Cladding

THE FACADE, LAYER BY LAYER

The cladding sits on a subframe, separated from the wall by an air gap. That way the facade breathes, and the cladding can be replaced without touching the insulation. Scroll to see the layers.

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The load-bearing wall

The wall of the building, concrete or masonry. It carries everything, so it is checked first: cracks, damp, old cladding.

Material: concrete or masonry

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The brackets

Aluminium brackets fixed into the wall with anchors. Each has a pad underneath that breaks the cold bridge. The spacing between them comes from the wind calculation.

Material: aluminium
Pad: against the cold bridge

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The insulation

Mineral wool slabs between the brackets, fixed with anchors. The material behind a ventilated facade has to be non-combustible, so it is wool, not EPS.

Material: mineral wool
Thickness: 100 mm in the example

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The wind barrier

A membrane over the wool. It protects the wool from the wind and from drops that get behind the cladding, and lets vapour out.

Material: wind barrier membrane

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The support rails

Vertical aluminium rails on the brackets. An air gap is left between them and the membrane, and air moves up through it from the bottom and carries moisture away.

Material: aluminium
Air gap: a few centimetres

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The cladding

The face of the facade. Change it at the top right: the subframe and the insulation under it stay the same.

Type: flat panels with folded edges
Material: coated steel or aluminium

Type: boards with open joints
Material: treated timber

Type: large flat panels with few joints
Material: aluminium composite

Type: long strips, overlapped horizontally
Material: metal or vinyl

Whole system

The whole facade

From outside you only see the cladding. Change it at the top right: the subframe and the insulation under it stay the same.

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What is included

WHAT WE CLAD

Facade panels and cassettes

Metal cassettes and composite panels to the design, with the trims around the windows.

Timber and composite cladding

Boards and panels on a supporting frame, with open or hidden joints.

Ventilated facades

Brackets, insulation, membrane, rails and cladding as one system.

Plinths, sills and corners

Plinth cladding, window sills and corner trims in the facade colour.

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HOW BIG IS YOUR FACADE

Enter the perimeter and height of the building. The calculator gives the area to clad and rough quantities. The price depends on the cladding and on the openings, so it comes after the site visit.

Area to clad…m²

Whole facade: … m²
To order, with cutting allowance: … m²
Corner trims: … m
Support rails: … m
Brackets: … pcs

The number of brackets and rails comes from the wind calculation. Here it is about 2 brackets per m² and a rail every 60 cm. The calculation is approximate and is not a quote.

How it goes

HOW IT GOES

01
Site visit
We measure the facade and look at the wall and the openings. We take photos so that we can choose the cladding together.
02
Subframe design
The spacing of the brackets and rails is calculated for the wind at the site.
03
Brackets and insulation
The brackets are fixed into the wall, the wool goes between them, and the membrane on top.
04
Subframe
The rails are aligned so that the cladding lies flat.
05
Cladding and trims
The cladding goes on from the bottom up, then the corners, the sills and the plinth.
06
Handover
We walk round the facade together and clean up around the building.