• Commercial Description
    • Technical Description

Plystone: Interior Walls

Technical Description

Given the performance the interior walls have to provide, they are classified in two groups:

• Interior Dry Walls. In areas not exposed to humidity. Typically they are used as partitions in aisles, dormitories and other dry areas.
• Interior Wet Walls. In areas temporarily or permanently exposed to humidity, such as in laundry rooms, baths, laboratories, kitchens, etc.

Dimensions and specifications for structural members and accessories, as well as recommendations to carry out electrical and mechanical jobs are given in detail in our Applications Guide.

Plystone: Exterior Walls

Technical Description

An exterior wall is a construction element used to establish a physical and functional division between the exterior and the interior environment of a construction, while maintaining proper conditions of comfort and safety.

Considering only the structural aspect in a system of Plycem exterior walls, they are classified in two types:

• Exterior Non-bearing Walls: Walls are confined among primary structural elements, floor slabs or beams. Their structural requirements are limited to basically absorbing flexural loads imposed by wind, and other lateral stresses caused by seismic movements.
• Exterior Bearing Walls: Walls are exposed to axial and flexural load and other lateral stresses. They require a detailed analysis, design and calculation.