• Style & appearance
• Product data
• Design considerations
• Installation & Maintenance

Style & appearance

Photographs

Colour availability
Dark Grey	Silver Grey

Product photogrpahs

Product data

Trafficking

• Designed to withstand occasional vehicular impact

Features and benefits

• Looks of natural granite, without the expense
• Light in weight
• Meets HSE guidelines
• Easy to handle and know down to level
• Ideal for short runs and small repairs where mechanical handling is too expensive
• Offers strong visual synergy with the Charcon flag and block paving ranges
• Extremely durable

Design considerations

The problem

Each year, more than a third of all three-day injuries reported to the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities are caused by manual handling – that is, the transportation or supporting of loads by hand or by bodily force.
The Health and Safety Executive made the decision to target kerb laying as an especially hazardous activity due to the excessive weight of each kerb and repetitive strain injuries incurred through manual handling.
The problem is viewed so seriously that contractors infringing lifting regulations have been served with site closure notices.

Solution through innovation

Charcon’s K-lite™ lightweight kerb weighs a nominal 20kg, while meeting the same rigorous performance criteria as a standard weight kerb.
K-lite™ lightweight kerb has been developed to meet the requirements of the HSE guidelines in situations where safety audits and risk assessments have been carried out and mechanical handling is found not to be a viable option.

K-lite™ Traditional kerb

Split stone reproduction of natural granite similar to Countrysetts. K-lite™ Traditional kerbs have a weathered top edge.

Complementary products

Designed for use with all Charcon flag and block paving ranges, especially Countrysetts block paving.

Colour availability

• Dark Grey
• Silver Grey

Standards

K-lite™ Traditional kerb products comply with the performance levels in European Standard BS EN 1340.

Composition and manufacture

Manufactured from South West granites using a wet pressed method. The kerb is then split and shot blasted to expose the aggregate.

Specification clauses

For further information, please refer to Charcon Technical Services.

K-lite™ is a Registered design. Patent pending.

Installation guidelines

Design standards

All installations should be detailed and constructed in accordance with BS7533: Part 3 and Part 6.

Haunching

All kerbing should normally be haunched with concrete to ensure full stability and support for adjacent paving and to help withstand occasional vehicular impact.

K-lite Tradtional and Countryside Classic Kerb

Sub-grade
As for adjoining paved areas.

Sub-base
As for adjoining paved areas.

Bedding and haunching
Material: concrete (grade ST1).
K-lite Traditional may be laid to full or half batter.

Countryside Classic minimum dimensions:
Bed: 150 mm
Haunch: 100 mm.

Detailing

Radii:
K-lite Traditional - use shorter (290 mm or 456 mm lengths) units to form radius kerb-line.
Countryside Classic - select from 1.8, 3, 6 or 9 metre radius units (External only).

Driveway crossing:
K-lite Traditional.
Countryside Classic - use left-hand and right-hand droppers with crossing kerb units.
K-lite Traditional Kerb: Laid to half batter (can also be laid to full batter or vertically)
Countryside Classic Kerb
K-lite Traditional Kerb: crossing detail

Additional design detailing

In addition to those included in this guide, further detailed drawings are available on request from Charcon Hard Landscaping.
Contact Technical Services Department on 01335 372222.

Handling equipment

For appropriate handling and lifting equipment, contact Probst Handling Equipment on 01939 235325.

Installation Diagrams
Fig 6b. Country CLassic Kerb	Fig 6a. K-lite Traditional kerb: Laid to half batter (can also be laid to full batter or vertically)
Fig 7. K-lite Traditional kerb: crossing detail