Installation

Horizontal Structures / Prefabrication - Installation

	Work on flat smooth surfaces or surfaces that have been ground using a very liquid plaster paste that has hardened. Trace the outline of th grid bearing in mind that the dimensions are derived from the length of the side of the Vetroarredo glass blocks you plan on using and the dimensions of the reinforced joints between the blocks.
	Spread release agent on the ground surface Place the glass blocks on the traced grid and pour a few milimeters of very liquid plaster (or water and cement) mortar into the spacers to prevent the glass blocks from shifting when you pour in the next mortar.
	Apply enough mortar to assume that the reinforcement rods you will be inserting will be at least 20mm from the base. Reinforce the joints between the glass blocks and along the perimeter with steel bars that are shorter than the sides of the panel itself (in order to prevent them from coming out and oxidizing). This will create an orthogonal frame. *If the panel has to be laid on the supportinig structure with two sides only, first insert the rods perpendicular to the support and then the others. Make sure that the bars are positioned in the middle of the space to prevent them from touching the glass blocks.
	Constipate the mortar well and fill all spaces to make it impermeable. If the design requires, make a second frame of reinforcement bars.
	Smoothen the joints between the glass blocks with the tip of the trowel. When the joints are semi-hard, clean them with rags until they are completely even with the surface of the glass blocks. Mark the bottom and/or upper surface of the panel so that it can be installed in the right position, this will allow the materials (concrete and steel) to work properly.
	Cover thepanel with approximately 3 cm of wet sand to limit cement shrinkage. Take environmental factors such as relative humidity, temperature and exposure to wind into consideration before striking the prefabricated panels (wait at least 5 days after pouring) Only move and install the panels after the concrete is completely hardened, and in any event, not less than 20 days after pouring. Insert suitable accessories such as hooks and cramps into the concrete to facilitate moving large panels. *If the panel is going to to be exposed to rain, spread water repellent impregnant between the glass blocks.
	*To create a panel that will allow both lighting and ventilation replace one or more 19x19x7 cm or 14.5x14.5x5.5 cm glass blocks with the respective plastic system (plastic frame+grid)

	Work on flat smooth surfaces or surfaces that have been ground using a very liquid plaster paste that has hardened. Trace the outline of th grid bearing in mind that the dimensions are derived from the length of the side of the Vetroarredo glass blocks you plan on using and the dimensions of the reinforced joints between the blocks.
	Spread release agent on the ground surface Place the glass blocks on the traced grid and pour a few milimeters of very liquid plaster (or water and cement) mortar into the spacers to prevent the glass blocks from shifting when you pour in the next mortar.
	Apply enough mortar to assume that the reinforcement rods you will be inserting will be at least 20mm from the base. Reinforce the joints between the glass blocks and along the perimeter with steel bars that are shorter than the sides of the panel itself (in order to prevent them from coming out and oxidizing). This will create an orthogonal frame. *If the panel has to be laid on the supportinig structure with two sides only, first insert the rods perpendicular to the support and then the others. Make sure that the bars are positioned in the middle of the space to prevent them from touching the glass blocks.
	Constipate the mortar well and fill all spaces to make it impermeable. If the design requires, make a second frame of reinforcement bars.
	Smoothen the joints between the glass blocks with the tip of the trowel. When the joints are semi-hard, clean them with rags until they are completely even with the surface of the glass blocks. Mark the bottom and/or upper surface of the panel so that it can be installed in the right position, this will allow the materials (concrete and steel) to work properly.
	Cover thepanel with approximately 3 cm of wet sand to limit cement shrinkage. Take environmental factors such as relative humidity, temperature and exposure to wind into consideration before striking the prefabricated panels (wait at least 5 days after pouring) Only move and install the panels after the concrete is completely hardened, and in any event, not less than 20 days after pouring. Insert suitable accessories such as hooks and cramps into the concrete to facilitate moving large panels. *If the panel is going to to be exposed to rain, spread water repellent impregnant between the glass blocks.
	*To create a panel that will allow both lighting and ventilation replace one or more 19x19x7 cm or 14.5x14.5x5.5 cm glass blocks with the respective plastic system (plastic frame+grid)