{"id":4286,"date":"2026-01-01T14:32:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jmsdecor.com\/?page_id=4286"},"modified":"2026-09-12T02:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T02:01:37","slug":"multi-family-housing-facades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/fr\/multi-family-housing-facades\/","title":{"rendered":"Fa\u00e7ades de logements collectifs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"jms-home jms-pd\">\n<section class=\"page-hero page-hero--pd\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/flexible-stone-install-in-morden-space2615636099.jpg')\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"page-hero__inner\">\n<nav class=\"sfp-crumb\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/\">Home<\/a> <span>&#8250;<\/span> <span>Multi-Family Housing Facades<\/span><\/nav>\n<h1>Multi-Family Housing Facades: Lightweight Stone Cladding Over the Existing Wall<\/h1>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">Lightweight flexible stone veneer for apartment, condominium and build-to-rent facades. Specified for new developments and occupied-building re-cladding &#8211; where structural load, weather barrier integrity and tenant disruption decide the method.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pd-cta-steps\">\n<li>ASTM E84 Class A documentation to support your code submission &#8211; talk to our technical team<\/li>\n<li>Direct overlay, tear-out avoided<\/li>\n<li>Batch-matched for 300-unit phases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page-hero__actions\">\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg-pd js-footer-quote-open\">Get a Facade Take-Off<\/button>\n<a class=\"btn btn-outline btn-lg-pd\" href=\"#facade-spec\">Request the Facade Spec Pack<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--alt\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"pd-split pd-split--rev\">\n<div class=\"pd-split__content\">\n<span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Problem<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">Why Multifamily Facade Projects Run Over Budget<\/h2>\n<p>Facade is where multifamily programmes fail quietly. The material looks affordable in the tender, then the wall assembly, the access method and the disposal route consume the contingency.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"why-split__list\">\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">01<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<h3>The Existing Frame Has a Load Limit<\/h3>\n<p>Heavy natural stone plus battens and adhesive frequently triggers a structural review on retrofits, and adds dead load you pay for in the substructure on new builds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">02<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<h3>Tear-Out and Disposal<\/h3>\n<p>Removing failed render or tile means skips, dust containment, and a substrate that has to be made good before any new finish can be applied.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">03<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<h3>Weather Barrier Breaches<\/h3>\n<p>Every new fixing penetration through the WRB is a future leak claim. Rainscreen systems that look robust in section drawings are only as good as the site workmanship behind them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">04<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<h3>Scaffold and Tenant Time<\/h3>\n<p>On occupied buildings, the access cost and the decanting schedule dwarf the material line. Weeks of scaffold is weeks of resident complaints and a landlord in dispute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pd-note\">Lightweight facade systems exist specifically to remove the first three constraints from the programme &#8211; this is one of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pd-split__cta\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary js-footer-quote-open\">Discuss Your Facade Package<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-split__media\">\n<figure class=\"pd-split__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Retrofit-facades-using-a-direct-overlay-method.jpeg\" alt=\"Retrofit facade finished by direct overlay rather than tear-out\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"pd-split\">\n<div class=\"pd-split__content\">\n<span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The System<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">A 2-8 mm Mineral Overlay That Works With the Wall<\/h2>\n<p>JMS Decor flexible stone is real mineral stone split to 2-8 mm and backed with a reinforced mesh. It arrives as a sheet that bends, cuts with a knife, and bonds over sound masonry, render, fibre cement or approved substrate boards &#8211; giving you a stone facade without the dead load or the wet trades.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"why-split__list\">\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">01<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<h3>Weight<\/h3>\n<p>A fraction of the dead load of natural stone, and comparable to a rendered finish. Most existing frames and new-build sheathing accept it without additional blocking or a structural upgrade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">02<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<h3>Fixing Method<\/h3>\n<p>Adhesive-bonded over a prepared substrate, or mechanically fixed to battens where the assembly calls for it. Penetrations are limited to the fixing zone, so the WRB stays intact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">03<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<h3>Curves and Returns<\/h3>\n<p>Bends around bay fins, rounded balconies, lift cores and column wraps to a minimum radius of 100-150 mm on flat textures &#8211; details that are expensive or impossible with rigid stone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">04<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<h3>Programme<\/h3>\n<p>No curing window, no hot works permit, no silica dust. A floor can be enclosed while the next is being prepared, and work continues in weather that would stop a render contract.