Sheet Metal Supply fabricates rainscreen for office facelift

The Village of Elk Grove, Ill., is offering facelift incentives to the owners of aging buildings within an industrial park developed in the 1960s. Architectural Panel Systems, Addison, Ill., recently completed one of the first exterior upgrades, installing products fabricated by Sheet Metal Supply, Grayslake, Ill.

After an initial inspection of the masonry on the building at 1951 Landmeier to ensure it would be able to handle the additional weight of the lightweight aluminum rainscreen, Sheet Metal Supply purchased 4-mm Alucobond Plus aluminum composite panels in the color of Cupral to fabricate a 1,300-sq.-ft. rainscreen.

“The biggest challenge was dealing with setbacks in the original masonry,” said Ross Boehmer, president of Architectural Panel Systems. “Sheet Metal Supply fabricated the subframing so all of the new Cupral aluminum composite panels would be flush.”