What is EIFS?
Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) are multi-layered exterior wall systems that are used on both commercial buildings and homes. They provide superior energy efficiency and offer much greater design flexibility than other cladding products. EIFS addresses the needs of the architect, the contractor, the builder and the customer, For any project: residential, commercial, industrial or institutional.

The growing popularity of EIFS is due to the fact that few, if any, competitive materials offer such a wide range of desirable product benefits, Chief among these are superior energy efficiency and virtually unlimited design flexibility.

Components
EIFS typically consist of the following components:

- Air/Vapour barrier (optional)
Water-resistant, air, moisture and vapour barrier membrane. Factory blended, trowel or spray applied copolymer rubber membrane complete with primer and self adhesive rubberized asphalt tape reinforcement.

- Insulation board
Rigid, expanded, extruded polystyrene foam, which is secured to the exterior wall surface with a specially formulated adhesive and/or mechanical attachment.

- Base coat
Non-combustible, factory proportioned polymer modified cementitious material, applied on top of the insulation and reinforced with fiber glass mesh for added strength.

- Finish coat
Typically using acrylic co-polymer technology, which is both colorfast and crack-resistant.

Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems

Commercial/Retail Construction

Institutional High/Low Construction

Custom Residential Construction

 

Installation
EIFS can be installed in two different ways:

1. Field Applied System
The wall system is installed directly in field over the available substrate (dens-glass, cement board, wood sheathing, block/ concrete) new/existing.

2. Pre-Fabricated System
Exterior panels are manufactured to desired specifications in plant under controlled conditions, Panels are then delivered to the project site and can be easily installed.