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A ready-to-install modular cassette system for ventilated rainscreen facade cladding that can be installed both vertically and horizontally.
Suitable for all types of buildings, especially commercial and collective housing building, new constructions and renovations.
A rainscreen cassette system that is available in all finishes of 1 mm-thick VMZINC® and can be installed both vertically and horizontally.
Features and benefits:
Typical system build-up:
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA):
VMZINC undertakes Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) tests on its products and publishes Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), such as BRE Environmental Profiles, available from their website www.vmzinc.co.uk and www.greenbooklive.com. These provide users with comprehensive, reliable and transparent information on relevant environmental characteristics. The information is also used by VMZINC as the basis for its eco-design approach.
Color | Blue Brown Green Grey Red |
Finish | Natural Pre-treated |
Material | Zinc |
Shape | Square Rectangle |
Length | 600 mm Guidance for specification option: Maximum panel size. Bespoke |
Width | 2400 mm Guidance for specification option: Maximum panel size. Bespoke |
Height | Bespoke Manufacturer guidancePanel depth can be 40, 60, 80 or 100mm and even combinations of all depths |
Warranty description | 50 year Guidance for specification option: Up to 50 year material warranty available on a project basis. |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | H92/120 Rainscreen cladding |
Product range |
Classification data | |
System performance | Guidance for specification option: Insert requirements. |
System manufacturer | VMZINC UK. |
Thermal insulation | Guidance for specification option: Insert requirements (supplied by others). |
Breather membrane | |
Material | VMZINC Membrane. |
Fasteners | Manufacturer's standard. |
Secondary support structure | Metal framing creating a 38 mm airspace. Guidance for specification option: Insert details. Timber battens can be used to support the panels but metal rails are more commonly used (2 mm aluminium or 1.5 mm galvanised steel). Centre to centre spacing of the rails is typically 600 mm but can vary depending on the loading requirements of the facade in question. |
Cladding panels | |
Material | Zinc, 40 mm depth. Zinc, 60 mm depth. Zinc, 80 mm depth. Zinc, 100 mm depth. Manufacturer guidance
See also Colour for colour/ finish options and Panel dimensions for size options. |
Panel joints | Joint width: 15 mm. Guidance for specification option: Automatically created during installation, no shims required. |
Reveals | Guidance for specification option: Consult manufacturer for options and insert requirements. |
System accessories | Guidance for specification option: Consult manufacturer for options and insert requirements, or omit. |
Colour | Natural VMZINC®, natural finish. Guidance for specification option: Natural VMZINC® has a shiny metallic appearance when new and develops a patina over time. In facade applications, it may take ten years for the matt grey patina to form. Standard PIGMENTO® BLUE. Guidance for specification option:
Standard PIGMENTO® GREEN. Guidance for specification option:
Standard PIGMENTO® BROWN. Guidance for specification option:
Standard PIGMENTO® RED. Guidance for specification option:
Standard PIGMENTO® GREY. Guidance for specification option:
PIGMENTO® STORM GREY. Guidance for specification option:
PIGMENTO® CHARCOAL GREY. Guidance for specification option:
QUARTZ-ZINC®. Guidance for specification option:
ANTHRA-ZINC®. Guidance for specification option:
AZENGAR®. Guidance for specification option:
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Panel dimensions | Guidance for specification option:
Manufacturer guidanceRefer to drawing/ schedule as required. |
Perforations | Not required. Required. Guidance for specification option: Bespoke perforations available; consult manufacturer for details and insert requirements. |
Reaction to fire | Fire classification according to EN 13501-1:2002: A1 (Natural VMZINC, QUARTZ-ZINC, ANTHRA-ZINC and AZENGAR); A2-s1,d0 (PIGMENTO and VMZINC PLUS). |
Standard | To BS EN 988, EN 15804, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001. |
Installation | Horizontal panels are installed bottom up whereas vertical panels can be ordered for installation left to right and right to left. The 15 mm joint is automatically created, thus eliminating the need for shims during installation. The panels are fixed with the self-tapping screws. The protective film should only be removed upon completion of the facade and when no other trades are working nearby. VMZINC® PLUS must be used on all non-vertical flashings if open gap softwood boards are not being used. |
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | France |
Country of product manufacture | France |
Material | Zinc |
Recyclability | 100% Guidance for specification option: Fully recyclable. |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 20 % Guidance for specification option: 20% (approximately). |
Expected Life | 100 year |
VMZINC Facades - Fully Supported Facades & Rainscreen Facades May 2024
VMZINC Standing Seam Installation Guide - Information about the Use and Detailing of VMZINC May 2022
VMZINC General Technical Recommendations - Design Guidance for Architects & Contractors.
VMZINC EN15804 Natural Rolled Zinc
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
EN15804 Pre-Weathered QUARTZ PLUS & ANTHRA PLUS
BRE Certification EN15804 Pre-Weathered Rolled QUARTZ & ANTHRA
BRE Certification EN15804 Pre-Weathered PIGMENTO & STRAT