A reliable partner
In the current housing market, professional property management requires a highly developed vision. To enable your strategic approach to stock to meet market demands, you have to balance the advantages and disadvantages of current stock renovations with new build developments. Rockpanel offers you high quality solutions for both.
For many years, Rockpanel board material has been used in many different countries. Typical application areas include: façade, part-clad, soffits and fascias, detailing and roofline. Usually the panels are applied in ventilated constructions, where they contribute to a healthy indoor climate and allow you to add value to your buildings. With Rockpanel, buildings have considerable aesthetic longevity and require very little maintenance. So you can save time and costs and the maintenance burden on your tenants is kept to a minimum. In fact, your investment in Rockpanel can be paid back within two years.
A return on your investment
The graph below is based on a Dutch PRC study* undertaken in 2005. It demonstrates that because of Rockpanel’s sustainable and low maintenance characteristics, maintenance costs rise only slightly over time. This contrasts with alternative board materials, for which increasing levels of maintenance are required into the future.
Although Rockpanel’s initial costs are slightly higher than those of plywood, but lower than those of other materials, Rockpanel Rockclad is the most cost-effective choice after just two years. Given the rising costs of wages and materials in recent years, Rockpanel Rockclad is guaranteed to be the most cost-effective choice in the longer term.
In the graph, the cost trends for different board materials are compared for a project with the following specifications:
- Façade cladding
- Block of apartments
- 4 construction layers
- 95.2 m2
* PRC is a Dutch national advisory agency that supports companies, government authorities and industry bodies in issues regarding construction, housing, regional planning, infrastructure, property and sustainable development. It is a highly regarded organisation which, in addition to offering advice and project management, also carries out independent research.
