Concrete Masonry Advantages: Longevity, Value & Convenience

Structures built with Concrete Masonry Units (CMUs) exhibit low maintenance costs over an exceptionally long service life. CMUs offer unsurpassed structural integrity along with ease of design for load-bearing walls. 

Concrete masonry serves as one of the best-known passive solar energy collectors. This characteristic of concrete masonry keeps a building’s energy costs lower as it helps to keep buildings warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. Additionally, when one side of a concrete masonry wall is sealed with paint, plaster, or gypsum board, it provides the best possible insulation against sound transmission.  

Entirely non-combustible, concrete masonry can withstand high temperatures without melting, buckling, creating a smoke hazard, or disintegrating when a sudden stream of water is applied.

CMUs and retaining wall blocks normally can be manufactured and delivered to suit your project schedule. Fast and easy single-trade installation makes CMU-built structures and concrete segmental retaining walls cost effective.

Many projects throughout Western Canada have benefited from Basalite Masonry’s exceptional products.