SHUTTERS

Double sided decorative Trespa Meteon panels with a minimum thickness of 10 mm can be used as a semi-finished
product to manufacture shutters.
Trespa Meteons standard delivery programme complies with European Standard EN 438-6 and has been accepted for the
European Economic Area (EEA) mandatory CE mark according to the EN 438-7. Should you want to use Trespa Meteon
panels for the manufacturing of shutters, such panels form a component (semi-finished product) of a finished building
product and as such CE certification according to EN 438-7 certification may not be applicable. For such applications
alternate CE-certification may have to be obtained under responsibility of the finished building product manufacturer.
General installation guidelines
In general, the shutters need to be ventilated sufficiently with ambient air on both sides, either in closed and opened position.
This requirement also applies to ornamental shutters. Shutters can either be constructed as hinged or sliding (see drawing).
For both applications the fixing and construction guidelines are provided below. Please note, the fixing distances stated in
Tables 1 and 2 need to be decreased when holes or grooves are machined into the panel based on the size, placement, and

Arch. Pook, Leiska & Partner, Germany

number of holes or grooves applied.

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Hinged
In the case of hinge fastening, the Trespa panel should always be installed in a metal frame and the hinges attached to the
frame. A minimum of three hinges per panel is recommended. The general fixing distances are given in Table 1. The following
guidelines apply to the frame construction and application

The metal frame around the Trespa panel should be weather resistant.

The metal frame should be of sufficient strength and stiffness to withstand wind load and other forces without
excessive deflection.

The Trespa panel should be kept free from the frame for at least 5 mm ( 1/4 in) at three sides.

Durable EPDM gaskets should be used to close the gap between the profile and the Trespa panel, preventing the panel
from rattling. Mastic and/or tape are not suitable.

Water drains are necessary in the lower horizontal profile using a hole diameter of 8 mm ( 5/16 in) or using slotted

The Trespa panel should be placed on support blocks of two per panel with a minimum size of 5 x 50 mm ( 1/4 x 2 in).

holes of 5 x 25 mm ( 1/4 x 1 in).

Table 1: maximum Lx for hinged shutters

Ly/Lx
2,5

Panel thickness (mm)

Panel thickness (inch)

10

13

3/8

1/2

650

900

26

35 1/2

2,0

700

950

27 1/2

37 1/2

1,5

800

1050

31 1/2

41 1/2

1,0

950

1250

37 1/2

49

Ly

Sliding

Ly

Hinged

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Lx

Lx

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Sliding
Also in the case of sliding applications, the Trespa panel should always be installed in a metal frame. The metal frame
around the panel should be held by top and bottom rails, which have wheels fastened to roll over the shutter construction.
The sliding rails should be of sufficient strength and stiffness to withstand wind load and other forces without impermissible
deflection. The general fixing distances are given in Table 2.
Table 2: maximum fixing distances for sliding shutters
Vertical span Ly max. (mm)

Panel thickness (mm)

Panel thickness (inch)

10

13

3/8

1/2

Without frame

950

1250

37 1/2

49

With 4-sided frame

1200

1500

47

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Horizontal span Lx is not limited.

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