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pd-split__cta\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary js-footer-quote-open\">Request Samples for the Panel Schedule<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-split__media\">\n<figure class=\"pd-split__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/5;object-position:center 40%\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/outdoor-flexible-stone01.jpg\" alt=\"Flexible stone panels applied to an exterior wall in an outdoor setting\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jms-pd-oem\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"pd-split\">\n<div class=\"pd-split__content\">\n<span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Code &amp; Compliance<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">What the Facade Consultant Will Query First<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">Exterior walls are a code conversation, not a finishes conversation. These are the four items that decide whether a cladding proposal survives review.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary js-footer-quote-open\">Request the Test Documentation<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-split__media\">\n<figure class=\"pd-split__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/flexible-stone-fire-test-.jpg\" alt=\"Laboratory burn test on flexible stone cladding samples showing limited flame spread\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-oem-grid\">\n<div class=\"pd-oem-item\">\n<h3>Fire Performance<\/h3>\n<p>Mineral stone surface tested to ASTM E84 Class A, and the test report goes with your submittal. For buildings over 18 m we advise early engagement on the applicable NFPA 285 route for your assembly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-oem-item\">\n<h3>Weather Resistance<\/h3>\n<p>Waterproof through the body with a low water absorption rate. Compatible with standard WRB and drained-cavity details; no tanking layer required behind the panel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-oem-item\">\n<h3>Weathering &amp; UV<\/h3>\n<p>The formulation stays stable from -40 to +80 degrees Celsius, with UV-stable mineral colour, so it holds in northern European, Canadian and high-altitude climates as well as desert UV exposure. Tell us your climate zone and we will confirm what testing data applies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-oem-item\">\n<h3>Wind Load &amp; Fixing<\/h3>\n<p>Supplied with a fixing schedule and edge trim system for exposed elevations. We work to your engineer&#8217;s negative pressure values rather than a generic adhesive span.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--alt\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"section-head\">\n<span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Two Ways to Use It<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">New Developments and Occupied Retrofits Are Different Jobs<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">Same material, opposite constraints. Telling us which one you are running changes the panel schedule, the delivery sequence and the fixing detail we send back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-xgrid\">\n<article class=\"pd-xcard\">\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__media\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/5\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flexible-stone-exterior-design-showIMG519-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Multi storey residential building facade clad in warm toned stone panels\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__body\">\n<h3>New-Build Multifamily<\/h3>\n<p>Built-to-rent, condominium and student housing. Design-stage input on module breaks, reveal depths and trim lines, so the facade resolves without site cutting. One colour batch per tower keeps the elevation consistent across 300+ units.<\/p>\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-outline js-footer-quote-open\">Specify a New Build<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"pd-xcard\">\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__media\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/5\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/stone-surface-after-install-outside-.jpg\" alt=\"Installed stone facade panels on an exterior wall after completion\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__body\">\n<h3>Occupied Building Retrofit<\/h3>\n<p>Re-cladding over sound existing render, tile or fibre cement without tear-out. Phased by elevation or by floor so residents stay in place, the scaffold programme shortens, and the structure is not asked to carry more dead load.<\/p>\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-outline js-footer-quote-open\">Plan a Retrofit Phase<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"section-head\">\n<span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Elevation Zones<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">Detailing Each Part of the Envelope<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">A facade fails at its junctions, not on the flat. These are the four zones we detail most often on residential schemes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-xgrid\">\n<article class=\"pd-xcard\">\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__media\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/exterior-wall-panel-stone.jpg\" alt=\"Textured stone exterior wall with external lighting and a darker base course\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__body\">\n<h3>Ground Floor &amp; Podium<\/h3>\n<p>Impact zone. A harder trim detail at plinth level resists trolley and kerb damage, and the base course drains clear of the sill line.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"#facade-spec\">Get the Detail<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"pd-xcard\">\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__media\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/outdoor-flexible-stone-2.jpg\" alt=\"Flexible stone panel finish shown in an exterior application\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__body\">\n<h3>Stair, Lift &amp; Amenity Cores<\/h3>\n<p>High-traffic interiors where scuff resistance and cleanability matter more than the elevation. Same palette as the exterior for continuity.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"#facade-spec\">Get the Detail<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"pd-xcard\">\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__media\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/stone-surface-after-install-outside-.jpg\" alt=\"Installed stone facade panels on an exterior residential wall after completion\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__body\">\n<h3>Balconies &amp; Terraces<\/h3>\n<p>Wraps upstand walls and balcony fins without mitring. UV-stable colour, and a surface that tolerates the wet-dry cycle that lifts paint and render.