Plastic-based cladding: sealed panels

Abstract

Plastics are resinous, polymer-based materials, and they are used for both sealed cladding and rainscreens, which are discussed in the following two sections. The materials used are principally glass reinforced polyester (GRP), polycarbonate and UPVC. Since the properties of these materials are generally not as familiar to readers as other materials, a brief description of each of these materials is given here.