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Rainscreen panel systems
Rout-and-return cassettes hung on a drained, back-ventilated cavity. The system most consultants now specify, because it lets the wall dry rather than relying on sealant.
RainscreenCassetteBack-ventilated
Service 03Aluminium composite panels, fabricated to the drawing and hung dead straight.
Rainscreen ACM from shop drawing to final joint line. We set out panel layout and joint lines first, then build the sub-frame to carry them, because a crooked joint on a flat panel is visible from across the parking lot.
20+
Years of crew experience
700+
Projects delivered
100%
WSIB & fully insured
Formedge Inc.
ACM rainscreen system · Toronto, ON
What we install
Four scopes, one crew, one point of accountability.
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Fabrication and shop drawings
Panel layout, joint lines and return depths drawn for approval, then routed and folded to those drawings. Fewer field cuts, tighter joints.
Shop drawingsCNC routFold
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Sub-framing and substrate
Aluminium carrier systems and thermally broken clips fastened to solid substrate and shimmed plumb across the elevation before any panel is hung.
CarrierThermal clipsShimmed
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Canopies, columns and features
Entrance canopies, column covers, parapet caps, soffits and signage fascia in matching panel, so the details do not read as an afterthought.
CanopiesColumn coversSoffits
The assembly
Straight joints start on paper.
Panel sizes, joint lines and return depths get drawn and approved before a single sheet is routed. On site the sub-frame is shimmed plumb, so the panels have nothing to fight.
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Panel layout and approvals
Elevations broken into panels with joint lines coordinated to openings and floor lines, then issued for consultant approval before fabrication.
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Air and water barrier
Continuous air and water barrier behind the cavity, lapped into openings and flashings. The barrier keeps the wall dry, the panel keeps the weather off it.
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Sub-frame and clips
Vertical carriers set to the panel module, thermally broken clips through the insulation, everything laser-checked for plumb and plane.
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Insulation and cavity
Continuous insulation fitted tight between clips, with the drained and vented cavity kept clear top to bottom.
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Panel installation
Panels hung course by course working to the approved layout, joint widths gauged rather than eyeballed, protective film left on until hand-over.
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Trims, sealant and hand-over
Closures, reveals and flashings fitted, movement and perimeter joints sealed to spec, then film pulled and the face inspected with the owner.
Specifying
Dry-joint rainscreen or wet-sealed joints?
Dry-joint rainscreen
Panels hang on carriers with open or gasketed joints over a drained, vented cavity. Water that passes the joint drains and the cavity dries.
Performance does not depend on sealant staying intact
Individual panels can be removed and replaced later
Cavity ventilation reduces heat load on the panel face
Needs a properly detailed air and water barrier behind it
ACM Cladding on site
Elevations we clad, panel by panel.
Formedge Inc., Toronto
Full ACM rainscreen elevation with matching entrance canopy.
YST Auto Body, Toronto
Commercial frontage in panel with feature banding.
Four Points by Sheraton, Ontario
Panel accent bays and canopy detail on a hotel elevation.
Before you tender
Questions we get from owners and PMs.
If your question is not here, call and ask for the estimating desk. We will tell you what an honest scope looks like even if it is not ours to build.
Panels are routed and folded to our approved shop drawings, then installed by the same crew that drew them. One party owns the layout, the fabrication and the joint line.
Shop drawings usually go out within two weeks of award. Fabrication follows approval, so the earlier the layout is signed off, the earlier panels land on site.
Yes. We survey the existing wall for plumb and substrate condition first, because a retrofit sub-frame has to correct what is already out of plane.
Next step
Send elevations, get an ACM scope back in two business days.
Elevations, panel layouts and the finish schedule are enough to start. We will flag joint lines, returns and sub-frame conflicts before they are priced.