4. Basic rules for steel façades
Steel cladding has come a long way in the last ten years, as the number of applications has multiplied. The combined development of the performance of hand-held power tools, the heightened demands of designers and builders, and the technical communication efforts of manufacturers, have all borne fruit.
The many standard details and teaching manuals available today have helped to make steel envelopes a reliable, high-performance technique.
As old-fashioned as it may sound, the popular expression "Good workmen have good tools..." still holds true today. Figure
72
provides an overview of the tools commonly used by journeymen...
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