Profiled steel cladding tearing at fixing points

Causes

The use of rivets instead of screws preventing thermal movement

Fixing holes that are too small to allow thermal movement

Listed under: Exterior, metal, steel, cladding, walls, fixings and hardware, fixings, wall cladding, profiled steel cladding

Cause

The use of rivets instead of screws preventing thermal movement

Repair

  • replace rivets with screws, making sure fixing holes allow thermal movement, use appropriate weatherproof sealing washers and ensure that fixings penetrate the wall framing

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Cause

Fixing holes that are too small to allow thermal movement

Repair

  • replace rivets with screws, making sure fixing holes allow thermal movement, use appropriate weatherproof sealing washers and ensure that fixings penetrate the wall framing

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