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Frontek Cladding - Porcelain Cladding Planks or Large Format Panels

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Frontek are porcelain rainscreen façade panels offering the appearance of natural stone and timber facades.

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Application

Suitable for use in modern commercial and residential buildings where a natural/stone façade is desired.

Description

FRONTEK are porcelain rainscreen facade panels offering the appearance of natural stone and timber facades.


An A1 rated, non-combustible extruded porcelain facade panel. Cost effective lightweight and robust, the product is suitable for use in modern commercial and residential buildings where a natural/stone façade is desired. The panels are secretly installed and can be used in all modern construction types.


Porcelain is a highly durable material, and the panels are designed with easy installation in mind. Uses a secret fix system for installing the panels in both portrait and landscape orientation with no unsightly face fixings. Panels can be cut to size and mitred for corners etc as required.


Features and Benefits:

  • Long lasting, low maintenance panels.
  • High strength and environmental durability.
  • Sound dampening benefits.
  • Wide range of finishes to mimic natural stone facades.
  • Non-combustible – Achieves A1 rating to BS EN 1305-01.
  • Available as a complete cladding system with carrier.
  • Cost effective.
  • Short lead times and fast installation time frames.


Frontek panels are available in more than 80 finishes, this offers a wide range of textured and polished solutions. The latest digital technology recreates the charm of quarry stone, the natural warmth of wood and impressive metallic effects.


The Volume product range can be used to create the appearance of planks in the panels, this is particularly useful to create the appearance of ‘shiplap’ cladding installation but with a completely A1 rated façade solution.

General information

Color

Finish

Textured

Natural

Metallic

Woodgrain

Other

Guidance for specification option:

Volume and soft finishes.

Material

Porcelain

Length

800 mm

1000 mm

Width

405 mm

1000 mm

3000 mm

Warranty description

25 year

Uniclass

Pr_25_71_14_15 Ceramic panelsPrimary

CAWS

H92/120 Rainscreen cladding

Specification data - Ceramic panels

Panel size

-

Length

800 mm.

1000 mm.

3000 mm.

Width

405 mm.

1000 mm.

Fixing

VFI+ system.

Guidance for specification option:

The VFI+ system uses hook on clips that are mechanically attached to the Vitrafix VF1 vertical rails.

VFI Super + system.

Guidance for specification option:

The VFI Super + utilizes a horizontal channel that is attached to the Vitrafix VF1 vertical rails – this system allows for vertical panel joints to be staggered and anywhere in isolation to the SFS studs in the back wall.

Finish as delivered

Textured.

Nature.

Metallic.

Wood.

Volume.

Soft.

Colour

-

Manufacturer guidance

Various colours are available depending on finish, consult manufacturer for details and insert requirements.

Sustainability data

Material

Porcelain

Third party certifications

BIM objects

BOS

NBS BIM Object Standard

This BIM object has been authored to meet the requirements of the NBS BIM Object Standard.

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Platform Compatible Version
Revit
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1

IFC
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1

Third party certifications

Fire Safety Certification

Frontek A1 Fire Certification

EPD

Frontek - Global EPD Certificate

Literature

Frontek  Catalogue

Frontek Catalogue

Frontek - world projects catalogue

Frontek - world projects catalogue

Frontek - External Corner Drawings

Frontek - External Corner Drawings

Frontek - Horizontal Joint

Frontek - Horizontal Joint

Frontek - Internal Corner Joint

Frontek - Internal Corner Joint

Frontek - External Corner

Frontek - External Corner