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"#facade-spec\">Get the Detail<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"pd-xcard\">\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__media\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/flexible-brick-exterior.jpeg\" alt=\"Flexible brick exterior panel finish\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__body\">\n<h3>Unit Perimeters &amp; Re-Entrants<\/h3>\n<p>Flexible brick and slate finishes bend around bay corners and reveal returns as a continuous sheet, removing the cut-and-mitre joints where water gets in.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/flexible-brick-manufacturer\/\">See Brick Finishes<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--alt\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"pd-split pd-split--rev\">\n<div class=\"pd-split__content\">\n<span class=\"section-eyebrow\">How It Works<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">From Envelope Drawing to Signed-Off Elevation<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"pd-steps\">\n<li class=\"pd-step\">\n<div class=\"pd-step__head\"><span class=\"pd-step__kicker\">Step 1<\/span>\n<h3>Send Elevations and the Wall Build-Up<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>CAD elevations or a facade schedule is enough. We confirm substrate condition, module breaks and which zones need mechanical fixing rather than adhesive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pd-step__meta\">no design fee at tender stage<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pd-step\">\n<div class=\"pd-step__head\"><span class=\"pd-step__kicker\">Step 2<\/span>\n<h3>Sample Panel and Assembly Review<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>You receive a physical sample in the selected finish with the trim and corner profile, so the consultant, client and contractor can sign off the same reference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pd-step__meta\">days: 5-7 to most markets<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pd-step\">\n<div class=\"pd-step__head\"><span class=\"pd-step__kicker\">Step 3<\/span>\n<h3>Panel Schedule by Elevation<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>We return a numbered schedule mapped to your elevations with cut lengths, edge trims and expansion allowance, so the site team is not measuring on the scaffold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pd-step__meta\">MOQ: 300 sqm standard, 500 sqm custom<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pd-step\">\n<div class=\"pd-step__head\"><span class=\"pd-step__kicker\">Step 4<\/span>\n<h3>Batch Production and Retained References<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>Each phase is produced in one colour run, with reference boards and the colour recipe kept in storage for at least five years &#8211; important when tower two starts a year or more later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pd-step__meta\">first order: 15-20 working days, repeats 10-15<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pd-step\">\n<div class=\"pd-step__head\"><span class=\"pd-step__kicker\">Step 5<\/span>\n<h3>Phased Delivery and Install Support<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>Crate sequencing follows your floor or elevation programme, with fixing guides and a benchmark wall reviewed with your site team before the run starts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-split__media\">\n<figure class=\"pd-split__figure pd-sticky\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JMSDECOR-flexible-stone-installation-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Installer pressing a flexible stone facade panel into adhesive on an exterior wall\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"pd-split\">\n<div class=\"pd-split__content\">\n<span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Life Cycle<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">What the Ten-Year Question Is Really About<\/h2>\n<p>On a residential facade the specification argument is rarely about the opening day. It is about elevation consistency a decade on, and what a repair costs when a unit is occupied above it.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"why-split__list\">\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">01<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<p>UV-stable mineral colour, so exposed elevations age evenly rather than fading panel by panel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">02<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<p>Waterproof through the body &#8211; no water uptake, so no spalling at the edges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">03<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<p>Individual panels come off for repair without cutting out a section of facade or re-blending a render patch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">04<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<p>Retained batch references and stored colour recipes mean a matching replacement can be produced well after handover.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pd-split__cta\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary js-footer-quote-open\">Ask About Warranty Terms<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-split__media\">\n<figure class=\"pd-split__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/5;object-position:center 30%\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/flexible-stone-panel-install-after-10-years.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of a flexible stone exterior panel surface\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--alt\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"pd-split pd-split--rev\">\n<div class=\"pd-split__content\">\n<span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Manufacturing<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">Factory Capacity Behind a Phased Handover<\/h2>\n<p>Multi-tower programmes fail on batch consistency and shipping sequence long before they fail on aesthetics. We produce in-house at our Wuxi, China factory, with more than fifteen years behind the panel line, so both stay under our control.