VACDRILL for facade and curtain wall
Dense, finished, exposed — and usually a long way up.
The job
Facade work fixes brackets and restraints into concrete frames, stone cladding and panel systems, typically from a cradle, MEWP or scaffold.
Where the tool fits
Dense stone and finished concrete are good vacuum surfaces, and working from a suspended platform is exactly where you least want to be supplying feed force by hand.
Hole accuracy governs whether a bracket sits true, which governs whether the panel line is right.
Wind, weather and water
Wet surfaces behave differently for sealing; standing water and a vacuum pad are not friends.
Cold reduces seal conformity. Warm the pad and clean carefully in winter conditions.
Exclusion below
Anything dropped from facade work is a serious hazard. Dust capture and contained spoil help; exclusion zones remain mandatory.
Typical work
- Bracket and restraint fixings into concrete frames and slab edges.
- Stone and panel cladding restraints.
- Secondary steel fixings.
Before you attach
- Slab edges and soffits are often congested with reinforcement — scan before every hole.
- Wet or frozen surfaces seal unpredictably; dry and warm the area where you can.
- Establish the exclusion zone below before you start.