BRICKLAYING PROUDLY SINCE 1984
MASONRY AS A COMPLEX SYSTEM
The realization of facing masonry comes from a melting of technologies, professional skills, materials. Each element contributes to the final result; the constant search for the best is therefore the reason why we have relationships of trust and official collaborations with the most important brands in the market.
We work with them for the supply of materials and technical advice throughout the design and implementation cycle. In this way, every detail is controlled and guaranteed by those who know it best.
We work with them for the supply of materials and technical advice throughout the design and implementation cycle. In this way, every detail is controlled and guaranteed by those who know it best.
NOT ONLY BRICKS
In addition to the ventilated façade, which is actually obtained by creating a real false-brick wall, there is another type of wall covering, which involves gluing face-to-face strips directly onto the insulation or even to the walls behind it. The strips can be of various types and thicknesses, and high-strength glue is used to bond them.
This type of processing, apparently simpler than the solid brick wall, actually requires longer installation times; the joints between the strips have to be straightened with specific ropes, moreover they must be filled with mortar, being careful not to dirty the strip, which could get stained.
The main advantage, however, is that overall processing has more competitive costs than the actual ventilated facade, and it is particularly suitable for coatings of existing buildings or portions of them.
Another type of wall covering, less widespread, is the facing insulation system. It consists of the laying of modular panels of insulating material, on which the exposed strips are pre-glued. This particular type of coating ensures minor laying time than traditional walls, but creates some problems where the walls to cover are not linear and have many sharp edges. Some examples of works carried out with this type by Edil Mattoni are shown in the slides opposite.
This type of processing, apparently simpler than the solid brick wall, actually requires longer installation times; the joints between the strips have to be straightened with specific ropes, moreover they must be filled with mortar, being careful not to dirty the strip, which could get stained.
The main advantage, however, is that overall processing has more competitive costs than the actual ventilated facade, and it is particularly suitable for coatings of existing buildings or portions of them.
Another type of wall covering, less widespread, is the facing insulation system. It consists of the laying of modular panels of insulating material, on which the exposed strips are pre-glued. This particular type of coating ensures minor laying time than traditional walls, but creates some problems where the walls to cover are not linear and have many sharp edges. Some examples of works carried out with this type by Edil Mattoni are shown in the slides opposite.
WHY THE VENTILATED FACADE?
What are the advantages of a ventilated façade? Thermal insulation means all the systems and operations aimed to reduce the heat flow of heat exchange between two environments at different temperatures. Thermal insulation in buildings mainly tends to contain the heat inside buildings, which ensures excellent thermal and acoustic performance.
The façade is made of exposed bricks, fixed with suspension systems and mechanical hooking. The cladding is bound to the building, but remains spaced. This creates a cavity along the entire façade, which communicates with the exterior both at the base and at the top. The air flows and the so-called chimney effect is created, given by the upward movement of the air behind the cladding, generated by the temperature difference between the air space and the air coming from the outside.
This effect has important insulating properties. The chimney effect is a phenomenon of natural ventilation: together with the coating's reflection power, ventilation optimizes the heat of the radiation and develops an acoustic insulation power; that would be unthinkable otherwise. In cooperation with the coating, it is able to correct and resize thermal bridges, improving living comfort and allowing for considerable energy and then economic savings.
The façade is made of exposed bricks, fixed with suspension systems and mechanical hooking. The cladding is bound to the building, but remains spaced. This creates a cavity along the entire façade, which communicates with the exterior both at the base and at the top. The air flows and the so-called chimney effect is created, given by the upward movement of the air behind the cladding, generated by the temperature difference between the air space and the air coming from the outside.
This effect has important insulating properties. The chimney effect is a phenomenon of natural ventilation: together with the coating's reflection power, ventilation optimizes the heat of the radiation and develops an acoustic insulation power; that would be unthinkable otherwise. In cooperation with the coating, it is able to correct and resize thermal bridges, improving living comfort and allowing for considerable energy and then economic savings.
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