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elZinc Diamond Tile Cladding - Zinc Roofing and Wall Cladding

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elZinc Third party certifications:
  • ISO 9001 Quality Management

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  • ISO 45001 Health and Safety Management

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  • EPD

    EPD

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  • KIWA BDA

    KIWA BDA

    Certificate type

A fully supported zinc cladding system composed of interlocking zinc tiles.

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Application

  • Wall cladding on flat and slightly curved surfaces.
  • Roofing - minimum pitch - consult elZinc.

Description

Due to its size and depending on the exposure of the building to high winds, the diamond tile offers the possibility of fixing with additional clips providing greater resistance to wind loading. The diamond tile has added flexibility when it comes to layout designs – the lap of the lower corner of the tile over the tile below can be varied slightly to subdue or accentuate the artisan feel that this type of design conveys. Its larger size also allows for a less dense joint pattern when compared with the other tiles in the elZinc range.


Features and benefits:

  • Traditional cladding system using interlocking panels.
  • Principally used in facade cladding, on flat or curved areas.
  • Nominally weather-tight from 25º of pitch and above if used in roofing. Check with manufacturer for your project.
  • Attractive design layouts complement different architectural styles.

General information

Color

Grey

Guidance for specification option:

Light grey, medium grey or dark grey.

Red

Blue

Brown

Gold

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Finish

Natural

Pre-weathered

Material

Zinc

Guidance for specification option:

Titanium zinc.

Shape

Rhombus

Width

404 mm

Height

616 mm

Warranty description

20 year

Guidance for specification option:

Rainbow range.

Lifetime

Guidance for specification option:

Alkimi range.

Uniclass

Ss_25_20_50_95 Zinc sheet fully supported wall-covering systemsPrimary
Ss_30_40_50_95 Zinc sheet fully supported roof covering systems

CAWS

H67/5 Metal roof tiling

H67/130 Metal vertical tiling

H67/110 Metal roof tiling

H67/8 Metal vertical tiling

H74/3 Zinc sheet fully supported roof covering

H74/110 Zinc sheet fully supported roof covering

H74/130 Zinc sheet fully supported wall covering

Specification data - Zinc sheet fully supported wall-covering systems

System performance

-

Manufacturer guidance

elZinc Diamond tiles shall provide a weathertight wall cladding, able to freely expand and contract in response to temperature changes, and fitted to resist all loading including wind loads. The appearance of the cladding shall be one composed of flat panels, without oil canning, of straight joints and neat folds of flashing elements, correctly set out according to the architect’s drawings and design intent.

Insulation

-

Manufacturer guidance

Insert requirement. A zinc façade does not place any special requirement on the insulation.

Air and vapour control layer

Not required.

Breather membrane.

Guidance for specification option:

Insert requirement.

Manufacturer guidance

Insert requirement.

Carrier

Soft wood battens.

Guidance for specification option:

With suitable wood preservative treatment, height 38 mm minimum or according to ventilating cavity depth. Use soft wood battens for open gap boarding, plywood or OSB sheathing.

Metal rails.

Guidance for specification option:

Use metal rails for metal decks, insulated metal panels.

Manufacturer guidance

Insert requirements.

Substrate

Sheathing/ boarding.

Guidance for specification option:

Sheathing/ boarding laid flush, true and plumb, and its fasteners driven just below the surface. For buildings that require a non-combustible substrate for the zinc, trapezoidal metal sheet panels are used as a substitute for the wooden sheathing/ boarding.

Ventilated plywood substrate, 18 mm.

Guidance for specification option:

Service class 2 according to EN636, and 'good one side'. Installed in a staggered layout, parallel to eaves, with a 3-5 mm gap between boards, all edges supported and fastener heads driven below surface.

Ventilated galvanized steel metal deck, 0.7 mm.

Guidance for specification option:

0.7 mm minimum. To give a minimum clip pull-out value of 560 N, installed 'façade side outwards' to give maximum support to the zinc trays, parallel to eaves, all ends supported.

Open gap softwood boarding according to EN 12775-2, 18 mm.

Guidance for specification option:

Maximum moisture content 18% and compatible with zinc and treated with zinc-compatible wood preservatives, rough sawn, 18 mm thick minimum, 80 to 125 mm wide, fixed parallel to eaves with fastener heads driven just below surface.

Foamglas insulating boards.

Guidance for specification option:

Installed according to manufacturer's instructions, providing a vapour-tight substrate.

Sheet underlay

-

Material

Not required.

Guidance for specification option:

  • Vented open gap boarding substrate.


Structural underlay.

Guidance for specification option:

Open fibrous mat, 8 mm (over breather membrane, sd value of 0,04 m). Edges of breather lapped and taped.

