SANTEQ LAUNCHES NEW LIGHTWEIGHT WALLING SYSTEM
The repurposing of buildings into
student residences, apartments, entry
level housing and hotels is on the increase.
In addition, existing foundations often
require significant investment to cater
for the load of traditional brick and mortar
walls and, although lightweight walls such
as dry walling are popular in commercial
developments, they lack the robustness
when used in residential refurbishments.
For this reason, a new lightweight, fit-
for-purpose walling system has recently
been introduced to the South African
construction industry. SanteQ lightweight
walling systems offer excellent thermal,
acoustic, robustness and a 2-hour fire rating
with convenient installation.
Weighing 550-700kg/m 3 or less than
30% of conventional masonry walling, these
solid cementitious systems are simpler,
quicker and cleaner to erect, significantly
cutting down on building times.
The pre-engineered cellulose fibre
walling systems are available in 5 wall
thicknesses - 62mm, 112mm, 137mm,
162mm and 229mm and are erected on
site and services installed A bespoke light-
weight, 100% recycled polystyrene and
cementitious composite infill is then pumped
into the voids. The walls can then be skim
plastered and painted or simply painted.
The SanteQ lightweight walling systems
are Agrément SA approved and are
typically used for non-load bearing walls
in hotels, student accommodation, multi-
storey affordable housing developments,
schools, hospitals, remodeling of existing
multi-storey buildings as well as new
builds with structural, time and energy
saving considerations.
Modelled on the Sanjo Fabtech Sterling
loadbearing technology which is currently
being used widely in multi-storey RDP
developments for the Department of Human
Settlements, the new SanteQ systems
have already been used successfully in
lightweight walling projects in Sandton for
the repurposing of an existing commercial
office into a high-end hotel, a pharmaceutical
manufacturing facility in Benoni and the
refurbishing of an existing building in Sandton
into student accommodation.
SanteQ lightweight walling systems have
the necessary accreditations from Agrément
SA, SABS and the Firelab.
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.santeq.co.za
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