Stick System Curtain Wall Section

Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs.

Stick system curtain wall section.

Stick curtain walling swc may be defined as non load bearing walls usually suspended in front of structural steel or concrete framing. When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building. This would further require scaffolding cranes etc. The reason to achieve a more significant height external access is necessary.

The vast majority of low to mid rise curtain walls are installed in this way. In the unitized system the curtain wall is composed of large units that are assembled and glazed in the factory shipped to the site and erected on the building. In the stick system the curtain wall frame mullions and glass or opaque panels are installed and connected together piece by piece. If your project doesn t suit most of the criteria for a unitized system your other option is to use a stick built system.

The stick curtain wall system includes components to be assembled by piece upon construction on site installed in low rise buildings or small areas. The term stick refers to the factory cut mullions and transoms which are transported to site as loose bars and sticks. Long pieces of aluminum hence the name stick are inserted between floors vertically and horizontally between vertical members to support and transfer the load of the glass back to structure.