Siding
- All type of materials, excluding masonry.
- Focuses on vertical and horizontal alignment.
- Often corrugated, pre-engineered designs by manufacturers make these particular designs difficult to modify.
- Takeoff phase include the entire project, directly ship to site.
- Minor/simple changes can be cut on-site by installer if necessary.
- Less job in this area partially due to the lack of customization and sometimes the architect designate the supplier/installer.
Stainless Steel Finish
- For kickplate, wall cladding, columns, metal ceiling.
- Common texture includes brushed, hairline finish, mirror-polished.
- Often quoted together as part of the storefront item alongside interior
ACM panels. - Glazing work mainly focuses on display windows and mirror columns.
- J-profile closure at column joints (rectangular columns).
- Up to 138" in length, anything beyond is custom-order.
- Installation will be tricky due to the lack of butt joints, making alignment difficult.
- Can be cut and grind on-site unlike ACM, which can be time-consuming but it further improves accuracy and minimizes production error.
Glazing
- Glazing work is mostly subcontracted out, closely related to stainless steel work.
- Can be divided into two major categories: mirror column finishes, storefront display shelf/window.
- Mirror column correlates to stainless steel kickplates and joints.
- Size customizable(138")
- J-molds are what's being used to close off gaps.
- Storefront display often involves tracks for the glazing which also requires stainless steel cladding as finishing.
- Clear silicone caulking is used for tiny gaps and misalignment. It also further secures the mirror in place (*no caulking normally).
