A terracotta rainscreen order succeeds only when every package, interface, verification and approval has a named owner. This guide reframes a PG725 product record published in November 2016 as a procurement-and-responsibility matrix for panels, supports, anchors, backing wall, engineering, installation, evidence and closeout.
The matrix is a coordination prompt, not a contract allocation. Delivery models and jurisdictions differ, so the project team must name the responsible designer, supplier, contractor, reviewer and approver in its own documents. Use the main Terracotta Rainscreen page for current product/system context and the Ventilated Rainscreen Coordination Guide for layer and interface fundamentals.
Archived PG725 product, process and commercial record
The values below are retained for traceability. Each requires current confirmation and cannot define a complete rainscreen package.
| 2016 field | Archived value | Current-use boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Item / model | PG725 | Confirm that the code remains active and still identifies the same body, profile and printed surface. |
| Size | Customized | No dimensions or limits were stated. Confirm module, geometry, tolerances, edges and fixing interface. |
| Color | MIX | Approve current samples, an acceptable range and the production-lot comparison method. |
| Surface finish | 3D Inkjet | Confirm the current face construction, relief, sheen, pattern repeat and compatibility with the selected unit. |
| Material | Natural Clay | The opening also used “qualified pure clay,” but supplied no composition or verification. Neither phrase proves environmental benefit. |
| Legacy process wording | Extruded; fired at more than 1,200 degrees | The source did not state a temperature unit, production range or record. Do not turn this into a current process specification. |
| Legacy system wording | Advanced hollow structure and dry hanging system | Promotional wording only. Confirm panel profile, clips, rails, brackets, anchors, backing wall and actual supply/design scope. |
| Weight | 31 kg/m² | No configuration, method or tolerance was cited. Obtain the current declared value for engineering and logistics. |
| Water absorption | Less than 0.5% | No standard, specimen, laboratory or report was cited. Require current scoped evidence before relying on the value. |
| Thickness | 18 mm | Confirm the current section and tolerances; the image is not a dimensioned profile and the value cannot transfer to another item. |
| Minimum order | 1,500 m² | A historical commercial term. Request a current quotation for the selected panel, surface, quantity and schedule. |
| Lead / delivery time | 35 days | A historical estimate. Current timing depends on approvals, engineering scope, production, packing, destination and logistics. |
| Legacy certification text | CE, ISO 9001:2008 | Not presented as current. Request each applicable document with holder, scope, site, product, issuer and validity. |
| Legacy order route | Order button enabled to old `/contact-us/` URL | Use the current Contact page for project requests. |
Project responsibility matrix
Replace the “assign before order” prompts below with the actual legal entity, named contact, submission route, review period and approval authority in the project responsibility schedule. A supplier may support several rows without accepting design responsibility for all of them.
| Package / interface | Assign before order | Required inputs and deliverables | Review / acceptance prompt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terracotta panels and finish | Panel manufacturer/supplier; architect or facade consultant for appearance approval | Exact item/profile, dimensions, tolerances, surface range, samples, quantities, packing, handling, maintenance and current product data | Who confirms manufacturability and who signs the sample/range and panel schedule? |
| Clips, rails and brackets | Named system designer, component supplier/fabricator and responsible engineer | Materials, interfaces, layouts, calculations, corrosion exposure, tolerances, movement and coordinated drawings | Who owns the complete load path and compatibility with the selected panel? |
| Anchors and substrate | Structural engineer, anchor designer/supplier, substrate trade and installer as assigned | Design actions, substrate properties, edge conditions, anchor selection, survey and any specified site verification | Who accepts substrate capacity, anchor design and deviations found on site? |
| Backing wall and control layers | Enclosure designer and relevant membrane, insulation, fire-stopping and wall trades | Backing-wall build-up, air/water layers, insulation, flashings, drainage, cavity barriers and penetrations | Who coordinates continuity and signs concealed work before it is covered? |
| Windows, roofs and transitions | Architect/facade consultant, main contractor and adjoining package designers | Sills, heads, jambs, parapets, bases, soffits, roofs, expansion joints and penetrations | Who resolves package boundaries, dimensions, seals, flashings and movements? |
| Engineering and compliance | Engineer of record, facade engineer, fire consultant and other authorities defined by the project | Criteria, calculations, current scoped evidence, assessments, code submissions and project testing requirements | Who determines applicability, reviews deviations and grants final technical acceptance? |
| Shop drawings and schedules | Named system designer/fabricator/installer with design-team coordination | Elevations, sections, panel IDs, joints, supports, anchors, interfaces, tolerances, sequence and revision control | Who coordinates drawings across packages and who releases them for fabrication? |
| Samples, mock-ups and testing | Architect/facade consultant, contractor, installer, suppliers and test agency as specified | Sample range, visual mock-up, performance mock-up/test scope, acceptance criteria and change records | Who witnesses, records, approves and controls changes after acceptance? |
| Logistics and installation | Supplier, freight/handling parties, main contractor and specialist installer as contracted | Packing, delivery sequence, access, storage, lifting, protection, installation method, inspections and nonconformance process | Who bears risk at each handover and who authorizes repair or replacement? |
| Closeout and maintenance | Contractor, installer, suppliers, design team and owner/facilities team as assigned | As-builts, product traceability, inspection records, spare units, cleaning/maintenance guidance and applicable warranties | Who verifies completeness and transfers the information to the building operator? |
Define evidence by what it actually covers
Product evidence
Match each file to the exact panel item, body, surface, dimensions, plant and date. Record the standard and edition, specimen, laboratory or issuer, results, scope and validity.
