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AliClad Decor soffit cladding on a balcony underside
ALIDECK’S OFF-THE-SHELF NONCOMBUSTIBLE ALUMINIUM BALCONY SOFFIT CLADDING OPTIONS Decking manufacturer AliDeck continues to grow its range of extruded aluminium products for balconies with the launch of two new soffit cladding solutions. ALIDECK
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www.alideck.co.uk FC&A – SEPTEMBER – 2020
ollowing hot on the heels of the recent release of its AliClad Flow balcony underside watermanagement system, AliDeck has announced the addition of two further soffit cladding products to its range; AliClad Decor and AliClad Lite. Manufactured from 100% aluminium, these new AliClad products deliver off-the-shelf, quick-fit, cost-effective specification solutions for steel balcony undersides. Richard Izzard, AliDeck Managing Director, said: “We have worked very closely with steel fabricators as we’ve developed and grown our decking line and those conversations have helped us understand how an off-the-shelf balcony soffit system would really simplify the process of balcony construction. By removing the need for expensive, bespoke sheet metalwork in the soffits, fabricators are able to manufacture balconies quickly and more cost-effectively.” The previously launched AliClad Flow system neatly encapsulated this philosophy of simplifying balcony design and manufacturing and has seen a great early response from architects, being specified on projects within days of its launch. The two new AliClad products are sure to be similarly well received. AliClad Decor is, as the name suggests, a decorative product, with an attractive box profile providing excellent visual impact as it seals the soffit, with drainage managed in the balcony deck above. Finally, AliClad Lite is a simple, cost-effective, freedraining soffit cladding option that neatly conceals the steel framework of the balcony underside. “We believe that AliClad will help change the way that fabricators approach balcony construction and have been delighted to see it specified into projects already,” remarked Richard. “By removing the need for bespoke folded steel and providing an entirely off-the-shelf cladding solution, architects can be sure that cost, compliance and design concerns are satisfied from the moment of specification.” Crucially, the AliClad range has been designed to be fully compatible with the already wellestablished AliDeck range of balcony decking products. Consisting of decking boards, support joists, pedestals and a wide range of accessories, the AliDeck decking system is the most complete aluminium decking range on the market and has seen excellent take-up by specifiers and developers since its launch as a standalone brand in spring 2019. With the combination of AliDeck and AliClad, balcony design and integration into schemes has just become markedly simpler. It also fully resolves questions of compliance, as all components of the three systems have undergone independent fire testing to achieve the EuroClass A Rating required by Building Regulations. It is this guaranteed compliance that is perhaps the most impactful element of the AliDeck and AliClad proposition. Against a backdrop of turmoil in the leasehold mortgage market due to issues surrounding the External Wall Fire Review/EWS1 scheme, the value of the certainty of the balcony specification exceeding legislation requirements cannot be understated.
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