Ventilated rainscreen facades
Rainscreen Facade Junctions with Windows and the Roof
Rainscreen facade junctions are the places where the cladding system meets windows, the roof, the plinth, building corners and other structures. This is where leaks, thermal bridges and visual defects most often occur, even though junctions account for a small share of the facade area.A good junction performs three functions at once: it protects the insulation from water, keeps the cavity ventilated and maintains neat cladding geometry. Each cladding type (porcelain stoneware, profiled metal sheet, stone, glass fibre reinforced concrete) is detailed in its own way, but the principles are the same.This article is for designers, site managers and technical supervisors. The general build-up of the systems is covered in Ventilated rainscreen facades.
