Sandwich panels in construction: new opportunities

Recently, PVC sandwich panels have been increasingly used in construction. What is it and why are they needed, let's understand.

A sandwich panel is a building material consisting of an outer covering, an inner lining and a heat-insulating material (polymer insulation or mineral wool). This building material has no analogues in construction.

The metal used to make the panels

For the manufacture of panels used aluminum, stainless and galvanized steel. The most popular products are galvanized steel, since their cost is not very high.

Types of PVC Sandwich Panels

Depending on the design and density, PVC sandwich panels are divided into:

• wall;
• angular;
• roofing.

Wall panels

Wall panels are used for facade and interior finishes. The most popular material for facade cladding is aluminum composite panels. Such panels help to implement the most daring ideas of architects and are actively used on residential, public and industrial buildings.

Facade wall panels are needed to create load-bearing structures and partitions, and they also serve not only for cladding, but also for insulation. In the production process of some panels, galvanized, profiled or painted sheets are used that affect the fire resistance of the building material. The thicker the panel, the better the thermal insulation.

Wall panels for interior decoration - ideal when you need to quickly transform the room at the minimum cost of decoration and finishing work. Very often, PVC wall panels are used to decorate slopes on windows.

Corner Sandwich Panels

Corner sandwich panels have two shapes: rectangular and rounded.

Rectangular corner sandwich panels are made of any thickness. They create a beautiful classic transition from one side of the facade to the other.

Rounded corner sandwich panels can also be made of any thickness. They form a smooth transition between the two sides of the facade. Such panels are installed only vertically.

The choice of form is influenced by the architectural layout of the building. Corner panels protect walls from freezing well and increase fire safety. The design of the corner elements using an aluminum profile hides the fasteners well.

Roofing Sandwich Panels

Using roof sandwich panels, the roof turns out to be wear-resistant, fireproof, with excellent heat and noise insulation properties. The life of the roof panel is almost unlimited. Installation is carried out according to a strictly defined technology that allows you to stack sheets with an overlap. This method does not allow the panels to deform in the summer.

The construction market offers PVC panels of different colors, thicknesses and any cladding. The choice of sandwich panels depends on what sound and heat insulation they want to create in the house. The thicker the insulation layer in the PVC panel, the more expensive the price will be.

Sandwich Panel House: Building Pros

Today, more and more people are found who want to change the apartment to a cozy house without financial means for external cladding and insulation of housing. And in order for the dream to come true, you need to take the right first step to it - to create a house project from sandwich panels.

Building a house from sandwich panels has many advantages:

• the frame of the house is built within 7 to 14 days;
• does not require preparation of a building supporting structure (foundation);
• easy to handle and install;
• thermal insulation: it is warm in the house in winter and cool in summer;
• the opportunity to save on heating;
• you can build at any time of the year;
• during the construction process the walls are thin and perfectly even;
• start finishing indoors and outdoors immediately after the construction of the frame;
• minimal costs for transportation of material due to its low weight;
• affordable cost.

As can be seen from this list, there are a lot of positive aspects when building a house using sandwich panels.

Sandwich panels for building a house: cons

Sandwich panels for building a house, like any other building material, have disadvantages:

• all sandwich panels must be marked with restrictions, as these are self-supporting structures;
• require a thorough check of the quality of the assembly, otherwise, violations in the installation technology of sandwich panels will lead to loss of heat and sound insulation;
• due to the tightness of the house, a ventilation system is mandatory to install, which updates the indoor air.

To be honest, any material for construction contains both positive and negative aspects. The choice of “what to build from” depends on the amount of cash and the desired result.

Methods for the production of PVC sandwich panels

PVC sandwich panels are manufactured in three ways:

• automated line;
• manual assembly;
• foaming of insulating material between two facing sheets.

The first method is more productive than the second, but in one and the other, the elements of the PVC panel are connected with specially designed glue, the quality of which determines the durability of the product.

What is built using PVC sandwich panels?

Today, the construction of sandwich panels is the most popular direction in construction, because using sandwich panels you can build completely different structures: garages, sports complexes, sheds, utility units for summer cottages and other buildings. In addition to construction, they are used in the process of repairing balconies, loggias, as well as for decorating window slopes.

Mostly PVC panels are used in the construction of small one-story houses, spacious cottages and a garage.

True, the most common type of construction of PVC sandwich panels are houses for summer cottages, because they can be rebuilt in one season, and you can relax in it for more than a decade. In this case, the cottage will have all the relevant characteristics of the property.

The garage can be built in the shortest possible time (7 days) using wall sandwich panels and a supporting frame (made of metal or wooden profile). The thing is that the construction of sandwich garages does not require the creation of a foundation, therefore, this type of garage will be much cheaper and will not require large energy costs. PVC panels are produced by type of designer: easy to assemble, easy to disassemble. And one more positive side - the finished garage made of PVC panels, according to the description of car owners, is much warmer than a garage made of bricks.

Panels, due to their characteristics, have become an alternative to brick, reinforced concrete slabs and other materials. They protect from heat, do not allow moisture, have excellent sound insulation properties and fire safety.If sandwich panels are installed correctly, the operational life of the material will increase, and the finished design will last more than a dozen years.