FLEXBRICK
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3. Steel / mesh dimensions 5. Drawing other applications

Introduction What is Flexbrick? "Flexible steel mesh onto which pieces are inserted, in reticular or wide joint formation. Pieces are safely confined as they are provided with slots at both ends which are used for housing the wires of a steel mesh fastening all the unit" Design steps: 7. Check the brick and pattern mesh sizes. 2. Check the dimensions of the mesh. 3. Draw your project. 4 Send it to the Flexbrick Technical Office to get the details and financial study.

Standard Dimensions Thickness: From 2,5 cm to 6 cm Materials: • Terracotta • Glazed ceramic • Wood • Stainless steel • Glass • Aluminum • Others (*) ask for tolerances Brick real dimensions (*) Steel mesh dimensions (*)

Length examples (100% and 50% bricks) Net columns Steel mesh dimensions N° of wires working Maxim net Weight = (791 N/1'10 x n° of wire) % of bricks in the net net wide (cm) weight (N x ml)(* length (m) weight (N x ml)(*) The weight security coefficient is 30% Wire (**) The wire security coefficient is 10% Mesh material: • Fagades: Stainless Steel Asi316. • Pavements: Stainless steel or galvanized. • Precast: Steel. Length: • Depending on the weight per square meter the mesh is charged. • Maximum weight for 2 mm iron wire = 80,63 kg (calculation before apply security...

1. Choose your brick size. 2. Draw the reticulum of your design. 3. Design your brick composition or pattern. 4. Name the amount of Flexbrick sheets of the fagade. 5. Check the draw with the Technical Office. You need to know: Flexbrick is an open design system, consult to the Technical Office to explore its limits.

Flexbricl dressing architecture ''--- Drawing Other Applications 1 Pavements 2 Roofs 3 Precast Models 4 Vaults You need to know: Follow and adapt the same steps to draw a facade.

Fagade Anchors Facade concept: 1+2+3 EXAMPLES OF ANCHORES THAT CAN BE MANUFACURATED 2. Weight Anchor System. 3. Wind Anchor System. You need to know: In fagades, all component in contact with the mesh is made with Stainless steel. Flexbrick can easily be adapted anywhere, using the original building supports or using the Flexbrick anchors.

Pavement: • Lift the Flexbrick sheet with a crane • Lay it on the floor. Fagade: • Lift the Flexbrick sheet with a crane. • Lay it down and fix it onto the weight anchors. • Install de wind anchors. • Complete the pattern design with the missing bricks.

Use: • Do not climb onto the facade. • Do not cut the steel mesh to make holes in the facade. • Do not hit the fagade with strong objects. • Do not change the loads conditions of the iron net. • Do not add bricks to the fagade without consulting. Maintenance: Every 2 years: • Visual checking of the general aspect of the fagade. Every 10 years: • Check and clean the anchors. • Check and clean the bricks. Use appropriate products for each materials.

You need to know: • The price depend on the number of colours, materials and pattern design. • The bigger the project, the lower the price. • The price decrease if the medium of the lengths Flexbrick sheets are longer. • The location of the project modify the costs. So for all project we need its specifications to calculate budgets. In each country Flexbrick will tell you the approximately cost for square meter of a 1000 m2 installed project, with ceramic brick, lengths of 8 ml, easy pattern. From that point you need to know: If the project is < 100 m2 the cost increases by 50% approx. If...