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Facade cladding guides

Cladding is the non-glazed outer skin of a facade. These guides compare the main panel materials and explain the ventilated cavity behind them.

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Stone-clad building with a stepped roofline
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Stone, GFRC or metal cladding: how to compare

Stone, GFRC and metal can all clad the same elevation, but they weigh, move, fix and weather in different ways. Compare them on the whole system.

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Sweeping terracotta-toned cladding against the sky
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Terracotta, HPL or ACP cladding: choosing a facade skin

Three popular cladding skins can sit on the same rain-screen wall, yet each looks, ages and is fixed differently. Here is how to compare them before you commit.

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Perforated gold-toned facade with a lace-like canopy
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Perforated metal screens on facades: shade, privacy and airflow

A perforated screen can shade a wall, hide services and soften a facade, but every hole pattern trades light, view and air against privacy. Here is how to choose.

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Folded metal cladding panels in grey and warm copper tones
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ACP vs. solid aluminium cladding: which one?

Two cladding panels can look identical from the street and still be very different products. Here is how ACP and solid aluminium compare, and how to choose.

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Golden horizontal cladding battens against a deep blue sky
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Rain-screen cladding: why the gap behind the panel matters

A rain-screen looks like cladding, but its performance comes from what you cannot see: the gap behind the panels. Here is how the layers work together.

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General guidance for orientation, not a specification. Applicable standards, values and details are confirmed per project with the facade consultant.

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