Aluminum facade accent now also budget feasible for project construction

However, one or more items turn out not to be feasible within your bid for the available budget forcing you as a subcontractor to seek and find solutions for these budget obstacles.

Typical case of cause-effect

They also know this problem at URSUS. "We see that aluminum sashes often end up in this corner of budget problem items," says director Jan De Paepe. "The most annoying thing about this outlined situation is that the cause of the problem does not lie at all with you, the window and door professional, or with us as a supplier, but has its origin in the preliminary stage of the file. Everything becomes clear if we go back for a moment in the timeline of the project to the point where the general contractor - sometimes with insufficient knowledge of the project, sometimes because of the lack of the correct market prices - undercuts these specific items to get the project sold."

As a result, the old plywood/board/silicon joint design is still too often reverted to. "Because, let's be honest with each other: this is no longer of our time. It is nothing more than pushing problems forward, which sooner or later return to your plate like a boomerang. We're talking about problems with water infiltrations, mold and so on."

ROUNDAL latest lace frame system

Discover here the latest development from URSUS in the field of reveal frames. Meet the ROUNDAL BOLTED (RDB). A unique daylight edging solution that combines budget, watertightness, ease of installation and speed of installation. 

But what makes the new RDB cadres system so special? 

- The system comes in package form with 3- or 4-sided components per lace frame;
Or 
- for larger series of identical sizes-packaged by type of part;
- Simple bolt/nut assembly allows for efficient assembly into complete frames;
- A perfect fit is guaranteed because construction and production assumes the production dimensions of the frames;
-Welded corners of the slab sills provide ideal waterproofing in these problem areas;
-The RDB concept was also developed from the search for production optimization; 
- which translates into the best lm price for lace frames in the market.

The ROUNDAL BOLTED system is thus the perfect addition to the already extensive range of reveal frame and gable frame systems from market leader URSUS. "We have solutions for every possible construction situation and, thanks to our many years of expertise in this field, we now have a mountain of experience available in-house that we are only too happy to put at the service of the various stakeholders in the construction process." 

Thus, URSUS developed a handy interactive flow chart that can help everyone make the right reveal choice according to the applicable paramaters: such as type of cladding, time of installation, and so on. In this way, each person involved in the construction process is always working with the reveal system that perfectly fits the specifications of his or her project and, above all, with the right budgets from the beginning.

Preferred ROUNDAL Partners Wanted

That architecture appreciates ROUNDAL solutions is something they see at URSUS through the rapidly increasing requests for technical information and/or concrete project competitions. Since reveal sides will always be connected to the windows and doors sector, De Paepe sees a real opportunity here for the professionals who want to help present ROUNDAL reveal side solutions in their showroom. 

"We can then refer architects, contractors and even end customers to these 'preferred' partners worry-free, knowing that they can discover ROUNDAL solutions there and be well advised by a ROUNDAL expert. A clear win-win for both parties."

Finally, De Paepe would like to mention that URSUS has recently started to systematically distribute an information sheet with a graduated table of correct market prices in the market, in order to tackle the source of the budget problem outlined at the beginning of this article. At least for the post of aluminum reveal cladding.