is a requirement of BS 7533-101 that laying course material be non-frost susceptible, permeable when cured, and meet all the bedding mortar characteristics in Table 9. In addition, when tested in accordance with

Tuffset® 60 is a high-performance repair mortar made for placing and levelling ironwork and street furniture in carriageways and pavements. Rapid setting in 60 minutes with a 20 minute working time. Suitable for areas with constant heavy vehicle traffic. Polymer and resin free. Frost resistant and highly durable. Higher performance than sand and

tufffix can rejuvenate old paving, giving it a new lease of life, alleviating the need to fully lift and re-lay. Old paving, often laid on sand / cement which has cracked, and broken joints and rocking pavers can be renovated with tufffix. The thick, flowable slurry mortar fills voids and replenishes joints to provide a structural repair

tuffgrit is a crushed rock aggregate suitable for bedding paving elements where unbound (flexible, mortar-free) construction is used. tuffgrit is an economical choice, affording longer maintenance intervals and heavier trafficking compared with pavior sand. Easy to apply, requires no mixing. Economical; high compressive strength

tuffbond® is a high-performance bonding and priming mortar made for modular pavement construction, used to create a strong adhesion bond between paving units, bedding mortar and concrete bases. Polymer- and resin-free. Achieves a permanent bond strength of over 2MPa with a 1–2mm coat. Fully compliant with BS7533-101:2021 section 5.4.2

tuffbed® 2-pack Type 25 is a high-performance, free-draining bedding mortar made for laying natural stone, clay, concrete, or porcelain paving in bound construction. Mixed 4:1 by weight with tuffgrit aggregate. Fully water-permeable, frost-resistant, and suitable for bedding depths of 30–70mm in a single layer. Complies with BS7533-101, Table 9

tufftop® Utility is a self-compacting jointing slurry mortar made for smaller commercial and domestic paving projects such as driveways, pavements, and patios. Supplied in 12kg tubs with individual sachets for accurate mixing, it requires only clean water and is polymer and resin free: self-compacting mortar for jointing paving units; supplied in

tufftop® is a high-performance, non-permeable, self-compacting, free-flowing slurry mortar for jointing modular pavements in natural stone, granite, concrete and porcelain. Suitable for traffic categories 1–9, it meets BS7533-101:2021 standards for Type 25 and Type 40 mortars and is polymer- and resin-free

tuffset® G is a multi-purpose paving mortar made for bedding, bonding, priming and jointing in paving works. Suitable for rapid reinstatement of paving structures, it allows heavy traffic after 3 hours at 20°C. Made without chemical admixtures, polymers or resins. Exceeds BS7533-101 standards. Supplied in Natural Grey, Mid Grey and Dark Grey

tuffbond® Utility is a bonding and priming mortar used to enhance the adhesion bond between the paving units and bedding mortar and where present, between the bedding mortar and supporting concrete structure. For ease of use tuffbond® Utility has been packaged in pre-measured sachets contained in a reusable, recyclable tub. With individual sachets

The Celcon Thin-Joint system combines Celcons Plus Block range of accurately dimensioned, aircrete blocks with Celfix, a specially developed thin-layer mortar. It is a classified modern method of construction (MMC), and has NHBC approval. Celfix mortar is cement-based and supplied as a dry powder in 25kg bags. It has been designed to replace the

tuffflow® is a 2-part permeable jointing mortar system made for bound or rigid installation of paving where SuDS permeability is required. Supplied as a 24kg dry powder binder and 25kg tuffgrit® aggregate, it is suitable for use with natural stone, concrete or porcelain paving units with joint widths of 10mm or more. Contains no polymers or resin

tuffbed 2-pack is a high-performance, water-permeable bedding mortar made from a 2-part system for laying natural stone, clay, concrete or porcelain paving in bound construction, meeting BS 7533-101:2021 standards. It is designed for sustainable, frost-resistant installations

The bound permeable pedestrian surface for this development was designed using a highly attractive combination of natural stone paving slabs and cropped granite setts. Bands of cropped setts with 20mm bound permeable joints to provide a rustic contrast to the precise cut and finish of the natural stone sawn slabs with 8mm joints. By making use of

The pedestrian space for the Daubney Road residences has been designed as a bound permeable pavement using granite setts and fully permeable 10mm joints. Surface water infiltrates the tuffflow permeable mortar joints, draining into a permeable granular stone base, via tuffbed 2-pack SuDS Type35 permeable bedding mortar. The surface water is then

A paved walkway in the rear garden at a private property in Kent used tufftop natural grey jointing mortar to finish and give the paving a strong and long-lasting life. tufftop was used over 215 x 50 x 70mm clay paviours produced by Vande Moortel. As this was Abbey Garden Landscaping's first time using tufftop jointing mortar, Steintec's

Steintec is supplying its high-performance paving mortar plus design assistance, on-site training and supervision to the redevelopment of Ennis town centre. Following the successful completion of phase 1, work has begun on phase 2. With narrow streets, the challenge has been to engineer construction to minimise disruption to businesses and the

Guildhall Square in Sandwich, has been constructed using Steintec's reduced carbon and high-performance method and materials to provide a durable and sustainable bound pavement surface capable of enduring commercial vehicle traffic without the need for a concrete base structure while still achieving the durability, longevity and low/no maintenance of bound pavement construction in the public realm

Exhibition Road, running from South Kensington to Hyde Park, had long been in need of rejuvenation, and was recognised as an under-used location despite comprising a combination of museums – including the Victoria and Albert Museum – and universities. A £25 million project was implemented by partners The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Steintec supplied its high-performance paving mortars plus design assistance, equipment and logistical support to the redevelopment of Lincoln Cornhill Quarter, which has been under construction since 2017. The project has involved many design, construction and logistical challenges which required collaboration between the designers and installers

Irvine Sellar, the joint owner and developer of the iconic Shard building in vibrant London Bridge, describes this 'vertical city' as a modern beacon of progressive architecture. Thousands of daily visitors cross a paved area that was installed using tuffset G specialist mortar

tufftop jointing mortar, tuffbond priming mortar and tuffbed 2-pack bedding mortar was used in the regeneration of Broadgate Circle in London into a retail, leisure and food destination. With a modern amphitheatre setting, it is also home to an innovative year-round events programme, from beach volleyball to open air cinema. As part of the

Steintec mortars were used in priming, bedding and jointing of 11,000m2 of granite and concrete pavers at the new White Hart Lane Stadium of Tottenham Hotspur FC. Products used: tufftop high-performance, non-permeable, self-compacting, free-flowing slurry applied jointing mortar; tuffbond high-performance bonding and priming mortar suitable for natural stone and