Ground floors
Thanks to its resistant, non-porous mineral nature, CAREA® Mineral Composite is ideal for building ground floors.
Ground floors, the risks
The first floors of buildings (housing, public and private tertiary sectors, shops, schools, etc.) are regularly subjected to various forms of aggression, which are a source of damage:
- Vandalism
- Graffiti
- Playground
- Traffic zone
- Fouling
This deterioration reduces the value of the property, creates risks for occupants and increases maintenance and upkeep costs.
First floors therefore require a specific response:
- Resistant
- Perennial
- Safe
- Easy to maintain
Ground floors, regulations
Two general CSTB reference documents help builders and project managers to define the performance of the work in the written documents.
They define :
- Performance evaluation methods for cladding, veneer and vêtage: CSTB CPT 3534.
- Performance requirements according to building exposure (playground, traffic area, etc.): CSTB CPT 3546.
Ground floors, CAREA® solutions
CAREA® cladding is made from a unique and exclusive material: Mineralwhich is ideally suited to ground floors.
- Non-porous, naturally anti-graffiti and dirt-resistant
- Highly impact-resistant
- Q4 product ranges dedicated to substructures: adapted thicknesses, glass fibre reinforcement
- Standard installation solutions: no reinforcement of the primary framework or additional accessories required
- Invisible fasteners for all systems: no unintentional dismantling possible
- Customized cladding returns and curved shapes possible
- The economical solution for both cladding with backing structure (CWB) and cladding without backing structure (CWoB).