Installation

Six Simple Steps for Easy Installation

Working with MechSlip delivers advantages from day one, starting with a lightweight construction that reduces the demand on foundations and associated construction costs. The system is fully compatible with an extensive range of building substrates too, making it ideal for enhancing concrete, steel frame, masonry and insulated panels. Installation is also fast and simple, providing time and cost saving advantages over traditional brickwork, whilst realising its undeniable aesthetic appeal.

  • Simple to install
  • Quick
  • Versatile
  • Predictable

STEP 1.

Mechanically fix brackets and vertical support rails to the building substructure at 600mm maximum centres.

STEP 2.

Horizontally affix middle rails to the vertical supports at 75mm increments, including a starter and top rail in their respective locations. Use the gauge tool to fix multiple rail courses simultaneously.

STEP 3.

Slip MechSlip brick tiles firmly into place between rails, guided by the preformed upper and lower retainers.

STEP 4.

Repeat the process for the remaining bricks, ensuring that there is a metal brick spacer installed in the vertical joints between individual bricks.

STEP 5.

The brick spacer will automatically create a 10mm wide vertical (perp) joint between bricks, a 10mm horizontal (bed) is created by the upstand of the rail profile.

STEP 6.

When installation is complete, simply injection point these joints with Parex Historic mortar to realise the authentic and aesthetic appeal of a classic clay brick finish.

Case Study

Blakes Hotel

Shoreditch

Blakes Hotel chain is synonymous with luxury and eye-catching Victorian aesthetics that encompass a modern twist. The same can now also be said for the external envelope of its newly erected, 5-star, 87 room, 14 floored accommodation on Corsham Street, in the hub of the bustling, trendy and historically rich Shoreditch district.

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Lewisham Exchange

London

The construction site has changed dramatically over the years, with safety, sustainability, efficiency, and legislation all driving factors that have led to product innovation and materials used, affecting how construction methods are approached.

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Castle Park View

Bristol

At 98m tall, Bristol’s newest and tallest building needed the right solution for a development the size and scale of Castle Park View. MechSlip offers a peace of mind due to its stringent testing in real world environments, combining safety, aesthetic appeal and ease-of-install, while, crucially, being specifiable at height.

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Case Study

University House Business School

Uni of Birmingham

For an extension of this grade II listed building, Mechslip was chosen because it offered a mechanically fixed lightweight cladding system that suited the proposed method of construction, whilst also allowing the specific waterstruck brick type and English Garden Wall bond pattern dictated by the strict planning approval requirements to be easily achieved without compromise.

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The Glass Works

Barnsley

Spanning more than 23,600 square feet, The Glass Works needed a cladding system which was easy-to-install and lightweight, while delivering that all-aesthetic appeal. MechSlip was able to deliver that. Designed with the needs of installers front of mind, convenience and ease-of-use are very much watchwords for the system.

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Hope Street

Liverpool

When the accommodation block hit the headlines due to falling cladding, something needed to be done quickly. It soon became clear only MechSlip was suitable in meeting the building’s challenges.

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Viking House

University of Lincoln

Durability, safety and aesthetics needed to work together for the Viking House project. With the refurbishment nestled among conventionally built brick buildings there was a need for a contemporary look that mirrored the local vernacular.

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Case Study

30 Station Road

Cambridge

Home to the new Apple research base in Cambridge, only MechSlip could harmonise with the old local brick vernacular and contrast it with a stone finish front to create a striking building that is fit for its surroundings in the heart of the this UK tech region.

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