EIFS provides your building with a protective blanket of continuous insulation, and enables excellent strength-to-weight ratios.
EIFS gives you a freedom of design that no other cladding material can offer. Your possibilities in colors, details, form and texture are endless. So your building will not only be beautiful, but well-insulated, cost-effective and lasting.
Sto Wall Systems with EIFS are advanced wall cladding assemblies engineered for performance, design freedom, and durability. Whatever your project. Sto provides the best value in a wall cladding-integrated Wall Systems of unequaled aesthetic and technological elegance that are user friendly to install and cost-effective.
Sto Wall Systems offer better insulation because rigid expanded polystyrene (EPS) boards are attached adhesively as a continuous blanket around the exterior of the structure, eliminating the many thermal breaks characteristic of between-the-stud insulation and claddings attached with nails and screws. A broad range of insulation can be attained by using EPS in varying thickness from 3/4 "to 4" (19-102 mm).
Outstanding Protection Against the Elements and Water Intrusion
Sto Wall Systems Provide Energy Efficiency and Comfort
Sto Systems Provide Low Maintenance and Long - Term Durability
Sto Has A System Right For Every Project
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Sto Wall Systems Provide Outstanding Protection Against the Elements and Water Intrusion
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The seamless wall surface of Sto Systems is water vapor permeable but repels rain or external moisture.
- Fewer transitions and penetrations than other claddings offer fewer points of entry for outside moisture. (No mortar joints, no penetrating nails or screws, no siding lap.)
- Vapor-permeable, 100% acrylic and silicone- enhanced Sto finishes allow incidental moisture to escape while repelling rain and weather.
- New Sto EIFS NExTTM goes beyond EIFS to create a system with the benefits of Sto EIFS plus the best water/air barrier system for added protection.
- Sto EIFS meet or exceed water penetration standards required by U.S. and Canadian model building codes (BOCA, SBCCI, ICBO, and, in Canada, CCMC).
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More Efficient Control of Temperature Differentials That Can Cause Thermal Shock
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Thermal shock is the sudden and potentially damaging expansion or contraction of wall surfaces in response to extreme changes in temperature. When a building is enveloped with a Sto Wall System, the most dramatic temperature changes take place in the exterior insulation blanket and the EIFS wall assembly remains flexible enough to expand and contract, protecting the building's structure from damage and keeping inside wall temperatures more constant and comfortable.
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Dew Point located Outside the Wall Assembly
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The dew point is the temperature, at a given relative humidity, where water vapor condenses. A Sto Wall System moves the dew point outside the wall, greatly reducing the possibility of moisture condensing and possibly freezing inside the wall and causing damage.
Sto Wall Systems Provide Energy Efficiency and Comfort
Continuous exterior insulation provides significant energy savings and superior interior climate control and comfort.
- Exterior air and moisture infiltration at foundation and wall joints, wall outlets and vents is reduced by as much as 55%, compared to typical construction.
- Heat loss through the walls, which accounts for up to 40% of heat loss in non-EIFS construction, is greatly reduced.
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Sto Systems Provide Low Maintenance and Long - Term Durability
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Sto's coatings and finishes, with their advanced 100% acrylic and silicone chemistry, look longer new. They resist fading, peeling, cracking, dirt pick-up, mildew, mold and other biological growth. They are easily cleaned by low pressure power washing with water and a mild detergent to extend lifecycle to recoating. If a new look is desired, recoating a Sto Wall System is simple and cost-effective. Structures clad with Sto Systems can be easily inspected and maintained on a regular basis to insure long-Iasting beauty and integrity.
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Sto Systems Feature an Economic Installed Cost
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The installation of Sto Wall Systems translates into savings in production time and labor.
- Production is easily sequenced for efficiency.
- The availability of Sto's fast-setting 1/2 Time products can enhance the quality and speed of installation in cold or damp weather and
climates
- The low installed costs and durability of Sto Systems reduce the lifecycle cost of the wall
cladding
- Sto Machine Technology offers faster installation times and dramatic cost savings for projects large or small.
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Sto Systems Provide Design Freedom and Versatility |
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Sto Wall Systems provide desing freedom far beyond what other claddings can offer. Form,
detail, color and texture offer
endless possibilties for the architect.
Features such as curves, quoins, arches, reveals, accent bands and sculptured details
are easy and economical to fabricate and install. This flexibility enables the architect to work within
a wide range of architectural styles as well as to realize his or her unique creative vision,
Finishes featuring pure white marble aggregate, 100% acrylic polymers, a variety of textures and integral colors enhance the design and harmonize with
the surrounding environment. Sto Systerns offer virtually unlimited color choice at no additional cost.
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Sto Systems Provide Reduced Structural Requirements
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A StoWall System adds very little weight to the structure in comparison to other wall claddings, which results in cost savings when sizing structural beams, girders and foundation footings, particularly as the height of the structure increases. Sto Systems also require less stringent design deflection (U240) criteria than most other claddings, enabling the use of lighter weight studs. The reduced size of structural members can also allow for increased floor-to-ceiling heights and more interior floor space.
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Sto Has A System Right For Every Project
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Since Sto introduced its ElF Systems in Europe in 1963 and brought the first 100% acrylic System
to the United States in 1979, Sto has led the market in quality, performance and innovative systems solutions.
We believe in a systems approach to building and offer three high-performance Wall Systems based on price and performance features to meet your project requirements.
For 2002, Sto introduces the latest innovation in EIFS, Sto EIFS NExTTM with all the benefits of a Sto ElF system plus the best water/air barrier system for extra protection.
- All Sto products are designed to work compatibly together to form superior Wall Systems
- All Sto products are manufactured to exacting standards from highest quality raw materials
- All Sto factories are 150 9001 quality system certified
- All Sto products are VOC compliant, safe for workers and environmentally friendly
- Hundreds of millions of square feet of Sto Systems are in place and performing beautifully across North America
- All Sto EIFS meet model building codes, including: BOCA -ICBO -SBCCI -CCMC (Canada) .Sto is an active member of EIMA, the EIFS Industry Members Association
- All Sto EIFS meet or exceed EIMA guideline specifications and test standards
From the rain forests of the Pacific Northwest to the Southwestern deserts, from the snowy elevations of the Rockies to the humid Atlantic coast, Sto Systems have proven themselves superior in performance, design flexibility, durability, and value.