Component evidence
Clips, rails, brackets and anchors need their own current data and compatibility checks. A panel test cannot establish an anchor or support capacity.
Assembly evidence
Whole-wall fire, water, air, thermal, acoustic or structural outcomes require evidence applicable to the defined build-up and project conditions. Do not combine unrelated reports into an invented approval.
Project engineering
Calculations and details must use the project geometry, actions, substrate, exposure, movement and tolerances. Generic literature cannot replace the responsible engineer’s work.
Samples and mock-ups
Visual acceptance, workmanship and performance testing are different gates. State the purpose, scale, acceptance criteria, signatories and consequence of later changes.
Management certificates
ISO 9001 relates to a certified management-system scope; it is not a panel-performance or environmental result. Any CE reference requires the applicable current product document and scope.
Procurement gates and release decisions
- Basis of design: define target panel, finish, module, interfaces, criteria and current feasibility without treating the 2016 PG725 record as a specification.
- Tender issue: publish a responsibility schedule, package boundaries, evidence list, design criteria, mock-up/testing duties and submission programme.
- Technical submittal: reconcile exact products, components, current documents and proposed deviations with the project requirements.
- Samples and mock-up: record approvals, limitations, unresolved work and the benchmark that production and installation must follow.
- Coordinated design: complete calculations, shop drawings, interfaces, substrate information, tolerances and approvals before fabrication release.
- Production release: freeze approved item/profile, finish range, quantities, panel schedule, packing, delivery sequence and change authority.
- Site release: verify substrate, access, storage, installers, current drawings, hold points and concealed-work records before closing the facade.
- Closeout: deliver traceability, inspection/as-built records, maintenance guidance, spare-unit strategy and assigned follow-up duties.
A “reviewed” stamp should not silently transfer responsibility. Each submission should state what was reviewed, by whom, for which scope and whether fabrication, installation or another gate is released.
Preserved PG surface board
Readable legacy item references on the board:
PG258
PG252
PG008
PG727
PG725
The board supports finish shortlisting only. It does not prove that all six references remain available, share one profile or can use the archived PG725 specifications. Assign current sample approval, range control and production-release responsibility in the matrix.
Archived application and project claims need a current review
The 2016 article described curtain-wall, exterior-wall and cladding-panel use, then marketed the product for new and renovated exterior walls; metro, railway, tunnel and underground projects; European- or American-style architecture and villa walls or roofs; ceilings; office buildings and commercial podiums; interior walls; and surgery rooms, clean rooms, pharmaceutical facilities and food-production workshops.
That list is preserved as historical context, not approval evidence. Each use requires assigned design, product, installation and verification duties for its substrate, exposure, hygiene or emissions criteria, cleanability, access, structural actions, fire strategy, enclosure design and governing codes.
Use the Architectural Terracotta Gallery for identified precedents, while keeping responsibility and evidence tied to the proposed building and contract.
Define the package before requesting a quotation
Send the project location, drawings, target panel and finish, preliminary quantity, criteria, procurement model, proposed scope split, evidence list, delivery destination and programme. Identify which party will design supports and anchors, approve samples, coordinate interfaces and release production.