Renovating old historical buildings presents construction teams with extremely unique challenges, where they need to upgrade building performance while preserving the original historical character and fabric of the structure. Ceramsite Panel, the ultra lightweight Expanded Clay Cement Panel, is the ideal material for historical building renovation projects, because it allows engineers to improve modern building performance without adding significant extra weight to old historical building structures. Many old historical buildings were not designed to support the heavy weight of modern partition walls, so traditional heavy renovation materials can cause serious structural damage to fragile old building foundations and floors.
The low weight of Ceramsite Panel means construction teams can add new partition walls, upgrade old insulation systems and create new modern interior layouts without overloading the original historical building structure. Expanded Clay Cement Panel can be installed using non invasive fixing methods that do not require drilling large holes or making major modifications to the original historical building fabric, helping preservation teams maintain the original historical integrity of the structure. This is extremely important for protected heritage buildings where any major modification to the original structure is strictly regulated by heritage preservation authorities.
At the same time, Ceramsite Panel dramatically improves the modern living performance of old historical buildings, adding much needed thermal insulation that reduces heating costs, improving acoustic comfort and upgrading fire safety performance without changing the visible historical appearance of the building. The Expanded Clay Cement Panel can be completely hidden behind traditional historical finishing materials like lime plaster, wood paneling and historic decorative moldings, so visitors to the renovated historical building will never even know the modern high performance wall material is hidden beneath the original historic surfaces. Many heritage renovation specialists now consider Ceramsite Panel an indispensable material for successfully upgrading historical buildings while preserving their priceless cultural value.
