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SPEC · 04-1

Stage 04 / Outside

External Wall Insulation (ETICS): Boards, Mesh and Render

The layers of an external thermal insulation system, starter tracks, adhesive patterns, anchors, reinforcement mesh, window reveals, and thin-coat render, in the order they go on.

“We insulate facades every summer, and I want to know why some of them crack and some do not.”

Building facade behind a guarded scaffold, with insulation boards fixed by red anchors

SPEC · UNITS

How the course is built

6 units · 38 lessons · 8 h 14 min

  1. U-01 How the system works L-5 · 1 h 5 min
  2. U-02 Wall preparation and starter tracks L-6 · 1 h 18 min
  3. U-03 Bonding and anchoring boards L-8 · 1 h 44 min
  4. U-04 Mesh and base coat L-6 · 1 h 18 min
  5. U-05 Reveals, corners and plinths L-7 · 1 h 31 min
  6. U-06 Render finishes and faults L-6 · 1 h 18 min

Each layer is drawn to the number of lessons in it.

On camera

  • A facade section followed from bare wall to render
  • Adhesive and anchor patterns in diagrams
  • Window reveals, corners and plinths in close-up
  • Common causes of cracks and staining

You will be able to

  1. Name every layer of an ETICS system and its job
  2. Describe the right fixing pattern for boards and anchors
  3. Spot the details that cause cracks, damp and stains

TOOLBOX

Have this ready

  • Nothing beyond a notebook: this course explains and inspects, it does not send you up a facade

Who it suits

Facade crews, site leads and owners commissioning an insulated facade who want to judge the work.

Questions about this course

Q-01 How long can I watch it, and on what?

Streamed video lessons, watched online, for 20 months from the day access starts. A computer, tablet or phone with an internet connection is enough. The videos stream; they are not downloaded. Access details arrive by email within one working day of payment.

Q-02 Is there a trainer, an assessment or a certificate?

No. These are recorded lessons with no live trainer, no marking of your work and no certificate or qualification. It explains the work and shows it done; it does not replace any training your employer or national rules require.

Q-03 How much is in it?

38 lessons in 6 units, 8 h 14 min of video in total. The breakdown is in the layer diagram above.

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