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Rainscreen cladding ARDAL Grooved Panel
Rainscreen cladding ARDAL Grooved Panel
Rainscreen cladding ARDAL Grooved Panel

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Carea Façade

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Carea Façade

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Carea Façade
Summary
Drained and back ventilated rainscreen cladding.
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Application

External rainscreen cladding.


Suitable for for use over:

  • Concrete.
  • Blockwork.
  • Brickwork.
  • Structural and lightweight steel framing.
  • Timber frame.
  • Curtain walling.
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Description

Grooved rainscreen cladding, made in mineral composite, designed for use as a decorative and protective facade over external walls of buildings. The panels offer a choice of different finishes and colours in different sizes. The system includes the panels and the horizontal rails only. Primary subframe not included.


Technical characteristics:

  • Air gap: Nominal 50 mm.
  • Panel tolerances: +0/ -1 mm in height, ±0.5 mm in length.
  • Reaction to fire: EN 13501-1: A2-s1, d0.
  • Wind resistance: 2.3 kN/m².
  • Impact resistance (to BS 8200): Standard: D; Reinforced: B.
  • Thermal conductivity: 1.65 W/m·K.
  • Bending strength: >26 MPa.
  • Resilience: >1.3 kJ/m².
  • Can be specified separately as drained and back ventilated cladding system if required.
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Product certifications
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Finish
Smooth, Gloss, Matt, Other, Mineral, Anti-graffiti
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Material
Mineral, Composite
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Shape
Rectangle, Square, Other
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Length
200 mm, 250 mm, 300 mm, 400 mm, 450 mm, 500 mm, 550 mm, 600 mm, 900 mm, 1200 mm
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Width
11 mm
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Height
200 mm, 250 mm, 300 mm, 400 mm, 450 mm, 500 mm, 550 mm, 600 mm, 900 mm, 1200 mm
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Specification

Classification data
Finish as delivered
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Surface
Glossy., Meca., Riven., Shell., Smooth Matt.
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Panel size
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Length
447 mm.
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Width
447 mm.
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Panel thickness
11 mm.
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Backing material
Polyester resin.
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Additional properties

Weight
26 kg/m² (approximate).
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Corners
Pre-coloured aluminium profile., Mitred edge panel., Welded corner piece.
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Installation
With Backing structure (CWB) horizontal installation., Without Backing structure (CWoB) horizontal installation., With Backing structure (CWB) vertical installation., Without Backing structure (CWoB) vertical installation.
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Panel joints
Open 3 mm vertical joints using wedges after each panel along the horizontal rail.
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Fixing type
Horizontal rails, 3 mm., Horizontal rails, 13 mm., Horizontal rails, 20 mm., Horizontal rails, 40 mm.
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Reveals
Metallic., Ardal.
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Samples required
Product samples, mock-ups or prototypes.
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Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials
No
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Country of material origin
France
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Country of product manufacture
France
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Material
Mineral, Composite
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A1–A3 ('Production stage')

Embodied carbon as defined in BS EN 15804

Normalized unit
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Declared unit
32.9 kg CO₂ eq/m²

Certified

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Recyclability
At end of life, the product is disassembled by hand. Aluminium and steel from under-structure are recycled, at a rate of 90% and 83% respectively. Remainder is sent to landfill at 100%.
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