Lightweight Facade Options
April 18, 2024
Traditional Facade options such as stucco, brick, fiber cement, and stucco have been used for exterior insulation and finishing for years. Although they present diverse design capabilities, the weight of these materials either takes a toll on the building structures or is limited by easy wear and tear.
While stucco facades as a whole weigh on average 142 pounds per square foot, one layer of a brick facade weighs about 509 pounds. As a lighter alternative to stucco and brick, fiber cement facade weighs 2.5 pounds per square feet. However, the problem is that it remains more delicate and, therefore, less durable and can only be used in specific locations.
This leads to the necessity of a profound lightweight facade option—one weighing 8–10 pounds per square foot on average—that provides style, durability, and function simultaneously.