Description
This code of practice gives recommendations for the design, installation and maintenance of mechanically fixed units of natural stone as a cladding held to a structural background by metal fixing.Retrieving data. Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again.
a) the standard covers aspects such as
b) traditional handset external cladding;
c) stone-faced precast concrete cladding systems;
d) rain-screen and stone on metal frame cladding systems; and e) internal linings.
NOTE The general principles of cladding also apply to soffits and sloping surfaces.
Recommendations are given regarding movement of the structure, which might occur for one or more reasons, so that such dimensional changes can be accommodated. This standard does not cover stone veneer composite panels or the use of stone cladding as permanent formwork to insitu concrete.
