AQUABOARD

Handling and storage:

• The manual transport will be done with the board on vertical position;
• The transport of the boards placed in pallet will be done with proper transport devices (carts, forklift, trucks…);
• The storage will be done on pallets or spacers placed at a distance of about 50 cm. The pallets will be stored on dry and smooth surfaces. This kind of storage allow the ventilation and prevent the deformation or breaking the boards;
• tThe boards must be stored outside only protected with plastic wrapping;
• The AquaBoard in Ventilated Claddings are guarantee up to 4 months to direct exposure to atmospheric conditions, without being protected with the render or thermoinsulation system;
• The boards must be dry before applying different treatments on their surface (render, adhesive...). For example, is not recommended the execution of the board treatments immediately after rain;
• The installation of the boards will be made in the temperature range of 5 - 40°C;
• In a view to prevent water infiltration behind the cladding, and to better protect the insulation and the sub-structure, we recommend the joints hydroinsulations and joint treatement between the boards to be done not later than two weaks after the installation of the boards;
• The boards should not be stored for long periods in direct sunlight;
• When storing the boards it must be take into account the bearing capacity of the support floor. For example: 40 pieces of AquaBoard represent a load of about 432 kg/m² for the support floor.