What is VMZINC cladding?
Originally produced only in France, VMZINC now has manufacturing plants in Germany, Switzerland and Slovakia. Construction grade titanium zinc, such as VMZINC is made by adding copper and titanium to natural zinc, creating an alloy with optimal mechanical and physical characteristics for building. Zinc is non-ferrous.
What is standing seam zinc cladding?
Standing seam is a ventilated cladding system that can be used in both renovations and new build. Another great advantage of this zinc façade system is that it can be used on both walls and roofs, thus allowing roof and wall to blend as one.
How does zinc cladding age?
The natural patina of zinc means that it ages very well. As the years go by, your zinc roofing and cladding will weather and age with increasing beauty. Zinc has the ability to blend old with new and vice versa.
Where is zinc used in construction?
Building construction Since the 18th century, zinc has been commonly used in France, Belgium, Germany, Holland and other European countries as a building material for covering roofs and facades, as well as for gutters and downpipes. When laid correctly as a roof covering, it has lasted in excess of 100 years.
How long does a zinc roof last?
What is the life span of a zinc roof? Usually the life span of zinc is over 100 years in an unpolluted urban environment and between 60 and 80 years in a marine atmosphere.
What is the life expectancy of a zinc roof?
What is standing seam cladding?
Standing seam is a ventilated cladding system that can be used in both renovations and new build. As the name Standing seam explains, the system has upstanding seams that can be closed in a single or double fashion (for greater flatness single lock seams are recommended).
Why choose the VMZINC standing seam system?
The VMZINC standing seam system is also highly cost-effective, both from an initial procurement and design life perspective. Whether for new build or refurbishment, the VMZINC standing seam system has been designed to complement a wide range of building materials and styles. The finishes available offer exceptional colour stability.
Why VMZINC roofing system?
It has been used on the roofs of Paris for almost more than 200 years. VMZINC offers the most tradition roofing system in the form of standing seam system which is highly adaptive to building designs and matches the sustainability and life expectancy of the buildings.
What is the minimum size of a VMZinc board?
Clean and dry 100 to 150 mm wide by 18 or 24 mm thick softwood boards, depending on the centre-to-centre distance between bearing structure elements. Any wood treatment products (fungicides, insecticides) must be dry and completely neutral to VMZINC.