The External Thermal Insulation Composite System (from now on, referred to as ETICS) with rendering to be applied on timber frame buildings “RHONATHERM TF” are designed and installed in accordance with the ETA Holder’. It is made up on site from their components. The manufacturer is ultimately responsible for these ETICS.

RHONATHERM^® TF is installed on external boards of Wood-based panels (organic bonding), Cement bonded particle boards, Fibre-cement panels (cement bonded fibre boards), Gypsum bonded particle boards, Gypsum plaster boards and Fibre-gypsum panels (gypsum bonded fibre boards).

These ETICS are defined as:

• “bonded system with supplementary mechanical fixings” with is used with EPS-XPS panels,
• “mechanically fixed ETICS with supplementary adhesive” with is used with MW panel.

The minimum number of fasteners per square metres are 6 for EPS. XPS and MW and 8 fasteners for building higher than 24 m.

ETICS using other facings such as brick slips or tiles are not covered by this EAD.