The present invention relates to a facade unit mounting apparatus (10). A first support (11) is for, in use, attachment to a wall (13) and comprises a first base (31) for, in use, extending outwardly from the wall (13). The first support (11) comprises a plurality of resilient elements (30) mounted to the first base (31) and comprising a plurality of projections (33) extending from the first base (31). A second support (11) is for, in use, attachment to the wall (13). The first and second supports (11, 12) are for, in use, gripping at least one facade unit (16) mounted between the first and second supports (11, 12). The plurality of resilient elements (30) are configured to, in use, bias the at least one facade unit (16) against the second support (11). The plurality of projections (33) are configured to extend inwardly and away from the first base (31) for, in use, gripping the at least one facade unit (16) against outward movement from the wall (13). The invention is particularly suitable for facade units (16) such as brick slips, other fired clay units, masonry units, tiles and the like.

A faade structure is described, with a substructure formed of support profiles, which is arranged in front of a building wall and anchored fixedly in the floor and/or in the building wall, with extruded faade tiles made of ceramic material, which are fastened to the substructure via tile holders, wherein the tile holders are arranged on all or only some of the support profiles, the tile holders being fastened to the support profiles directly or via separate supports, and the tile holders having receivers, which engage with edge areas of the faade tiles to fasten the faade tiles. In order to obtain a shake-proof arrangement of the faade tiles, it is provided that press-on elements are arranged concealed behind the faade tiles supported on the substructure; and that the press-on elements are in each case assigned to only one faade tile in such a way that the press-on elements in each case grip on the back of the assigned faade tile in an area which is arranged at a distance from the tile holders gripping with their receivers on the faade tile, and the assigned faade tile is resiliently impinged on in the direction towards the front like a shake-proof receiver of the faade tile.

A corner hardware kit for completing a frame corner that is defined by a first frame element and a second frame element includes a corner bracket having a first portion for attachment to the first frame element and a second portion for attachment to the second frame element. The corner bracket has an upstanding foot that protrudes rearwardly therefrom and carries a coupling member at a distal end thereof. The kit also includes an elastic corner insert that has a curved outer surface and has a pair of first coupling elements for mating to a pair of second coupling elements that are associated with the first and second frame elements to complete the corner of the frame.

A modular wall overlay system for installation on a support surface includes a frame; and a cover securely retained on the frame by a tensioning system whereby the cover is free of direct attachment to the frame but rather is retained under tension on the frame by the tensioning system. The frame includes a plurality of frame pieces and a plurality of corner brackets. The frame pieces are directly coupled to respective corner brackets but are free of direct coupling to one another.

A modular wall overlay system for installation on a support surface includes a frame; a cover that is securely, yet detachably, retained on and along a front face of the frame by a tensioning mechanism that is configured to tension the cover; and elastic corner inserts that are disposed in corners of the frame and include curved outer surfaces that are configured to permit the cover to be stretched over the elastic corner inserts creating radiused corners and preventing tearing of the cover in corners thereof when the cover is tensioned by the tensioning mechanism.

A modular wall overlay system for installation on a support surface includes an outer frame having a pair of opposing ends and a pair of opposing sides and a customizable inner frame that is coupled to the outer frame. The inner frame includes a plurality of transverse supports that extend between the opposing sides and a plurality of longitudinal supports that extend between the opposing ends. The longitudinal supports and the transverse supports lie in a common plane defined within the outer frame. The system further includes a cover that is securely retained on the outer frame.

A corner hardware kit for completing a frame corner that is defined by a first frame element and a second frame element includes a corner bracket having a first portion for attachment to the first frame element and a second portion for attachment to the second frame element. The corner bracket has an upstanding foot that protrudes rearwardly therefrom and carries a coupling member at a distal end thereof. The kit also includes an elastic corner insert that has a curved outer surface and has a pair of first coupling elements for mating to a pair of second coupling elements that are associated with the first and second frame elements to complete the corner of the frame.

A wall surfacing system for providing a secondary ceiling or wall covering structure adjacent a primary structure. The system provides a plurality of elongated structural support rails, each of these support rails have a coupling web with a bearing surface for attachment to the primary structure, a coupling mechanism, and a portion integrally formed with and connecting the coupling web to the coupling mechanism. A plurality of generally planar surface panels are provided. Each panel has an integral interlocking member configured to mate with the coupling mechanism on the support rail. The elongated support rails are secured to primary structures, thereby extending the surface panels to form an aesthetically pleasing covered surface.

A method covers at least a portion of a surface of an existing structure with a repair structure. The method comprises: providing a standoff, the standoff elongated in a longitudinal direction and operable from an open configuration to a closed configuration; while the standoff is in the open configuration, mounting the standoff to the existing structure, such that the standoff projects outwardly away from the surface of the existing structure; closing the standoff to the closed configuration, the closing of the standoff forming a standoff connector; and coupling a cladding panel to the standoff by engaging the panel with the standoff connector at a location spaced outwardly apart from the surface of the existing structure by a void.

Deformed web materials are disclosed. The web materials have discrete deformations formed therein. The deformations may be features in the form of portions of a web with apertures therein, protrusions, depressed areas, and combinations thereof. These features may extend out from the surface on one side of the web, or from both of the surfaces of the web. Different features may be intermixed with one another.