The exterior wall surfaces of building forms the skin of the building. These building components or exterior surfaces are usually known as cladding. The aim of these wall cladding coverings is to give the building a weather resistant exterior covering. The exterior building covering should be planned and constructed to avoid the gathering of water within the building wall assemblies and cavities. There are various types, styles and materialvarieties for exterior wall cladding. The exterior cladding also offers aesthetic and architectural charm to thebuilding’s exterior.
Exterior wall cladding includes the following:
1. Wood product which includes panels, shingles, hardboard, clapboard siding, plywood, plank siding, OSB.
2. Masonry product such as stone, simulated stone, concrete panels and blocks, brick, poured concrete.
3. Vinyl siding
4. Fiber cement siding
5. Metal products such as aluminum siding or steel siding
6. Stucco over concrete block or wood framing
7. Synthetic Stucco (Exterior Insulation Finish Systems or EIFS)
8. Asphalt shingle
9. Clay tile or Slate
Every kind of exterior cladding has many characteristics linked with the appearance, durability installation and cost differentials. Things to be taken into account:
1. Weather tight - the capacity to resist wind, water and snow
2. Strength - resist to mechanical damage
3. Structural Property - capability of carrying load
4. Insulating Value
5. Maintenance requirement
6. Common Failure Mode
Exterior wall surfaces has very importance while erecting a building or forms the skin of the building.Aluminium Cladding plays very vital role to make building water resistance as well as decorative.
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