Cemintel Commercial RendaLine™ selected for Luxury Retirement Units

The construction of 27-luxury retirement units as part of a $120 million development in Townsville has highlighted the versatile nature of Cemintel Commercial RendaLine™.

Located on the expansive site of Townsville’s former hospital, the five-storey luxury development was designed by architects Barry Matthews and Graham Edwards from Matthews Architects in Adelaide and contracted to Strand Constructions. The project commenced in April 2007 and is expected to be completed by June 2008.

The building specification required 1,500 sq m of a cladding substrate suitable for a render finish. RendaLine™ conforms to the requirements of AS/NZS2908.2 and incorporates the benefits of lightweight construction with a flush-jointed texture coat finish.

Rob Power, a representative of Cemintel™ Fibre Cement Systems, said: “RendaLine is a cost effective external cladding feature that has a strong aesthetic impact. We had a lot of communication with Strand Constructions about RendaLine’s features and we knew it would be the ideal external lining for this project.”

Mick Baker, a Director with Strand Constructions and Licensed Builder, approved the use of Cemintel RendaLine™ and was pleased with his decision. “Cemintel RendaLine™ has been good to work with. It’s much lighter than other competing products that we have used in the past and was easy to cut to size,” said Mr Baker.

RendaLine™ is an autoclaved, cellulose fibre reinforced cement sheet. It has recesses on the long edges to facilitate concealed joint construction and sheets are supported by vertical Top Hats and fixed with countersunk screws. The sheets are pre-sealed to minimise water absorption.

RendaLine™ provides a versatile and durable façade that is suitable for an extensive range of commercial and industrial building types. It can be used over most common structural materials including masonry, pre-cast concrete and steel or timber stud framing.

The developers, Maczam, have been developing the units under CPR Retirement Homes Pty Limited with a further forty units to be completed late 2008. Maczam’s second developing arm, Leichhardt Developers, will develop the remainder of the property into additional units, a multi-storey car park and a commercial building to house restaurants and cafes. Work on the entire site is expected to be completed by 2011.

For more information on Cemintel RendaLine™ or ExpressWall™ visit www.cemintel.com.au.