Stick Frame Curtain Wall

A stick frame assembly with weather performance achieved by drainage and ventilation of the glazing rebates.

Stick frame curtain wall.

Our high performing traditional stick built system curtain wall offers simple in field installation as well as interior and exterior glazing options. In the stick system the curtain wall frame mullions and glass or opaque panels are installed and connected together piece by piece. Stick frame curtain wall system. When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building.

Curtain wall systems www kawneer co uk 11 aa 110 65mm curtain wall system aa 110 65mm introduction the aa 110 65mm curtain wall system is designed as a stick frame assembly with weather performance achieved by drainage and ventilation of the glazing rebates. Drainage and ventilation is achieved via the mullion or via each individual transom on zone drained. The term stick refers to the factory cut mullions and transoms which are transported to site as loose bars and sticks. Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs.

A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural utilized only to keep the weather out and the occupants in. The curtain wall construction is classified as two as stick system and unitized system. Our window and entrance products can be used to give your low rise multistory building the appearance of a curtain wall. Curtain wall stick system stick curtain walling swc may be defined as non load bearing walls usually suspended in front of structural steel or concrete framing.

In this system most of the. In the unitized system the curtain wall is composed of large units that are assembled and glazed in the factory shipped to the site and erected on the building. Specification data 44 0 1928 502500 www kawneer co uk contact manufacturer description. Drainage and ventilation is achieved via the mullion on mullion drained or.

The aa 110 65mm curtain wall system is designed as a stick frame assembly with weather performance achieved by drainage and ventilation of the glazing rebates. If your project doesn t suit most of the criteria for a unitized system your other option is to use a stick built system. Long pieces of aluminum hence the name stick are inserted between floors vertically and horizontally between vertical members to support and transfer the load of the glass back to structure. Façade or curtain wall is a building envelope creates pleasure aesthetic to the building exterior.

The vast majority of low to mid rise curtain walls are installed in this way.