Stick System Curtain Wall Section

The term stick refers to the factory cut mullions and transoms which are transported to site as loose bars and sticks.

Stick system curtain wall section.

A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural utilized only to keep the weather out and the occupants in. 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. Our high performing traditional stick built system curtain wall offers simple in field installation as well as interior and exterior glazing options. Stick curtain walling swc may be defined as non load bearing walls usually suspended in front of structural steel or concrete framing.

Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs. 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. If your project doesn t suit most of the criteria for a unitized system your other option is to use a stick built system. This would further require scaffolding cranes etc.

When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building. The reason to achieve a more significant height external access is necessary. The stick curtain wall system includes components to be assembled by piece upon construction on site installed in low rise buildings or small areas.