What is a thing that drives attention of a civil engineer at the end of projects?

Façade is the last thing that civil engineer thinks to do which can be understood by a common man who has nothing to do with construction as nothing more than an outer covering. So it can be concluded that when we see a building and find that it is covered with the glass panel that is only known as façade.

Façade Types according to Facade Companies in UAE

There are generally two types of façade one is glazing and the other one is cladding. In glazing faced the curtain wall, structural glazing, spider glazing, doors and windows. In cladding façade there are ACP cladding, metal cladding, stone cladding and wooden cladding.

Curtain Wall versus other type of facades:

A curtain wall is usually an aluminium framed wall contained in fills of glass metal panels or thin stone. The framing is attached to the building structure and does not carry the dead loads of the buildings. The curtain walls are classified on the basis of their method of fabrication and Curtain wall installation in UAE into the following general categories, stake systems, unite systems, a stick system, curtain wall frames, mullions, transoms, glass or opaque panels are installed and connect together piece by piece.

However stake systems do require multiple steps to erect and seal the wall which means more time is spent on sight an approximate rule of thumb would be that seventy percent of the work is carried out onsite with 30 percent in the factory.

Ideal for vertical and polygon facades a unit curtain wall system which is also referred to as a panel system or a modular system is made up of panel consisting of glass spandrels and mullions that are prefabricated and delivered to the site. This system takes advantage of the speed and quality of prefabrication techniques.

The factory assembled panels reduce installation time in the field and require fewer skilled labours on the job site bringing the cost down. The panels are typically at least one storey in height and are lifted to their location where they are installed by workers. There are several advantages to a unit system over a stick built system, one large advantage is the speed of erection as all the panels are pre-assembled prior to arrival onsite. Quality is also easier to control die to main assembly occurring in a carefully controlled factory environment. Contact us for UPVC windows UAE!

So a curtain wall can be defined an aluminium framed wall that contains the in fills of glass metal panels or thin stone. The framing is attached to the building structure and does not carry the floor or roof loads of the building structure.