Hooking structures

Ventilated walls can be separated into two families, those with visible hooking and those with invisible hooking.

Visible hooking structures for ventilated walls

Their typical feature is that they anchor the technical ceramic slabs of the cladding to the load-bearing structure of the ventilated facade by means of clips that remain outside the cladding and are therefore visible. The structures consist of brackets secured to the wall by means of chemical or mechanical anchor bolts, depending on the type of masonry.

The heat insulation is fixed to the wall by means of separate devices shaped around the brackets, with vertical posts fixed to the protruding part of the bracket . The stainless steel clips for retaining the cladding slabs are secured to the vertical posts. The clips can be painted in exactly the same shade of colour as the slabs. Suitably shaped gaskets making it easier to block the components in place are inserted to prevent movements of the slabs along the vertical section.


Invisible hooking structures for ventilated walls

These anchor the technical ceramic slabs of the cladding to the metal structure by means of fixing devices on the rear of the slabs, so that they are not visible. The system consists of brackets fixed to the wall by means of chemical or mechanical anchor bolts, depending on the type of wall the slabs have to be anchored to, and of a lattice of posts and stringers.

The invisible hooking system gives rise to a better aesthetic result, eliminating visibility of the fixing devices or clips on the cladding.