TECHNICAL FILE
R03.001_10/09/2012
Novolistel® 3 Aluminum
Installation
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Materials
Aluminum Novolistel® 3 is a prole made by extrusion of aluminum. Anodizing improves the corrosion resistance,
mechanical resistance and appearance of proles. It has the quality seal Qualanod, which guarantees
the quality of the process and the resulting proles. This seal regulates several tests: appearance and
color, thickness measurements, sealing and impregnation control, abrasion resistance, lightfastness,
acetic saline chamber and nitric acid immersion.
The lacquered nishes have a high quality and homogeneus surface. The lacquering has the quality
seal Qualicoat, which guarantees the quality of the process and the nal products. The natural nish
has no surface treatment so is less resistant to corrosion and scratching. It is not recommended insta-
lling natural nishes without the application of an additional protection.
Aluminum has excellent chemical, physical and mechanical properties. It is lightweight, tough, ductile,
malleable and highly durable
Zamak
The complementary pieces of Novolistel® 3 are made of Zamak. Zamak is a non ferrous alloy of Zinc
with aluminium, magnesium and copper (UNE EN 1774). It is tough, has high hardness, high mechanical
strength and excellent plastic deformability.
The surface nish applied, protects the prole and is similar to Novolistel® 3’s nishes. We do not re-
commend installing natural nishes without aplying additional protection.
As a listello
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1. First spread a big amount of thin-set mortar on the surface to be tiled and then tile it up to the
approximated height where you’ll place the listello.
2. Place the tiles in the end of the next row, aligning them with the previous tiles. Then place the pro-
le aligned to them, embedding the anchoring wing between the wall and the tiles. Press the prole
to ensure the thin-set mortar passes through the holes of the anchoring wing.
3. Place the remaining tiles, pressing softly to get an optimal adhesion.
4. Then, continue tiling the wall up to the desired height.
5. Finally, clean the leftover material and let dry.
Complementary pieces
Novolistel® 3 has complementary pieces available made of Zamak to get a perfect nish.
These pieces can be installed to nish two or three proles both in horizontal installations as in verti-
cal ones. The geometry of the piece will vary according to the nish.