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NyRock® Rainscreen 032

NyRock® Rainscreen 032
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Installation guidelines NyRock® Rainscreen 032 Tools required • Sharp insulation knife General • Installation of the product should be in accordance with current good building practice. • The product can be cut using a fine-toothed saw or sharp knife. • Cavity barriers should be provided at the junction of the external wall and roof space. • It is important to ensure a tight fit between slabs. Trimming must be accurate, to achieve close-butted joints and continuity of insulation. • The slabs should be close-butted at all vertical and horizontal joints, and at corners. The horizontal joints of the slabs should be staggered, in accordance with good practice. Cladding system in conjunction with steel/timber frame or concrete • Slabs should be close-butted at all vertical and horizontal joints. The horizontal joints of the insulation should be staggered in accordance with good practice. • Fixings should have a minimum head diameter of 70 mm. A typical fixing pattern has three fixings per square metre with one metal fixing at the centre of every slab (see Figure 1). Note that the adequacy of this or any other fixing pattern should be verified on a per-project basis through assessment by a suitably qualified individual. • The following non-exhaustive list of companies can supply fixings suitable for use with NyRock Rainscreen 032: Ejot, Fixfast,Fischer, ITW Construction Products, Hilti. • The product should be cut and tightly fitted around wall brackets where these occur. • For a typical installation, a breathable membrane is placed between the sheathing board and the product and a VCL is placed between the plasterboard and the frame (see Figures 2 and 3). Installation guidelines: NyRock® Rainscreen 032 Issued: 01

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Installation guidelines Figure 2 Cladding system in conjunction with steel frame Figure 3 Cladding system in conjunction with timber frame insulation fixing (see fig 1 for fixing type and pattern) (see fig 1 for fixing type and pattern) breather membrane (secondary frame) Figure 4 Cladding system in conjunction with concrete/masonry (see fig 1 for fixing type and pattern) Illustrations shown are in plan view Page: 2/3 Installation guidelines: NyRock® Rainscreen 032 Issued: 01/03/2023 Version 1.01

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Installation guidelines Masonry outer in conjunction with steel/timber frame • Slabs should be carefully cut to fit around any protrusions into the cavity. • A VCL is placed between the plasterboard and the frame. A breathable membrane is placed between the sheathing board and the product — see Figures 5 and 6. • The insulation should be installed to coincide with the frame, with retaining discs used in conjunction with the wall ties at no more than 600 mm horizontally and 450 mm vertically. • After each section of the leading leaf is built, excess mortar should be removed from the cavity...

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