Recycling Yard Retaining Walls Made Easy with Legioblock

22 November 2010 Legioblock building blocks, aimed at enabling the rapid construction of containment and storage areas without the need to dig foundations, have arrived in the UK. A product of A. Jansen B.V., a Dutch concrete building block specialist, Legioblock is said to be one of the simplest ideas for anyone needing to expand yard facilities quickly, or are who are faced with the regular problem of having to alter storage or garage needs as seasons come and go. Jansen says that the product is ideally suited to waste recyclers and other companies that deal with bulk materials who often need temporarily or permanently, optimize storage capacity. The main applications of the Legioblock system are storage bins, retaining walls, partition walls and industrial workspaces. Legioblocks are also claimed to have excellent sound-proofing and fire resistant properties and can be used for water retention. According to the manufacturer, over the years, the Legioblock has developed as a high quality product and has become a very popular solution in Northern Europe for all kind of constructions. The ultimate flexibility and the durability of blocks, make it a highly cost-effective construction system. Inspired by Lego building blocks for kids, Legioblock is Lego for really big kids. By using huge concrete building blocks, walls can be built in minutes and hours as opposed to days or weeks. There is no need for digging foundations either. All that is needed is a level and firm surface and then the interlocking blocks are built up from there. Once built, walls can be extended, shortened or moved very quickly because their own weight holds them in place and not building cement. Legioblocks are delivered directly from stock, which means very short delivery lead times. The blocks arrive on the back of a truck and are lifted into place with a truck mounted crane - very similar to a brick-grab. Many local authorities regard a Legioblock construction as 'temporary structures', making planning consent is much easier to acquire, and in some cases it's not needed at all. A standard Legioblock has the measurements 160x80x40cm and weighs approx. 1200 kg, however there is whole variety of block shapes, sizes an finishes to provide infinite structural solutions with.