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Image 2. Façade before and after installing external thermal insulation (Rockwool)
Image 3. Example of a bonded and doveled mineral fibre system. (Rockwool)
3.4.3.2 Ventilated façades
In many European countries, such as Portugal and Italy, ventilated façade is the most
common façade renovation solution after the ETICS. The ventilated façade consists of
thermal insulation and an external cladding. The system is dry-mounted, in other words, all the
fixings are made with mechanical connections, such as screws and bolts.
The shape of the cladding can vary from slabs to panels and ceramic tiles, while the surface
material can vary between stone, brick, ceramics, concrete, metal, plastic and wood. (Brunoro
2007)
Ventilated façade can be applied to both solid and frame walls. It can be applied to various
different frames and the supporting frame can be made either from steel, aluminium or wood.
Image 4 shows an example of a ventilated façade and Image 5 shows the composition of the
system.