Facing the facade with metal cassettes 2

Choosing a modern variant of finishing the facade of a new building or reconstruction of an old one, it is worth considering metal cassettes. This type of decoration protects the walls from moisture, and due to the variety of colors it makes the exterior of the house elegant and attractive. Facing the facade with metal cassettes occurs in a short time, the ease of installation allows you to start work without professional building skills.

What is a front tape

Metal cassettes are made of galvanized steel sheets, aluminum, brass or copper. The thickness of the blanks ranges from 0.7 to 1.5 mm. The side edges of the sheet are bent and a structure is formed to create ventilated facades. The shape of the cassette can be rectangular, square, trapezoidal. The outer surface of the material is covered with powder paint or polymer film. Sheets of steel are heavy, so for the production of cassettes using metal no thicker than 1.2 mm, aluminum panels to create a rigid structure must be 2 mm thick.

Advantages of metal cassettes

• Presentable appearance creates an individual style of the building.
• Availability of installation and speed of installation, due to the large size of individual panels.
• Leveling the surface and hiding all defects of the walls.
• Durability, guaranteed material resistance to precipitation.
• The surface retains color for a long time, does not fade under the sun.
• The material is resistant to high and low temperature.
• Fire safety of the building is provided.

There are few disadvantages of such a lining, these include: high cost and considerable weight of the cladding of the facade. Steel cassettes are used for new buildings that have a solid foundation, they are not used for restoration. Aluminum panels are light, attractive look and durability, only the high cost of the material prevents its widespread use. Excellent performance and impeccable quality cassettes commensurate with their price.

Mounting methods

The facade is finished with metal cassettes in two ways:

1. Open fasteners. Front cassettes, made under the visible fasteners, have bent edges, which are perforated. Each panel is mounted separately with screws. The cassettes are overlapped and fastened to the vertical uprights of the frame. This option facilitates future repairs.
2. Hidden fasteners. The method is used for thin panels, their upper part is screwed to the crate with self-tapping screws, and the lower edge of each cassette is snapped into the panel in the bottom row. These panels have only one limb, located at the top. The edge formed by it becomes the place of fixing the edge of the adjacent tile. In the first row of the cassette are attached to the initial rail, and then to each other. The junction is invisible. To disassemble such a structure is difficult, but it looks attractive on the facade of the building.

The choice of mounting method is influenced by the shape of the panels, their weight and architectural features of the facade.

Assembly stages

To create a ventilated facade, the installation of a frame attached to the building with anchors and brackets is required. To install it, proceed after checking the walls for the intended load. It is produced by experiment: two dowels are hammered, on which a fragment of the batten is fixed with a load.

1. The first thing they do at the start of installation is the marking of the walls under the brackets for the batten. For data accuracy, use a laser or water level. The marking starts from the bottom of the building, it should provide a strictly vertical plane of the frame. The installation step of the rails depends on the size of the metal cassettes: if the panels used are longer than 70 cm, additional brackets are installed. Holes for the anchor are drilled with a perforator. It is necessary to avoid driving the fastener into the connecting seams of the wall, as the brickwork is especially sensitive to destruction. A paronit pad is placed between the bracket and the surface of the facade. The length of the anchor for a concrete wall is 8 cm; if the building is made of brick, a fixture 10 cm long is required.
2. On the installed brackets, the battens are fixed, fixing is done with screws.
3. Next, fit a layer of insulation. To preserve fire safety and reduce heat loss, non-combustible materials are used, these include mineral wool, extruded polystyrene foam. They are attached to the surface with special dowels with a round massive head, they will need 5 pieces per 1 m².
4. A layer of insulation is protected from the penetration of moisture and weathering with a special wind membrane, its parts are installed with overlap and secured with self-tapping screws. If necessary the waterproofing cloth keeps within.
5. The main vertical batten is mounted from the hat profile, its height provides space for the facade ventilation. For the installation of the first row at the bottom of the fixed profile and base outflow.
6. Installation of metal cassettes starts from the bottom, from the left corner of the building. Before installation, the protective film is removed from the side parts. The lower part of the front panels is latched onto the starting plate, the upper part is fastened with self-tapping screws. The installation of the next rows takes place on the same principle: the bottom clings to the adjacent panel, and the top is fixed with fasteners. The cassette is held on two screws fixed at the ends of the upper edge; if necessary, the fastening takes place at intermediate points.

With the open mounting method, mounting of metal cassettes on the frame can be started from either side. Convenient curved shape of the panels and slots for screws allow you to quickly install the cladding.

Installation of front cassettes includes installation of additional accessories, providing a presentable look of cladding and protection from moisture. These elements include:

• nazhitelniki;
• slopes;
• platbands;
• external and internal angles;
• crutches.

Without installation of these parts, the construction will have an unfinished appearance, and the advantages of cassette cladding of the facade will also be lost.

Choosing the thickness of the panels for finishing the building, focus not only on the recommendations of the manufacturer, it is important to take into account the wind speed and weather conditions of the region, the mechanical loads on the facade. Under adverse conditions, use a material of greater thickness and make a strong crate. Installation of a ventilated facade of metal cassettes requires consideration of all the technological features and installation of the batten without any distortions. Such lining protects the walls of the building from the negative impact for many years, improves the appearance and insulation.

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Video

Features of installation can be seen in the following video:

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