GB2375120A

GB2375120A - A panel for use as cladding on a building

Info

Publication number: GB2375120A
Application number: GB0208424A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Alan Wyrill
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2001-05-03
Filing date: 2002-04-12
Publication date: 2002-11-06
Anticipated expiration: 2022-04-12
Also published as: GB0208424D0; GB0110880D0; GB2375120B

Abstract

A panel comprises a base plate 14 having blocks 16 secured thereon, the blocks 16 being spaced apart to allow the insertion therebetween of simulated pointing material. The base plate 14 is preferably made from glass reinforced plastic and the blocks 16 are preferably brick or stone material having a fraction of the thickness of conventional bricks or stone used in wall building. The panels 10, 12 can be used to form cladding which is a realistic representation of a brick wall.

Description

"A Panel for use as Cladding" This invention relates to a panel for use as cladding on a building structure such as a wall or the like.

Although various types of panels for forming cladding

on, for example, a concrete wall of a building are known, I they do not realistically produce the effect, of for example, a brick or stone wall and it is possible to easily discern that they are cladding which has been added to the concrete wall.

The object of the present invention is to provide a panel for use in cladding a building structure which is more realistic than known panels.

According to this invention, a panel for use as cladding on a building structure comprises a base plate having one or more blocks secured thereon wherein the blocks are spaced-apart to allow the insertion therebetween of simulated pointing material.

Preferably, each block is formed of brick or stone material and the thickness thereof is a fraction of the thickness of a conventional brick or stone used in building a conventional brick or stone wall.

Preferably, also, the base plate is formed of glass reinforced plastics material.

Each block is, preferably, placed on and secured to the glass reinforced plastic base plate during curing of the glass reinforced plastic material so as to be bonded

thereto.

Preferably, a resin material is poured into the spaces between adjacent blocks to form the simulated pointing material.

Preferably, also, sand is applied to the resin I material prior to final curing thereof and surplus sand is removed after curing of the material leaving a coating of sand thereon.

The sand is, preferably, silica sand and the resin material may be polyester resin with a colourant therein.

Preferably, the blocks adjacent to at least one of the edges of the base plate are spaced-apart therefrom by a distance which is equivalent to the width of pointing to allow the insertion of the simulated pointing between the blocks of adjacent panels.

Preferably, also, the partial blocks at the vertical edges of the base plate extending parallel to the height of the blocks are omitted leaving total combined spaces at the ends of horizontally adjacent panels into which full size bridging blocks can be inserted to extend across the joints of said horizontally adjacent panels.

The bridging blocks are, preferably, secured to the base plates of adjoining panels by adhesive after installation of the panels.

Preferably, simulated pointing material is inserted between the edges of the bridging blocks and adjacent

blocks after installation of the bridging blocks.

A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawing which is a front elevation of two

adjacent panels in a partially dismantled condition.

, Referring now to the drawing, two adjacent panels indicated generally at 10 and 12 for use as cladding on a building structure such as a wall are shown in partially dismantled condition and common components of the panels 10,12 are allocated the same reference numeral. The panels 10,12 consist of a base plate 14 formed of glass reinforced plastics material which is typically 1200 millimetres high and 1350 millimetres wide. Blocks 16 formed of, for example, brick material but which are a fraction of the thickness of conventional bricks, for example 16 to 20 millimetres thickness, are positioned on the base plate 14 during curing of the glass reinforced plastics material so as to be bonded thereto. The blocks 16 are positioned so that, for example, they are spaced-apart from each other and from the top and right hand edges of the base plate 14 by a distance equivalent to the thickness of conventional pointing in a brick wall. The partial block spaces at adjacent vertical edges of the panels 10,12 are left empty during the production of the panels so that once the panels 10. 12 are mounted in the desired position bridging blocks 18 extending

across the joints of horizontally adjacent panels are inserted and can be secured therein by means of adhesive.

During production of the panels 10, 12 the spaces between the blocks 16, between the blocks 16 and the top and right

hand edges of the panels 10, 12 and around the partial / block spaces are filled with a coloured polyester resin and a layer of silica sand is placed thereon so that part of the sand adheres to the surface of the resin to produce simulated pointing 20. After curing of the resin, the surplus sand is removed prior to installation of the panels 10,12 to form cladding. The panels 10, 12 can be mounted on the building structure (not shown) by means of screws 22 which can be located in the partial block spaces so that the screws are hidden from view when the bridging blocks 18 are installed.

It will be appreciated that the panels 10,12 can be used to form cladding which is a realistic representation of a brick wall.

In a modification, the blocks 16 can be formed of stone to simulate a stone wall or from tiles to simulate a tiled wall. Although the panels 10, 12 are particularly suitable as cladding on walls it will be appreciated they can be used for cladding other surfaces such as floors, roofs or the like without departing from the scope of this invention.

Claims

Claims: 1. A panel for use as cladding on a building structure comprising a base plate having one or more blocks secured thereon wherein the blocks are spaced-apart to allow the

insertion therebetween of simulated pointing material.

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2. A panel according to claim 1, wherein each block is formed of brick or stone material and the thickness thereof is a fraction of the thickness of a conventional brick or stone used in building a conventional brick or stone wall.
3. A panel according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the base plate is formed of glass reinforced plastics material.
4. A panel according to claim 3, wherein each block is placed on and secured to the glass reinforced plastic base plate during curing of the glass reinforced plastic material so as to be bonded thereto,
5. A panel according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a resin material is poured into the spaces between adjacent blocks to form the simulated pointing material.
6. A panel according to claim 5, wherein sand is applied to the resin material prior to final curing thereof and surplus sand is removed after curing of the material leaving a coating of sand thereon.
7. A panel according to claim 6, wherein the sand is silica sand.

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8. A panel according to claim 5 or claim 6, wherein the resin material is a polyester resin with a colourant therein.
9. A panel according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the blocks adjacent to at least one of the edges of the base plate are spaced-apart therefrom by a distance which is equivalent to the width of pointing to allow the insertion of the simulated pointing between the blocks of adjacent panels.
10. A panel according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the partial blocks at the vertical edges of the base plate extending parallel to the height of the blocks are omitted leaving total combined spaces at the ends of horizontally adjacent panels into which full size bridging blocks can be inserted to extend across the points of said horizontally adjacent panels.
11. A panel according to claim 10, wherein the bridging blocks are secured to the base plates of adjoining panels by adhesive after installation of the panels.
12. A panel according to claim 10 or claim 11, wherein simulated pointing material is inserted between the edges of the bridging blocks and adjacent blocks after installation of the bridging blocks.
13. A panel constructed and arranged substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to, and as illustrated by, the accompanying drawing.