  • Unvented substrates without elZinc Protect+ backcoat - structural underlay (breather membrane + mat).


Breather membrane.

Guidance for specification option:

Max sd value of 0.04 m. Edges lapped and taped.

  • Vented plywood sheathing / metal deck.
  • Unvented substrates with elZinc Protect+ backcoated zinc.


Zinc sheet

0.7 mm-thick elZinc® titanium zinc.

Guidance for specification option:

Consider using Protect+ back coating for unvented façades. Contact manufacturer for further guidance

0.8 mm-thick elZinc® titanium zinc.

Guidance for specification option:

Preferred for façades to keep oil canning to a minimum.

Consider using Protect+ back coating for unvented façades. Contact manufacturer for further guidance

Manufacturer guidance

Rolled according to EN988 and ASTM B69-13.

Vertical joints

-

Fasteners to substrate

A2 stainless steel annular ring shank clout nails, 3.35 x 25 mm.

Guidance for specification option:

Open gap boarding/wooden sheathing.

A2 stainless steel wood screws - countersunk head, 4.5 x 25 mm.

Guidance for specification option:

Open gap boarding/wooden sheathing.

A2 stainless steel pop rivet, 3.2 mm diameter.

Guidance for specification option:

Metal deck/insulated metal panel/ foamglass steel plates.

A2 stainless steel self-tapping screw - flat head, 4.8 x 25 mm.

Guidance for specification option:

Metal deck/insulated metal panel/ foamglass steel plates.

Manufacturer guidance

The type of fastener is determined by the substrate material. See manufacturer's technical literature.

Head detail

-

Form

Front vented with zinc capping.

Rear vented with zinc wall cladding.

Unvented with zinc wall capping.

Bottom edge detail

-

Form

T-plate starter flashing and cavity inlet at foot.

Guidance for specification option:

For vented façades.

Starter T-plate.

Guidance for specification option:

For non-vented façades.

Abutments

-

Fixing into joints and chases

-

Pointing to joints and chases

Zinc-compatible sealants.

Execution

-

Manufacturer guidance

Joints shall set out according to architect’s drawings, or in their absence, according to the design intent of the project. The details of the zinc work should be carried out according recognized good practice and manufacturer’s recommendations. Respect minimum recommended interior radii while bending. Holes should be notched where required to prevent tears forming in the zinc. Marking out: Use a pencil, pen, crayon or chalk.


After completion, no marking should be visible. Wherever possible use a mechanical folder to bend material to give straight and uniform folds. Free edges: If visible fold over to form a 15 mm hem. Ensure the temperature of the metal does not fall below 7, or 10°C, depending on the operation, when folding, profiling or forming the metal. Follow elZinc recommendations regarding warming up zinc metal prior to forming.

Fixing

Tile direct fixed.

Guidance for specification option:

Tiles are direct fixed direct through the hole at the top corner of the shingle. The top fixing gives 9 fasteners/m². Depending on the pull-out value of the fastener, this should be enough for buildings in sheltered locations.

Tile direct fixed plus one stainless steel clip per edge.

Guidance for specification option:

Clip spacing along the edges of the facade and at the corners may require using additional clips. For buildings located in exposed areas or over 8 m in height, or in regions exposed to tropical storms, specify one clip per edge.

Colour/ Finish

elZinc Crystal®.

elZinc Graphite®.

elZinc Lava®.

elZinc Natural.

elZinc Oliva®.

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Manufacturer guidance

If a backside coating is required, type 'Protect+' directly after the finish, eg. elZinc Graphite® Protect+. If an ‘Advance’ finish is required, type ‘Advance’ directly after the finish, eg. elZinc Slate Advance.

Fire rating

A1.

Co-efficient of linear thermal expansion

0.000022/ºC.

Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Country of material origin

Spain

Country of product manufacture

Spain

Recyclability

100%

Guidance for specification option:

Fully recyclable.

Recycled content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

20 %

Guidance for specification option:

Approximate.

Third party certifications

Third party certifications

ISO 9001 Quality Management

ISO 9001 Quality Management

ISO 9001

ISO 45001 Health and Safety Management

ISO 45001 Health and Safety Management

ISO45001

EPD

EPD

EPD elZinc Alkimi - Crystal, Slate, Oliva, Lava, Graphite

EPD

EPD

EPD elZinc Natural

KIWA BDA

KIWA BDA

KOMO Certificate

Literature

Architectural solutions in zinc

Architectural solutions in zinc

Explanatory leaflet elZinc Lifetime warranty

Explanatory leaflet elZinc Lifetime warranty

elZinc - The Material - General Considerations

elZinc - The Material - General Considerations

elZinc Color Chart

elZinc Color Chart

elZinc LEED Certification

elZinc LEED Certification