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SOLUTIONS FOR FAÇADES FICHA TÉCNICA In the last few years, ceramics has suffered an increasing importance due to its high versatility and multiple possible scopes. Facades, both ventilated and directly installed, are now an effective alternative, economical and have an excellent performance. By their nature, ceramic materials are suitable to their installation outdoors. Ceramic is a clean material, with insulation properties (thermal and acoustic) and high durability. All these features are reinforced with a wide range of finishes and sizes available in markets, that make the possibilities become endless. The urban landscape is evolving into cleaner, more sustainable and aesthetic houses, qualities that ceramics perfectly fulfills. However, the way of installation and the complementary pieces for this kind of solution in façades, play an esential role to guarantee the long life of the installation. Therefore, in Emac® we are adapted to the evolution of the construction world and we have a range of product specifically designed for façades. We offer a functional and aesthetic system, consisting of profiles which ensure and facilitate the correct installation of ceramics in façades and protect the installation against the thermal shock and the movements of the support. Why placing profiles in façades? Profiles are the perfect complement for ceramic installations in façades. Either as a separator/ expansion joint, edge protector or system of drainage, all of them increase the durability of the installation along the time. The placement of expansion joints between ceramic pieces, has an special importance. As all materials, ceramics has an expansion coefficient that makes its dimensions vary depending on the conditions under it is exposed. In the world of ceramic installations, façades are exposed to the most agressive climate conditions due to its installation outdoors. This data has to be taken into account with other parameters such as the color of ceramics, the building orientation or the size of the tile, to choose the correct expansion joint. You should never install ceramics outdoors without taking into account the placement and distribution of expansion joints. You can find out more information by consulting the Technical Document “Expansion Joints in Façades” developed by our Technical Department. In this document you can see the essential role that expansion joints play in façades. You can also consult a case study on the calculation of the distribution of expansion joints based on the parameters that have been commented before. You can download this document by clicking in: - Emac®’s Tech

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SOLUTIONS FOR FAÇADES FICHA TÉCNICA SOLUTIONS FOR SEPARATION / EXPANSION JOINTS Novosepara Fix® Novosepara Fix® is a profile intended to be placed in façades, made of high brightness AISI-304 Stainless Steel or silver matt anodized aluminum. The geometry of this profile is designed to fit with the ceramic tiles. It makes installing and leveling easier. The wide face side of the profile, keep the joints of the installation hidden and adds a decorative value to the façade. Novosepara Fix® has holes on its anchoring wing to install the fastening screws and increase the security of the...

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SOLUTIONS FOR FAÇADES FICHA TÉCNICA SOLUTIONS FOR SEPARATION / EXPANSION JOINTS Novofachada Novofachada is a profile intended to be placed in façades, made of high brightness AISI-304 Stainless Steel or Silver matt anodized aluminum. Novofachada is a functional profile whose central body is made of high quality EPDM rubber. This rubber absorbs the deformations and geometric variations that ceramic tiles suffer when are installed in façades. Once installed, Novofachada remains integrated into the ceramic installation, slightly overlapped with the edges of the ceramic tiles to keep the...

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SOLUTIONS FOR FAÇADES FICHA TÉCNICA SOLUTIONS FOR SEPARATION / EXPANSION JOINTS Novojunta Decor® XL Novojunta Decor® XL is a suitable profile for its installation in façades due to its technical properties and aesthetic finish. It is available in anodized aluminum silver matt. This profile, with a wide face side, is similar to Novofachada but with a higher size. Due to the body made of EPDM rubber inside, it has a great ability to move, up to 10 mm. in contraction movements and 6 mm. in expansion ones. The relation between size and movement, make this profile one of the best options to...

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SOLUTIONS FOR FAÇADES FICHA TÉCNICA SOLUTIONS FOR EDGES Usually, the edges of the ceramic installations are cut at 45º angles or are overlapped in the encounters where they are installed. These areas are fragile and have high possibilities to suffer damage. This damage can be prevented by installing profiles such as Novopared or Novojunta® Pilastra, which keep the installation in optimal conditions. Novopared Novopared is a profile “L” shaped intended to be placed in edges of ceramic installations. It is available in a wide range of colors but we strongly recommend using anodized aluminum...

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SOLUTIONS FOR FAÇADES FICHA TÉCNICA SOLUTIONS TO DRAIN RAIN These profiles help to evacuate water avoiding the drip of rainfall in the façade which could cause dampness. This range of products consists in slight profiles made of anodized or lacquered aluminum which adapt to ceramic windowsills remaining integrated. These profiles have been designed to evacuate correctly the rainfall. There are two types of Vierteaguas in Emac®’s catalogue: Novovierteaguas Novovierteaguas is a discreet profile made of aluminum which adapts to different ceramic heights. Its small face side and the range of...

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