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Swisspearl - Fibre cement
BBA Agrément Certificate
Certificate type
Through-Wall, a mechanically fixed, non-loadbearing, drained and vented rainscreen cladding system.
Suitable for following applications:
Suitable for lightweight steel frame, timber frame, modular/offsite and concrete frame construction methods.
The System comprises an aluminium subframe, sheathing board, breather membrane, tape, isolators, insulation boards and cladding panels including cladding panel fasteners. The subframe comprises helping hand brackets, vertical/ horizontal rails (L/T-profiles) and subframe fasteners. The cladding finish layer panels are available in three variants and a range of different combinations of system components can be used, subject to the project-specific design.
Features and benefits:
Material | Fibre cement Aluminium Pre-coated aluminium. Stone Natural volcanic rock. |
Shape | Rectangle Square Other |
Length | Bespoke Various sizes depending on the variant. |
Width | Bespoke Various sizes depending on the variant. |
Height | Bespoke Various sizes depending on the variant. |
WarrantyDescription | Ten year System must be validated once the job finished. |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | H20/150 Sheet cladding H20/155 Sheet cladding H92/120 Rainscreen cladding K13/160 Proprietary |
System performance | Through the wall system. |
Thermal insulationTo BS EN 13162. | Mineral wool slab insulation.Knauf Insulation, Rockwool and Kingspan mineral wool insulation options. Consult manufacturer and insert requirements. |
Breather membrane | - |
MaterialTo BS EN 13859-2. Consult manufacturer for details. | Reinforced polyethylene.Spunbonded high density polyethylene.Spunbonded polypropylene.UV durable underlay. |
Fasteners | Tape. |
Secondary support structure | Allface (Aluminium).ALLFACE extruded ‘T’ and ‘L’ aluminium rails range with adjustable helping hand wall brackets F1/F1+ to the existing structure at centres determined in conjunction with project engineer and relevant wind load calculations in accordance with BS 6399 part II. |
Cavity fire barriers | - |
Horizontal | Polythene sleeved Rockwool and intumescent strip.
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Vertical | Sleeved mineral wool cavity barriers.
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Cladding panels | - |
Material | Fibre-reinforced cement boards.
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Samples requiredConsult manufacturer and insert requirements. | - |
System accessories | Tapes.Consult manufacturer and insert requirements. Joint sealant.Consult manufacturer and insert requirements. Not required. |
System completion | Validation upon completion. |
Sheathing boardConsult manufacturer and insert requirements. | - |
Reaction to fire (to BS EN 13501-1)Reaction to fire/ surface spread of flame and external surfaces. | A2-s1,d0. Class A2-s1, d0 or better. |