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Expanded Polystyrene

The premium organic exterior wall insulation system

The Expanded Polystyrene External Wall Insulation System is a real success. Both economical and versatile, it has proved successful for many decades and for millions of square metres on buildings, in a wide variety of uses. The system helps to save energy, to preserve the environment, and it provides long-term protection for the building. At the same time the level of comfort inside the building is increased and a pleasant indoor climate created. Finally, Basic with its wide range of associated finishes such as render, ceramics or wood, provides the architect, planner or owner with almost unlimited scope for realising creative ideas.

Expanded Polystyrene 1

Basic 1

Expanded Polystyrene 1 is the primary system in this range. It is a high performance, fully acrylic or mineral/silicone based thin coat render system.

  • Cost effective
  • Water repellant
  • Provides an excellent range of textures, colours and finishes
  • Excellent weathering and durability
  • Excellent for detailing
Expanded Polystyrene 2

Basic 2

Expanded Polystyrene 2 is a thick coat render system ideally used where inconsistencies or irregularities in the substrate occur. The thick coat render system therefore provides a greater consistency of finish.

Thick Coat Renders

  • Cost effective
  • Water repellant
  • Provides an excellent range of textures, colours and finishes
  • Excellent weathering and durability
  • Excellent for detailing
  • Consistency of finish
Expanded Polystyrene 3

Basic 3

Expanded Polystyrene 3 is also a thick coat render system with similar properties to Expanded Polystyrene 2. However, its higher level of reinforcement offers a greater degree of impact resistance.

Thick Coat High Impact Renders

  • Water repellant
  • Provides an excellent range of textures, colours and finishes
  • Excellent weathering and durability
  • Excellent for detailing
  • Consistency of finish
  • High impact resistance
Expanded Polystyrene 4

Basic 4

Expanded Polystyrene 4 is similar to the above but is faced with brick slips or architectural ceramic tiles.

Facing Brick Slips/Ceramic Tiles High Impact

  • Water repellant
  • Excellent weathering and durability
  • Excellent for design
  • Consistency of finish
  • High impact resistance (brick slips)
Expanded Polystyrene 5

Basic 5

Expanded Polystyrene 5 has a spar dash finish which offers high impact and vandal resistant properties.

Spardash High Impact

  • Cost effective
  • Water repellant
  • Consistency of finish
  • High impact and resistance to vandalism
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