4 Advantages of Fiber Cement Board as Exterior Wall Cladding
Date:2019-04-08 Views:1836
The market for fiber cement boards used as exterior wall cladding is highly competitive nowadays, with a wide range of product categories. Major materials for exterior walls include fiber cement boards, wood grain boards, fiber-reinforced silicate boards, etc., all of which can be applied as exterior wall decorative cladding. These materials share a full set of excellent properties: fire resistance and insulation, water and moisture resistance, corrosion resistance, as well as easy installation and convenient construction. They are basically adopted by the majority of builders, and fiber cement boards, wood grain boards and fiber-reinforced silicate boards can be seen in numerous application cases both at home and abroad. Below, we will explain the characteristics of fiber cement boards as exterior wall cladding and the reasons for their popularity.
4 Advantages of Fiber Cement Board as Exterior Wall Cladding
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When used as interior partition walls, compared with gypsum boards and calcium silicate boards (note: this refers to conventional calcium silicate boards; high-performance calcium silicate boards also have good waterproof performance), fiber cement boards boast superior waterproof, fire-resistant and sound-insulating properties. For this reason, they are widely applied in many high-end facilities.
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In terms of exterior wall cladding applications, fiber cement boards perform just as well as natural stone. Moreover, when compared with many imported stone materials, the price advantage of fiber cement boards is almost decisive. Nowadays, fiber cement boards are increasingly adopted in construction projects, including a large number of venues built for the World Expo and Asian Games.
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Fiber cement boards can also be used for wall thermal insulation. Given the global advocacy for energy conservation and emission reduction, many buildings in northern China have been designed with exterior wall thermal insulation for energy efficiency purposes. It has become quite common to use fiber cement boards combined with insulation materials such as extruded polystyrene boards for exterior wall insulation systems.
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With housing prices remaining high, duplex-structured houses are considered quite rare and valuable. At present, many construction projects use fiber cement boards as ceiling and wall decorative panels. The current trend of industrial-style LOFT duplex design is gaining growing popularity. As a classic example of European and American-style decoration, fiber cement boards are also favored by young people. The rise of the post-80s generation as a major group of homebuyers has exactly catered to the market positioning of fiber cement boards. Therefore, fiber cement boards are highly popular in the current exterior wall cladding decoration market.
Technology Transfer
China's fiber cement pressure board decoration material industry has developed rapidly, with its strength growing consistently, and the market structure of decorative boards has taken initial shape. According to the 2016-2021 China Decorative Building Materials Industry Market Demand and Investment Consulting Report, after more than 20 years of development, China has become one of the world's top countries in terms of decorative building materials output, and a number of influential domestic decorative board brands have emerged. Manufacturing bases of decorative board enterprises from developed countries have been transferred to China, which has promoted the overall improvement of technical and management levels in China's decorative board industry. To a certain extent, it has also optimized consumer education, laying a solid foundation and providing strong support for the rapid development and expansion of the entire industry.