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"why-split__list\">\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">01<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<p>3D inkjet printing equipment at 700+ sqm per machine per day, backed by more than a hundred in-house mould sets for phased high-rise delivery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">02<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<p>An in-house product development team releasing new finishes weekly, and moulds and colour recipes held in storage for five years, so a repeat order carries no extra tooling cost.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">03<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<p>BSCI, ISO 9001 and ISO 14000 certified, with documentation for sustainability and procurement submissions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<span class=\"why-split__num\">04<\/span>\n<div class=\"why-split__item\">\n<p>Custom 3D-printed finishes for feature elevations, entrance portals and signage walls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pd-split__cta\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary js-footer-quote-open\">Get Volume Pricing<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-split__media\">\n<div class=\"pd-inst-grid\">\n<figure class=\"pd-inst-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/workshop3.jpg\" alt=\"Flexible stone production line inside the JMS Decor factory\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"pd-inst-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jmsdecor-flexible-stone-in-production-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Flexible stone panels in production at the JMS Decor factory\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"pd-inst-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5028-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Panel production at the JMS Decor workshop\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"pd-inst-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/package-in-the-warehouse-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Palletised facade panels wrapped and staged for export\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"section-head\">\n<span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Where It Fits<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">Where the Lightweight System Wins the Argument<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">Three briefs we see on multifamily schemes, written the way they arrive in an enquiry. Illustrative scenarios, not completed projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-testi-grid\">\n<figure class=\"pd-testi\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lcwp9uye8po.jpg\" alt=\"Residential living room with textured feature wall and timber sliding panels\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/10;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Where the brief calls for:<\/strong> show flats on the upper floors, a fixed handover date, and no wet trades allowed upstairs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How we would specify it:<\/strong> overlay over prepared plasterboard, knife-cut panel by panel, so a floor stays out of service only for the days it is actually being worked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figcaption>Scenario: build-to-rent show flats<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"pd-testi\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cc88808c0b931635102ee97871262341-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Textured mineral surface finish applied to an interior wall\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/10;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Where the brief calls for:<\/strong> a communal lounge and co-working floor needing a hard-wearing, cleanable finish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How we would specify it:<\/strong> slat and mineral panel in one colour batch, wiped down rather than maintained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figcaption>Scenario: amenity and co-working floors<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"pd-testi\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/moonstarstone.jpg\" alt=\"Star-moon mineral surface finish on a panel\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/10;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Where the brief calls for:<\/strong> an entrance portal that has to read as stone against a lightweight steel frame that cannot take the load.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How we would specify it:<\/strong> a mineral overlay at a fraction of natural stone&#8217;s dead load bonded over board, with a backlit reveal detail.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figcaption>Scenario: entrance lobby feature wall<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.9rem;margin-top:1.8rem\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary js-footer-quote-open\">Start a Project Enquiry<\/button><a class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"#facade-faq\">Read the Facade FAQ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--alt\" id=\"facade-spec\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:110px\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"pd-split\">\n<div class=\"pd-split__content\">\n<span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Spec Pack<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">Request the Residential Facade Specification Pack<\/h2>\n<p>Wall build-up diagrams for adhesive-bonded and battened assemblies, WRB junction details, trim and expansion profiles, the ASTM E84 Class A test documentation, a panel take-off worksheet, and the full exterior finish library.<\/p>\n<p>Request a quote and we&#8217;ll send the pack with indicative cost per square metre for your market and current production lead times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pd-split__cta\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary js-footer-quote-open\">Get the Spec Pack<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-split__media\">\n<figure class=\"pd-split__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/catalog-view1.jpg\" alt=\"Spread of the JMS Decor facade panel catalogue showing exterior finishes and formats\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"section-head\">\n<span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Related Solutions<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">Other Ways We Specify Residential Schemes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">Facade is one layer of a multifamily build. These are the pages developers and main contractors reach for next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-xgrid\">\n<article class=\"pd-xcard\">\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__media\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/wpc-panel-outdoor-decorative-showcase.jpg\" alt=\"Outdoor decorative WPC slat panels used on a residential exterior\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__body\">\n<h3>WPC Panel for Exteriors<\/h3>\n<p>Wood-plastic composite slat for pergolas, balcony screens, fencing and soffit lines where a timber look is specified without the maintenance.