Stick System Curtain Wall Section

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.

Stick system curtain wall section. Stick curtain walling swc may be defined as non load bearing walls usually suspended in front of structural steel or concrete framing. Our window and entrance products can be used to give your low rise multistory building the appearance of a curtain wall. When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building. The vast majority of low to mid rise curtain walls are installed in this way.

In the stick system the curtain wall frame mullions and glass or opaque panels are installed and connected together piece by piece. 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. The term stick refers to the factory cut mullions and transoms which are transported to site as loose bars and sticks. 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.

The reason to achieve a more significant height external access is necessary. Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs. Our high performing traditional stick built system curtain wall offers simple in field installation as well as interior and exterior glazing options.