Metal Fabric

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Author Message Chris Sanders New member Username: chris_sanders Post Number: 1 Registered: 05-2016 Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 01:28 pm:    Have any of you guys specified metal fabrics before? I'm looking at a fabric by GKD to be installed as an exterior facade element, but am unsure which CSI # to use. Thanks in advance for your help! Ronald L. Geren, FCSI, AIA, CCS, CCCA, SCIP Senior Member Username: specman Post Number: 1416 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 02:14 pm:    Think of it as a component of a larger assembly serving a purpose (i.e., What is the work result?). If it is screening, then maybe 10 82 00 "Grilles and Screens." Ron Geren, FCSI, AIA, CCS, CCCA, SCIP www.specsandcodes.com Robin E. Snyder Senior Member Username: robin Post Number: 642 Registered: 08-2004 Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 04:49 pm:    Depends how it is used and what else i have on the project. Frequently, on my projects it ends up in 057000 Ornamental Metal. Make sure someone is looking at how the fabric is secured to the building - is it under structural or delegated design. It often slips through the cracks. ken hercenberg Senior Member Username: khercenberg Post Number: 1010 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 05:16 pm:    GKD and Cambridge Metals are very 'architect friendly' and will assist you as much as you let them. Make sure that you're securing the screening evenly so as not to create warped planes or twists unless they're intentional. Primary and secondary supports and tensioning are often involved in free standing work. Even then, since it's not a manufactured screen, I often keep it in the 057000 Decorative Metal series Sections because installation of the various pieces becomes very intricate (if you're not just installing a framed screen). Jerome J. Lazar, RA, CCS, CSI, SCIP Senior Member Username: lazarcitec Post Number: 1688 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 05:33 pm:    I agree with Ken, esp if any of the metal fabric is being used as part of the railings or on the interior.