Ytong installation tips

Ytong's cellular concrete construction solutions can be used in a wide variety of projects - single-family homes, multi-family housing, commercial and industrial buildings, fire-resistant partition walls, etc. - and meet different technical requirements: thermal performance, mechanical resistance, fire protection, etc. However, all of these types of projects have a common denominator: the implementation of these solutions.

Indeed, whether it is a load-bearing wall or a fire-resistant separating wall, the construction of Ytong cellular concrete walls requires rules that can be found in NF DTU 20.1. Beyond the strictly regulatory aspect, Xella offers to discover the best site tips to simplify the installation of Ytong construction solutions and save time for masonry companies, through a mini-series of tutorials "Ytong installation tips".

Discover the right installation procedures and many tips to simplify masonry construction sites

The mini-series “Ytong Posing Tips” offers the right poses to adopt in 8 episodes for optimal implementation of Ytong structural masonry solutions. The themes selected by the Xella technical team allow all construction industry stakeholders, and particularly masons, to understand how it is possible de save time, reduce hardship and improve performance on the construction site.

Many stages of structural masonry are detailed. From preparing the adhesive to creating the waterproof joints and the correct technique for laying the blocks, each step has been carefully worked on by the technical team to ensure time savings in the masonry installation process.

• Tip 1: Simplify the preparation of the glue

• Tip 2: Cut cleanly and quickly

• Tip 3: Successfully gluing a corner block

• Tip 4: Use the trowel for easier gluing

• Tip 5: Perform a touch-and-touch pose

• Tip 6: Upgrade the first rank

• Tip 7: Check (and correct) flatness

• Tip 8: Create watertight joints

Like site meetings, the broadcast of the mini-series “Ytong installation tips” is a weekly event, to be found on the Xella France LinkedIn page every Thursday. The mini-series is also available on the Xella France YouTube channel and on the ytong.fr site.