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InstallationCLADECO® on site
CLADECO® coated-EPS facades and elements are light enough to lift by hand and bond to a prepared substrate — no steel frame, no crane, no specialty trades. Here's how a CLADECO® order goes up on site, and the support that comes with it.
Installation
Because CLADECO® is coated expanded polystyrene rather than cast stone, GRC or GRP, a finished piece weighs a fraction of its conventional equivalent. That single property changes the whole site logic: pieces are carried, positioned and bonded by a small crew, with no structural frame, no lifting plant and no specialist trades. The result is a faster, cleaner, lower-risk installation — and a seamless monolithic finish once the joints are filled.
Sequence
A high-level overview of how CLADECO® Facades are typically installed on a prepared substrate. Every project is different — site conditions, panel geometry, substrate type and crew size all shape the final method — so each order ships with a project-specific installation plan from the Insutech technical team.
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The substrate is cleaned and levelled, and primer is applied where required. Compatible substrates include render, concrete, brick and block.
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Cement-based adhesive, mechanical fastener, or both — selected per piece geometry. No specialty bonding agents required.
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Pieces are positioned by hand to the layout drawing. A two-person crew applies roughly 80–120 m² per day. No crane, no winch.
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All joints are filled with the same factory-grade acrylic, eliminating visible joint lines and producing a seamless monolithic surface.
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Edges and faces are inspected. Any chips, cracks or transport damage are repaired in place using the same acrylic material.
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The acrylic shell is paint-ready out of the box and accepts any standard architectural finish — paint, render or decorative texture.
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CLADECO® bonds directly to the structure you already have, with standard site materials and a small crew. That single property — a coated-EPS facade instead of cast stone, GRC or GRP — cascades into faster programs, lower cost and a better-performing building.
Fixes directly over render, concrete, brick or block. The wall carries the load, so there's no secondary steel frame to design, supply or maintain.
Coated-EPS elements weigh a fraction of GRC or cast stone, so a two-person crew carries and positions them by hand at roughly 80–120 m² a day.
Installed with a notched trowel, drill/driver and standard hand tools — no crane, winch or exotic consumables. Damage is repaired in place with the same acrylic material.
Fewer trades, fewer lifts and faster sign-off mean facades are dressed in days, not weeks — keeping the wider program on track.
No molds and no minimum order, plus less plant and less labor on site, bring the all-in installed cost of an ornamented facade down.
The coated-EPS body adds insulation across the elevation, lifting the building's overall energy performance instead of just dressing it.
On site
Footage from a live CLADECO® installation — handling, fit-up and jointing on a prepared facade. Notice the scale of crew and equipment against the size of the elevation.
Comparison
The same ornamental profile, two very different installations. Against GRC and cast stone, CLADECO® wins on nearly every point that decides how an ornamented facade actually goes up.
Support
Every CLADECO® order ships with an installation plan prepared by the Insutech technical team — fixing method, sequence and detailing worked out for your substrate and geometry. On site, the work is carried out by trained, certified applicators and façade contractors.
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CLADECO® is installed on site by trained, certified applicators and façade contractors, backed by Insutech's technical team. To become a certified applicator — or to find one for your project — get in touch.
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