Where do I buy siporex blocks?

[Danjuz]

My house I live in today is built with siporex blocks (built in 1972). I would like to replace a door with a window/wall section. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble finding a retailer that sells siporex blocks with a width of 700mm.
Can anyone point me in the right direction (the block is not much help unfortunately)?

Best regards,
Daniel

 

[Allmänobildad]

Xella are the ones manufacturing Ytong nowadays. Check with them which retailers sell ytong blocks. 700mm will probably be hard to find as basically all aerated concrete manufacturers use 600mm.

 

[tttomten]

Post a request in your local Facebook group, someone is bound to be doing some renovations and a wall or two often gets torn down. You should be able to get that. Otherwise, the hardware store has blocks, but you will likely need to join them.

 

[pacman42]

Does it have to be Siporex/Ytong? Regular lecablock usually work just as well. But it depends on what you are going to do and in which wall.

 

[Stefflo]

Siporex is quite easy to cut, so if you don't need too many, it might be a solution. Works with a handsaw.

 

[KJD]

Siporex is quite easy to cut, so if you don't need too many, it might be a solution. Works with a handsaw.

I bought Siporex blocks at Bauhaus, about 70mm x 600mm x 400mm, for about 70kr each. There might be another size available. I bought a lightweight concrete handsaw at Jula for maybe 100 kr (enormous saw teeth), if it's not just for cutting off a small piece, I think a regular handsaw wears out quite a bit.

Hornbach, K-Bygg, etc., surely have alternatives. There are other brands too.