Rail System
Rail Starter Track
Ventilated Starter Track
- DPC membrane
- ProRend EIFS ventilated starter track
- Fixings at 600mm centres into sheathing board

Termination Profile and Packing Shims
- PVCu termination profile sits on Ventilated Starter Track
- Packing shims create typical 15mm cavity
- PVCu termination profile fixed through sheathing board into steel uprights
- Use of laser beam to confirm straight application of rails

Insulation Application
- Insulation panels fitted with rebated groove embedded on PVCu termination profile
- PVCu intermediate track fitted into rebated groove of insulation panel
- Vertical PVCu T spline between every insulation panel clips into PVCu termination profile below
- PVCu intermediate track packed off substrate in line with laser cavity
- Mechanical fixing into every vertical upright

Insulation Application Continued
- Repeat figure 14 with additional intermediate tracks
- Insulation panels installed block bond with minimum 150mm stagger

Aperture Planning
Insulation Layout Around Apertures
- Minimum distance of aperture from insulation panel joint 150mm
- Avoid vertical or horizontal joins at corners of apertures
- Cut insulation panels to fit around aperture corners
- Minimum distance of aperture from insulation panel join 150mm

Corner Detail
Insulation Corner Detail
- Ensure alternating block bond at corner

Reveal Detail
Rail Reveal Detail
- Insulation panels fitted around aperture to avoid horizontal and vertical joins at corners
- Face insulation panels fitted 20mm back from window frame
- 20mm insulation fillet fitted to end of insulation panels closing rail cavity
- Joins in insulation fillet not coincident with joins in face insulation panels
- Adhesive bitumen sealtape fitted between insulation fillet and window frame to ensure watertight

Ventilation Services, Flue Pipe And Fixing Pattresses
Fixing Pattress
- Fixing pattress made of solid timber with groove rebate for PVCu intermediate tracks
- Dimensions: 500mm x 500mm
- Thickness of pattress to thickness of insulation + cavity
- Fit cavity flashing tape above pattress to ensure moisture drips continue down cavity

Ventilation Service
- Ventilation services fitted through edge of insulation panel with vertical join at centre
- Ventilation service must avoid intermediate rail tracks
- PVCu T splines to be cut to appropriate length by installer

Figure 21 - Hot Flue
- Hot flue requires mineral fibre insulation (if primary insulant is EPS) around hot flue pipe
- Hot flue fitted through edge of insulation panel with vertical join at centre
- For systems using EPS as primary insulant minimum distance of EPS from hot flue to be determined during system design
- Hot flue must avoid intermediate rail tracks
- PVCu T splines to be cut to appropriate length by installer

Fire Barrier In EPS Systems
Figure 22 - EPS Rail Fire Barrier 1
- Mechanically fix stainless steel fire track to substrate above final row of EPS insulation
- Stainless steel fire track contains ventilation and drainage holes in cavity section
- Mechanically fix intumscent strip to substrate above stainless steel fire track

Figure 23 - EPS Rail Fire Barrier 2
- Install coarse of Mineral Wool Rail Slab
- Further mechanically fix with stainless steel fire track above insulation
- Use vertical PVCu T spline to fix insulation between stainless steel fire tracks

Figure 24 - EPS Rail Fire Barrier 3
- Continue installation of EPS rail system above fire barrier using PVCu intermediate tracks

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