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wpc-panel\/\">View WPC Range<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"pd-xcard\">\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__media\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hdb14dbcae26b48c293aa175a06eeda6at.jpg\" alt=\"Mosaic travertine flexible stone veneer panel collection\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-xcard__body\">\n<h3>Flexible Stone Veneer<\/h3>\n<p>The core material in travertine, slate, brick, sandstone and concrete finishes &#8211; full format range, sizes and technical data.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/flexible-stone-veneer\/\">View the Range<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:1.6rem;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.9rem;align-items:center\">\n<span>Also specified on the same schemes:<\/span>\n<a class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/hotel-hospitality-renovation\/\">Hotel &amp; Hospitality Renovation<\/a>\n<a class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/commercial-retail-cladding\/\">Retail &amp; Shopfitting<\/a>\n<a class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/builders-contractors\/\">Builders &amp; Contractors<\/a>\n<a class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/solution\/\">All Solutions<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section faq-section jms-pd-faq\" id=\"facade-faq\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:110px\">\n<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"section-head\">\n<span class=\"section-eyebrow\">FAQ<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">Facade Questions Developers and Consultants Ask<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">Written from the pre-tender calls on multifamily schemes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-cols\">\n<div class=\"faq-col\">\n<details class=\"faq-card\">\n<summary>Is a flexible stone facade heavy enough to need structural review?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"faq-stack__answer\">\n<p>It is a fraction of the dead load of natural stone and comparable to a rendered finish, so most frames and sheathing assemblies accept it without additional blocking. On retrofits that is usually the difference between a cladding job and a structural job. We supply weight and fixing loads for your engineer to check against the specific assembly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"faq-card\">\n<summary>How do flexible stone panels cope with exterior weather?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"faq-stack__answer\">\n<p>The panel is waterproof through its body with low water absorption, so water does not get in and spall the edges from cold. Colour comes from UV-stable mineral pigment rather than a printed film, and the formulation stays stable from -40 to +80 degrees Celsius. Tell us your climate zone and we will confirm what testing data applies with your submittal pack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"faq-card\">\n<summary>What is the fire position on a residential exterior wall?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"faq-stack__answer\">\n<p>The surface is tested to ASTM E84 Class A, and the test report goes with your submittal. Exterior assemblies above 18 m are judged differently in most codes, so for those we advise coming in at concept stage to review the applicable NFPA 285 route for your build-up rather than assuming a panel certificate is sufficient on its own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-col\">\n<details class=\"faq-card\">\n<summary>Can flexible stone panels be installed over an existing finish without removing it?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"faq-stack__answer\">\n<p>Yes, where the existing render, tile or fibre cement is sound and flat. The panels bond directly over it, which removes the tear-out, skip and substrate make-good lines from the programme and keeps the scaffold programme short on occupied buildings. Areas that are hollow or delaminated are cut out locally rather than stripping the whole elevation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"faq-card\">\n<summary>Will 300 units of facade match in colour?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"faq-stack__answer\">\n<p>Each phase is produced as a single colour batch, and we keep physical reference boards plus the colour recipe for at least five years after the batch runs. That covers a second tower starting later, and replacement panels ordered years after handover for an insurance or maintenance repair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"faq-card\">\n<summary>What lead time and minimum order applies to a facade package?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"faq-stack__answer\">\n<p>For a facade phase the minimum order is 300 square metres on standard runs and 500 square metres on custom finishes. A first order takes 15 to 20 working days and a repeat order 10 to 15 working days, depending on volume and finish. Samples reach most markets in 5 to 7 days. We ship DDP, CIF or FOB and sequence crates by elevation or floor so your site storage stays clear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section jms-pd-form-band\">\n<div class=\"container-xl pd-cta-row\" id=\"form-section\">\n<div class=\"pd-cta-media\">\n<figure class=\"pd-split__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/test.jmsdecor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_20260313_103526-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sample swatches from the JMSDECOR workshop\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pd-cta-body\">\n<h2>Get a Facade Take-Off on Your Elevations<\/h2>\n<p>Send the elevations, the wall build-up and your handover date. 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