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Typical weight of building materials

A list of the most common building materials in the UK and their  self weights

Material
Weight
Lead Cast
114.00 kN/m3
Lime - Hydrate (bags)
6.00 kN/m3
Lime - Lump/quick (powder)
10.00 kN/m3
Lime - Mortar (putty)
18.00 kN/m3
Limestone - Bath (Wiltshire)
21.00 kN/m3
Limestone - Mansfield (Nottinghamshire)
22.00 kN/m3
Limestone - Portland (Dorset)
22.00 kN/m3
MDF Sheet
8.00 kN/m3
Macadam Paving
21.00 kN/m3
Magnesium
18.00 kN/m3
Mercury
136.00 kN/m3
Mortar
17.00-18.00 kN/m3
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