clay processing

Know more, do more

Als Profis wissen wir, worauf es bei dem Verarbeiten von Lehm und Lehmprodukten ankommt.

Und natürlich wollen wir, dass Sie unsere Produkte einfach anwenden können. Dafür finden Sie in den Arbeitsblättern ausführlichere Beschreibungen, bei den Tutorials etwas zum "abgucken" und wenn Sie mögen, erwarten wir Sie bei unseren nächsten Schulungen bzw. wir organisieren Ihnen eine Baustellenberatung bei Ihnen vor Ort (wann immer es uns möglich ist)

 

Without! That's important to us!

We do it without! Without harmful emissions. Without acrylates that turn into microplastics. Without pot preservatives, which are nothing more than toxic biocides. Without petroleum derivatives. Without synthetic dispersions. Without significant energy consumption, and therefore without climate-damaging greenhouse gases. But with a high level of expertise and passion for clay as a building material.

Clay – a historic building material for the future

The muddy bank of the stream, the deep tractor tracks on rain-soaked fields, the muddy excavation pit filled with water – they all have something in common: when we step into them, clay immediately sticks to our shoes, making them heavy and muddy. Then it's time to clean them. What is undesirable under our shoes is highly valued as a building material by creatures in nature: birds and insects alike use clay to build their homes. They mix it with other natural building materials such as straw and twigs and simply and skilfully build their future.

We humans do the same. Okay, we used to, because with industrialisation, other building materials have found their way into our lives: first bricks (fired clay), now mainly cement and concrete, polystyrene, metals and plastics. And as is often the case, the possibilities and advantages became apparent at first, with the associated disadvantages and dangers only becoming apparent much later. Right now, in a time of climate debates and sustainability discussions, it is socially accepted that industrially manufactured building materials are harmful to the climate, the environment and health on a large scale. And we already know the solution. We just have to dare to take the plunge.

Clay can do what you are looking for

The fact that you are reading this shows that you have already given this idea a lot of thought. You are looking for a building material that is healthy for you and your family, for the environment and for future generations. And one that you can process yourself as easily and simply as possible. Our conluto clay products are the best basis for implementing your building project, your design wishes and your living ideas.

You don't need to have any technical training; a little skill is all it takes to create something special, durable and sustainable from clay. Clay is very forgiving, it tolerates mistakes (unlike cement, for example)
and can (usually) be corrected again and again. Until you are satisfied. Get involved yourself, feel the natural building material clay and use your hands to design the environment in which you want to live.

Clay + sand = clay

Clay can be particularly rich in clay, in which case we refer to it as "rich". If it is "poor", we understand this to mean that it contains significantly more silt and sand. In between, there are many different compositions, each of which is valuable and unique in its own right. The mixing ratio makes the difference and ensures the diversity of conluto clay.

Nevertheless, the following applies: not all clay is the same.

There are the following types of loam:

  • Glacial clay, also known as block clay: formed in connection with glaciers.
  • Floodplain clay: deposits from rivers, contains a lot of fine sand, silt or clay.
  • Mountain clay: mainly formed by weathering and found in higher, mountainous areas, but also found in European lowlands.
  • Loess clay: yellow fine sand containing a lot of lime and clay. It was transported by the wind during the Ice Age.

We mainly use mountain loam or block loam for our products. It is the diversity of the materials it contains that makes it so special. These range from sandstone and clay slate to primary rock granite, gneiss and syenite. The high mineral content makes it more stable, ensuring that we meet the prescribed standards.

Thinking about the environment right from the extraction stage

Clay is simply there. In unimaginable quantities. You can dig it up, just like you do with sand and gravel, making holes in the environment and not giving it a second thought. We do things differently: the clay for our products comes from construction pits; it is waste material that would otherwise have to be disposed of. So when large construction projects are planned, our professionals examine the soil that needs to be excavated, assess it – and, if it is suitable, have it transported to our large clay storage site. Truckload after truckload, this natural building material piles up at our site. And we process it so that you get a reliable building material.

Clay is worthwhile.

For you, for your family, for the environment

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