Building Construction

Steel
Cladding

PAURUSH SINGHAL
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Cladding

• Cladding is the application of one material over another to provide a skin or layer.

• In construction, cladding is used to provide a degree of thermal insulation and weather resistance,

and to improve the appearance of buildings.

• Cladding can be made of any of a wide range of materials including wood, metal, brick, vinyl, and

composite materials that can include aluminium, wood, blends of cement and recycled polystyrene,

wheat/rice straw bres.

• The cladding does not itself need to be waterproof, merely a control element: it may serve only to

direct water or wind safely away in order to control run-off and prevent its in ltration into the building

structure.

• Cladding may also be a control element for noise, either entering or escaping. Cladding can become

a re risk by design or material.

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Why steel cladding ?

• Stainless steel cladding is to protect the outside and inside of the building

• Durable and technical propertie

• Architectural and aesthetic bene ts

• Hygienic and ease of maintenanc

• Strong material, doesn’t crack or bend easily

• It is 100% recyclable

• It is a superior barrier against wind. Hail, storms, driving rain, falling branches, ying debris

• Easily available in lightweight, continual lengthy sheets

• Easy to install

• Reduces labor costs

• Its customisable

• Fire resistance

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PUF PANELS
• Continuous sandwich panels are single piece,
prefabricated, modular, factory made units
which consist of an insulating layer of rigid
polyurethane foam between two layers of metal
sheets.
• The panels comprise of PUF bonded between
two sheets of Pre-coated GI sheets of 0.5 mm
thick to produce straight-to- nish panels.
• Insulation core provides effective insulation and
strong bonding for better structural stability to
facilitate higher loading and wider spans.
These panels are available for both wall and
roof.
• The system can incorporate all types of • This system can also incorporate all types of services viz.
architectural features like coving, boxes, electrical, gas and plumbing etc.
cantilevers, projections, in ll walls, mezzanine
oors etc. • The design and engineering of the structures is executed by
following the norms & guidelines stipulated in relevant Indian
• These panels are used as non-load bearing Standards.
panels for residential and commercial buildings,
school & training centers, steel structures, • Panels are available in thickness from 25mm to 150mm, width
modular & monolithic cabinets, management 1000mm and length as per requirement of the customer.
blocks & site of ces, guard room/ porta cabins,
etc.
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Isoclad panels act as partition walls as well as fa ade cladding with permanent nishing and can be
integrated well with structural glazing, curtain walls, windows and other type of fenestrations and
openings

Pro le of this panel is given below

Skins: 3 types of rib con guration – Micro-rib, Wave and Mini box This panel is available in thickness
of 40, 50, 60 & 80mm

Facing options: Pre-painted galvanized steel/aluminiu

Surface nish: Metallic, solid colours, Polyvinylidene uoride (PVDF) & super polyster coatings.
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STEPS TO INSTALL PUF PANELS

1. Fastener installation
• It must be ensured that the fasteners are installed at
locations indicated on the building drawings. It is easy to
misjudge the location of the structural member, resulting in
a fastener off the structural member or below the sealant
at the end lap. The fastener shall be driven in until it is
tight and the washer is rmly seated. A slight extrusion of
neoprene around the washer is a good visual tightness
check. The fasteners shall be installed by drilling holes on
the ridge and not on the valley.

2. Checking atness and overhang :

Before starting the work it must be ensured that :
• the supports for cladding are truly in the same plane
• the overhangs of panels from the top and bottom supports 

shall not exceed the limit, whilst also overhanging at least 50
mm into gutters. Necessary adjustments shall be made
before laying panels, because it will be dif cult or impossible
to rectify later.

3. Positioning rst panel

First panel shall be positioned before xing to ensure that it is
correctly located in relation to other parts of the building.

It must be checked that the panel:
• aligns with the end-wall (or its barge or fascia), the type of
ashing or capping treatment to be used
• aligns correctly at its ends in relation to the gutter and ridge (or
parapet or transverse wall)
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STEPS TO INSTALL PUF PANELS

4. Positioning other panels :
After xing the rst panel in position, other panels shall be
aligned using:
• the long edge of the previous pane;
• a measurement from the end of the panel to the fascia or 

purlin at the gutter. Gutter-end of all panels shall be kept in 

a straight line.
• each panel shall be xed completely before laying the next; 

or
• the panel shall be xed tightly to ensure it can’t move, all 

panels shall be laid completely and then all the intermediate
U channel fixing detail
fasteners shall be placed later.

5. Checking alignment :
• It must be checked that each panel is parallel with the adjacent
panel and gap is within the allowed limit

Outer corner flashing fixing detail

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WAYS TO INSTALL PUF PANELS

• Wall panel xing with oor

Wall panel of 80 mm for outer wall shall be xed with U-channel of size
40x82x40x1.2mm on oor. U-channel shall be xed with M6x65mm dash fastener at
300mm c/c spacing.
• Wall panel xing with slab
Wall panel of 80 mm for outer wall shall be xed with self-drilling screw of
12-14x120x4.8mm at 300mm c/c spacing using L-Angle of 50x50x2mm above sla
• Wall partition panel xing with slab top & bottom
Wall partition panel of 80 mm shall be xed over RCC slab by PVC gitti screw of
35mm and pop rivet at 200mm c/c spacing using L- Angle of 50x50x1.2mm on both
side of panel above slab
• Vertical corner closer
Vertical corner shall be closed using pop rivet at 300mm c/c spacing by using L-Angle
of 50x50x0.5mm
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FIXING DETAILS OF WALL WITH FLOOR, SLAB, & PARTITION

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SINGLE SKIN GALVANISED SHEETS

Single skin sheeting is widely used in agricultural and
industrial structures where no insulation is required. The
sheeting is xed directly to the purlins or side rails as
shown. The cladding is generally made from 0.7mm gauge
pre-coated steel with a 32mm to 35mm trapezoidal pro le
depth.

Bene ts
• Protective Metal Coatings Ensure Panels' Longevit
• Preformed Panels Feature Low Installed Cos
• Preformed Panels Now Provide High Level of Design
Freedo
• Wide Choice of Colours, Textures and Pro le

Uses
Single Skin Metal Wall Panels are used in commercial building
projects throughout the world. These Single Skin Metal Wall
Panels are used on both the interior and exterior of buildings,
providing durability and beauty that lasts generations. 
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