Briklok profiles to design corner and column details

The unique interlocking design of Briklok profiles enables simple corner and column details, the first system to offer pre-formed off site corners detailing.

The Briklok system is designed to work with natural real bricks. During the manufacturing process a ‘real’ brick will experience varying levels of shrinkage dependant on the type of clay. In general terms the typical UK brick, Ibstock FC ‘standard’ range will be 63-65mm in height, and the engineering type brick will be 64-67mm.

Design layouts of brick courses are typically 75mm in the UK, to accommodate the tolerance of the bricks the Briklok support system offers a system for the ‘standard’ and the ‘engineered’ brick. The only variation is the upper kerf is 2mm shorter on the XL version to account for the height of the bricks.

The brick slips are installed into a continuous interlocking aluminium profile / Support Profile with horizontal and vertical supports to create a protective cladding over building substructures consisting of steel frames systems, concrete, masonry and timber constructions.

The Briklok system enables a real brick-slip to be mechanically supported in a horizonal or vertical position using an interlocking anodised aluminium profiles 6063T6 (figure 1) in accordance with BS EN 755-9 : 2016. The system comprises the three profiles with the addition of a movement joint upper profile to be used with the movement joint brick slip, and a soldier course span profile for vertical running bond designs.