Hebel® Wall Systems provide a solid, attractive and versatile external cladding for your home. The following is a short summary of the installation process.
Foundations A concrete slab, bearers and joists or most other systems can be used.
Framing & Windows Timber or steel wall and roof framing (much the same as for brick veneer or sheet cladding). Windows are installed.
Damp-course
Appropriate damp-course/flashing (water barriers) installed to the entire perimeter of the framing at the bottom of the wall.
Tophat Battens
Horizontal steel tophats are fixed to the outside face of exterior wall framing.
Hebel® Wall Panels
Panels are screw fixed to the horizontal steel tophat battens and sealed at the edges with Hebel® Thin Bed Adhesive.
Exterior Surface Preparation
All screw holes are filled, all window frames and control joints (joints which allow for structural movement) are sealed against moisture.
Coatings
Hebel® coatings have been specifically formulated to suit Hebel® panels and engineered to accommodate the thermal expansion and contraction and physical characteristis that are uniqie to AAC.
Hebel has worked closely with Dulux® AcraTex® to develop a total system for each market segment. Hebel has three coating systems to cover al applications:
Hebel® PowerBase and PowerFinish - revolutionary, all acrylic flexible system for Hebel panels installed true and flush
Hebel® SkimCoat - base for approved acrylic texture system
Hebel® HighBuild - base for approved acrylic texture system