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Never Needs Painting
Prefinished solutions enhancing aesthetics and building performance.
With a striking range of contemporary colours
to choose from, Cemintel high performance,
prefinished, lightweight panels simulate stone,
timber, concrete, metal, tiles and smooth render.What’s more they require virtually no ongoing
maintenance. Beautiful and simple!Territory // Woodlands // SmokedE
veryone wants things more quickly
these days, and in fact, they expect
it! And building is not immune to these
tough demands.More pressure is applied to builders
to finish homes and projects more
quickly but without increasing cost or
comprising quality. While not a silver
bullet, prefinished products can help
provide some relief to this pressure, and
deliver benefits to the builder via the
install process. They are flexible in their
application and can be used externally
and internally in both residential and
commercial projects.Prefinished materials are defined as
materials with factory applied properties
such as colour, texture and other
performance attributes. Finishes of
higher quality can be achieved in a
factory environment as opposed to a
job site.Builders constantly work under the
constraints of a client’s budget and
there is a perception that prefinished
products are more costly than traditional
material options. This is where more
discussion and thought needs to be
attributed to prefinished materials as
they deliver several benefits, one of
the most attractive benefits is reduced
install costs.As an example, a rendered façade
requires bricklayers to lay the substrate,
in the worst case a brick cleaner to
prepare the surface for the next trade
who applies the texture coat, and
finally a painter to finish the job. Time is
required for the render to cure properly
before it can be painted, and this can
take 4-6 weeks. There is variability in
the quality of work which can lead tocall backs and ongoing rectification
costs if it has not been done well for
things like patching up and repainting.
For multi-storey buildings, there is the
added cost of scaffolding which is
required throughout this entire process.
A prefinished product, like Cemintel’s
Territory™ range with Designer Series®
fixing system, can be installed by a
carpenter generally in a matter of a few
days. It is a unique clip fixing system
that enables fast and easy installation of
the lightweight panels.This fast and easy installation, along
with its low maintenance and ventilated
cavity system, seems to be realised
more in the industry and is fuelling
the growing portfolio of work where
prefinished products have been used.
There is now a more sophisticated
range of textures and finishes available,
and manufacturers are honing the
production process so that tolerances
for quality surfaces are improved and
response times for new products are
faster to meet market demands.A lot of the technology for prefinished
materials currently exists outside of
Australia, and companies continue to
grapple with competition that comes
with an open market. While products
imported from other countries, like
China, may seem appealing initially
because of promised material cost
savings, caution needs to be taken
when exploring products as there may
be significant costs later on.The industry is keenly observing the
Lacrosse Docklands apartment fire
scenario where non-compliant external
lightweight cladding materials were
used and caused fire to spread at an
alarming rate – 16 floors in 15 minutes.
Fortunately, no one lost their life in thefire, however, legal action is now being
taken against the builder by owners for
multi-million dollar compensation. For
an overview of this situation, download
a copy of Cemintel’s White Paper – “The
Real Costs of Using Non-Conforming
and Non-Compliant Building Products”.Cemintel, part of the iconic CSR
Building Products group, is a trusted
supplier of external cladding products
with several prefinished ranges available
for any project. In addition to the
Territory™ range which is ideal for
residential and low-rise apartments,
there is the new Cemintel Surround™
range. Surround is a sophisticated
palette of colours and textures suitable
for high end residential and commercial
projects looking for something special.
Barestone™ continues to be a favourite
in commercial projects, and is increasing
its presence in residential building. All
Cemintel products are tested to ensure
compliance with relevant Australian
Standards, and to maintain quality
standards builders’ peace of mind.cemintel.com.au
Never Needs Painting
Prefinished solutions enhancing aesthetics and building performance.With a striking range of contemporary colours
to choose from, Cemintel high performance,
prefinished, lightweight panels simulate stone,
timber, concrete, metal, tiles and smooth render.What’s more they require virtually no ongoing
maintenance. Beautiful and simple!Territory // Woodlands // Smoked
Cemintel Prefinished Products are an Ideal
External Lightweight System
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ON PREFINISHED PRODUCTSvisit our website or contact
us on 1300 236 468