Arriscraft has announced that its thin-clad tile and thin-clad building stone cladding systems have met the Sixth Edition Florida Building Code requirements, after rigorous testing with the Miami-Dade Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources. Arriscraft is the stone products group of General Shale.
“After extensive evaluation, we’re excited to share that our thin-clad exterior wall system meets the tough standards for the newest Florida Building Code, including the High Velocity Hurricane Zone section,” says Craig Swirzon, thin-clad product manager. “What the testing concluded, and the Miami-Dade approvals confirm, is that when our thin-clad stone is installed with Laticrete’s MVIS system it can be used for areas anticipating up to 202.5 mph winds, specifically for Building Risk Categories I through IV.”
The wall system, as tested and approved, consists of steel/wood stud (with concrete backer board) or concrete wall (poured or CMU), Laticrete Air and Water Barrier, Hi-bond masonry veneer mortar, and Arriscraft thin-clad calcium silicate stone. Some of the products that qualify for this system are ARRIS.tile Thin-Clad stone, and Midtown, Coastal and Stack Thin Building Stone. Arriscraft produces the majority of its thin clad product line at its Fort Valley, Ga., plant making access convenient for builders in the storm-prone regions of the southern U.S.
Arriscraft’s Natural Process technology uses only natural materials (plus color pigments) and replicates how stone is created in the earth. This proprietary process creates stone with the natural aesthetics and durability of quarried stone, plus the convenience of standard installation and unlimited supply.