The use of wood as a façade material for apartment buildings will be made possible on a wider scale with the innovative façade panel developed by Siparila. The all-wood façade panel can be used for both stone and wood-framed facades of apartment buildings.

Diverse facades for the urban landscape

The use of wood in the facades of apartment buildings has not been popular due to slow installation and maintenance. The Platta exterior cladding developed by Siparila makes construction more efficient and allows façades to be installed all year round.

- Facade tiles can be installed on all surfaces, giving architects more and more possibilities for facade design. It is now possible to flexibly combine plastered and wooden surfaces in the façade of the same building. Wood can now be used to its full potential in prefabricated construction," says Olli Prättälä, Sales Director at Siparila.

Platta exterior cladding are fully pre-painted and fire-resistant, with no need for maintenance painting for the first 15 years. Facade panels over 60 cm wide are sized so that the longest panel length can cover one storey height. They can be used to hide the joints between elements and to replace stone slabs between windows. The panels can be installed either on site or in a prefabricated factory.

Fire-resistant and nail-free wood surface lasts

Platta exterior cladding are manufactured from scratch in Finland. The raw material used is PEFC-certified high density spruce. Thanks to their cross-laminated construction, the boards are lightweight but durable. Weather resistance has also been taken into account in the fixing of the panels.

-Exterior cladding panels are fire resistant and can be used in demanding P1 fire-rated buildings such as apartment blocks and nursing homes. The panels are fully painted in the factory and concealed, so there are no visible nail holes on the finished surface," says Prättälä.

The nail-free surface prevents water and contaminants from entering the wood. The facade panels are CE-marked and manufactured at Siparila's Kajaani factory. The first apartment building clad with Platta exterior cladding will be built in Uuteenkaupunki by ATE Oy.

Welcome to meet us at the Finnbuild fair in Helsinki 10.-12.10.2018 at our stand 1e31.

For more information:

Olli Prättälä, Sales Director

Siparila Oy
tel. 044 333 4617
email olli.prattala@siparila.fi

Siparila is a Finnish family business founded in 2003 that manufactures exterior and interior cladding panels, mouldings and glue boards made of real wood for homes and public spaces. Siparila develops wood solutions that save time and overall costs for builders by making wood products completely ready for finishing in the factory. Siparila's customers include construction companies, hardware stores, architects and self-builders. Siparila's factories are located in Vaajakoski, Parkano and Kajaani. Siparila employs 100 woodworking professionals and has a turnover of EUR 20 million.