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.
Unitized curtain wall system section.
Starter sill preparation and installation notes.
Elegance 85 gf is a semi unitized system with factory prepared externally beaded.
8250xd unitized curtain wall system 11 21 2019 page 15 section 3.
In the stick system the curtain wall frame mullions and glass or opaque panels are installed and connected together piece by piece.
The vast majority of low to mid rise curtain walls are installed in this way.
See approved drawings for loca.
Curtain walls can be classified by their method of fabrication and installation into the following general categories.
Semi unitised curtain wall systems elegance 52 sg.
Kawneer offers unitized curtain wall systems with thermal performance blast mitigation structural silicone glazed ssg options and preglazed and fabricated systems.
Typically unitized curtain wall manufacturers will incorporate an end dam composed of a metal end cap that is mechanically attached and sealed to the end of the stack section of the curtain wall which in turn is adhered to the unit frame that is stacked above similar to what is shown in figure 6.
Stick systems and unitized also known as modular systems.