Parapet height restrictions are a recurring headache for facade contractors working on mid-rise apartments, mixed-use schemes and infill housing across Sydney,…
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Working around parapet height restrictions on cladding projects
Curtain Wall Sizing Aligned With Structural Movement
Curtain walls are often drawn as static elements on paper, but the buildings they sit on never stop moving. Steel frames expand on hot Sydney afternoons,…
Panel weight and its impact on handrail and edge protection design
A panel might look like just a skin, but once it is lifted into place it carries consequences for every structural member below it. Where heavier rainscreen…
Shiplap cladding profiles as rain screens on warehouse units
Industrial estates stretching from Wetherill Park through to the outer Dandenong corridor share a familiar streetscape: long sheds clad in profiled steel,…
Writing a material handling method statement for large stone composite panels
Stone composite panels have reshaped commercial facades across Australian capitals, from the glass-and-stone towers rising above Brisbane's riverside to the…
Protecting finished cladding surfaces from on-site abrasion and grime
The most expensive part of a facade upgrade is often not the panels themselves but the rectification work that follows careless handling on site. Once…
How buildability reviews cut facade installation time on site
Facade packages are deceptively complex. Behind the rendered images and finish schedules sit hundreds of interfaces between structure, fire stopping,…
Commissioning Smoke Seal Testing Around Cladding Perimeter Blocks
Smoke control at the junction between a building facade and its perimeter blocks is a small detail with major consequences. Gaps around slab edges, masonry…
Choosing gutter profiles for clean horizontal cladding lines
Horizontal cladding creates a strong visual rhythm across a facade. Long boards, panels or cassette systems draw the eye from one side of a building to the…
Pre-empting cracks where new cladding meets existing structures
Where a new facade stops against an older building, the junction is rarely forgiving. The two structures were designed to different codes, founded on different…