Patent Pending Unique Tray Design by Desana
Stainless Steel DURUS trays mark a new era of performance in brick trays.
Rainscreen Assembly and Water Management
Care is taken to allow for as much egress of water and moisture management as possible. The environment for a rainscreen façade assembly can be at times wet, cold, or dry. Each DURUS tray has uniform and continuous drainage holes that will provide maximum egress of incidental moisture and water. The two-inch-wide cavity creates continuous convection air flow within the cavity to keep components as dry as possible. Galvanized Options DURUS trays from Desana Partners are also available in G90 galvanized steel. They are produced according to ASTM A653 which is the specification for sheet steel, zinc coated, using the continuous hot dipped process. This is a widely used process to coat sheet steel prior to fabrication. The coating produced by continuous galvanizing is uniform, has sufficient ductility to withstand deep drawing or bending without damage to the coating, and consists almost entirely of pure zinc. |
Bricks Styles & Colors
The choice of bricks that are made possible by the unique design of the Durus™ tray expands exponentially from other systems or manufacturers. Typical bricks for the Durus trays are 3/4”–- 1” thick although thicker dimensions up to 2” will also work. Desana works with some of the finest brick producers in the world including Belden, Endicott, Metro, Mora Ceramicas, Pacific Clay Products and others. This brings the selection portfolio for rainscreen bricks to new levels. Bricks should be PCI compliant and will lock securely into the Durus trays.
Sub-Framing Systems
Our fully engineered systems serve as the standard for rainscreen brick systems across the country. We also understand that not all projects will require the full system approach to the wall. Desana offers three options to select from when designing your project. It is important to understand the bricks and mortar on their own do not make a watertight assembly and provisions should be made by the architect/designer/installer to assure no water gets into the wall or building.
Full Rainscreen Assembly with Rear Ventilation
A full rainscreen system begins with an air/moisture barrier directly attached to the substrate. Our thermally isolated brackets are attached through the barrier and into the structural wall. Insulation is placed over the brackets. Brackets come in depths from 2” - 10” deep, to allow for greater thicknesses of insulation and an open cavity depth of two inches. Vertical L profiles are fixed to the brackets. The specially designed brackets and profiles allow the installer to plane out the wall and eliminate substrate irregularities before the first tray is installed. Trays are mounted to the vertical profiles and bricks are inserted into the trays. |
Cavity System
In cases where the full rainscreen system is not required simple Z profiles can be installed onto a watertight substrate creating a cavity area of 1” to 3”. This cavity will help to eliminate any moisture buildup behind the system. |
Direct Applied
When budgets are tight it is also possible to install the Durus trays directly to a watertight substrate. Bricks can be installed to the trays and mortared accordingly. |