The disclosed subject matter relates to an apparatus for detachable fastening of a glass pane to a substructure, comprising a block strip that is subdivided into a block piece to block the glass pane on one of its peripheral sides and a holding piece to lie against the substructure, the block strip having at least one opening for fastening means for detachable fastening of the block strip to the substructure, and a bonding strip, an outer surface of which is bondable with one side of the glass pane, wherein the holding piece has a projection and the bonding strip engages the projection on the side facing away from the block piece when the glass pane is in the fastened state.

The invention concerns a rail system for mounting facing elements on a facade, wherein the rail system includes an elongated rail with a longitudinal direction, the rail including means for direct or indirect mounting on a faade, the rail further including means for fixing facing elements to the rail, and wherein the rail system further includes at least one fixing unit for each facing element, the means for direct or indirect mounting on a facade being constituted by at least one flange member, and wherein the means for fixing facing elements to the rail includes a body part with a contact face for a back side of a facing element. The new feature of a rail system according to the invention is that the body part includes at least a first set of fixing means and at least a second set of fixing means, each set of fixing means being adapted to an individual type of fixing units. In a rail according to the invention there is thus provided at last two different types of fixing means.

A system for mounting wall panels to an existing wall, includes adjustment support members to be secured either directly or indirectly to an existing wall; connecting panels for connecting together spaced apart adjustment support members, with each connecting panel adapted to support a wall panel thereon; each adjustment support member including a central platform wall, and two U-shaped tracks extending along opposite side edges thereof, each U-shaped track including an upper exposed surface arranged parallel to the existing wall when the adjustment support member is secured to the existing wall and first and second end walls extending at orthogonally from opposite sides of the upper exposed surface so as to define a channel therebetween; and each connecting panel including a main panel wall and two opposite slide walls extending from opposite side edges of the main panel wall to be positioned in the channel for sliding movement therein.

A system for mounting wall panels to an existing wall, includes a base assembly adapted to be secured to the existing wall; a wall panel securement arrangement adapted to be secured to a wall panel; and an adjustment arrangement for adjustably securing the securement arrangement to the base assembly at a position with three degrees of freedom, the adjustment arrangement including a sliding member slidably received in the base support for movement in a first lengthwise direction of the base support and in a second transverse direction of the base support, the sliding member including two parallel, spaced apart capture walls extending from a central member thereof, and the adjustment positioning member includes an adjustment plate positioned adjustably between the capture walls for adjustment in a direction orthogonal to the first and second directions.

A method of fastening a wall panel to a wall, according to one illustrative embodiment, comprises coupling a retaining body to a mounting body mounted on an outer surface of the wall adjacent a side edge of the wall panel. Coupling the retaining body to the mounting body may comprise coupling a first connector on an inner surface of the retaining body to a second connector on the mounting body, and positioning a retainer on the retaining body against a retaining surface on the wall panel to fasten the wall panel to the wall. Kits and wall assemblies according to other illustrative embodiments are also disclosed.

An insulation system for coupling to a building substrate comprising a plurality of insulation panels, bracket members and splice members. Each insulation panel includes a longitudinal slot. Each bracket member is formed from a polymer and includes an elongated body having a body wall, a first end wall and a second end wall. Upper and lower ribs extend from the body wall and are structurally configured to extend into the longitudinal slot of each of the plurality of insulation panels, and to elastically deform the longitudinal slot so as to effectively seal along a length thereof, defining a vapor barrier. A similar structure is on each splice member. The bracket members are positioned in a spaced apart relationship with insulation panels therebetween. The upper and lower ribs extend into corresponding ones of the longitudinal slots of the insulation panels, with splice members extending between adjacent adjacently abutting insulation panels.

A method of fastening a wall panel to a wall, according to one illustrative embodiment, comprises coupling a retaining body to a mounting body mounted on an outer surface of the wall adjacent a side edge of the wall panel. Coupling the retaining body to the mounting body may comprise coupling a first connector on an inner surface of the retaining body to a second connector on the mounting body, and positioning a retainer on the retaining body against a retaining surface on the wall panel to fasten the wall panel to the wall. Kits and wall assemblies according to other illustrative embodiments are also disclosed.

Elongated mounting strips are provided with a series of evenly spaced apart tile fasteners. The tile fasteners pivot from a storage or shipping position to an installation position where they engage and secure the top edges of cladding tile. Strips of weather resistant material are also mounted to the mounting strips at evenly spaced intervals. The weather resistant strips also pivot from a storage or shipping position to an installation position underlying a joint between a pair of adjacent cladding tiles.

The invention concerns a rail system for mounting facing elements on a facade, wherein the rail system includes an elongated rail with a longitudinal direction, the rail including means for direct or indirect mounting on a faade, the rail further including means for fixing facing elements to the rail, and wherein the rail system further includes at least one fixing unit for each facing element, the means for direct or indirect mounting on a facade being constituted by at least one flange member, and wherein the means for fixing facing elements to the rail includes a body part with a contact face for a back side of a facing element. The new feature of a rail system according to the invention is that the body part includes at least a first set of fixing means and at least a second set of fixing means, each set of fixing means being adapted to an individual type of fixing units. In a rail according to the invention there is thus provided at last two different types of fixing means.