TwinBond Stone is a certified elastic polymer system for the rapid and durable installation of brick slips. Ideal for modern façades, prefabricated elements and challenging substrates where traditional cementitious adhesives reach their limits.
Work 50% faster
Over 21 hours’ labour savings on 120 m²
BRL 1330 certified
Requires only 80% coverage
Excels in challenging applications
The brick look remains one of the most popular ways to finish a façade. However, the traditional brick has undergone a significant transformation in recent years: from solid bricks to slim brick slips. They look identical, but are thinner and therefore much lighter.
Traditional fixing methods, however, have not kept pace with these developments. They are not suited to modern construction techniques, require enormous quantities of water, involve heavy transport and are physically gruelling for the skilled worker. Furthermore, they regularly fail when used with modern, non-porous bricks or in modern, dynamic structures.
The solution is TwinBond. This advanced MS polymer system has been specially developed to meet the demands of contemporary construction: faster and lighter working, flexible, no water wastage and maximum scalability.
The key facts at a glance.
Time-consuming cement mixing and waiting for it to set are a thing of the past. The TwinBond system is ready for immediate use straight from the cartridge or sausage. What’s more, the buttering-floating method is no longer necessary: you don’t need to apply a second coat. Simply apply the adhesive to the backing board and position the brick strip.
TwinBond is a fully KOMO-certified system in accordance with BRL 1330. This means you can build with 100 per cent technical certainty. As it is a proven and certified system, it meets the most stringent requirements. In the unlikely event that something does go wrong, you are covered by the installation and removal insurance for both the damage and the repair and labour costs associated with the system. A watertight quality guarantee for you and your client.
6 kg of traditional mortar corresponds to just 1 kg of TwinBond. This significant reduction in weight makes the structure considerably lighter. This also translates into lower transport costs and less physical strain on the installer.
Whereas comparable systems require 100% flawless coverage, with the TwinBond system, 80% coverage is sufficient to ensure a certified and guaranteed bond.
Thanks to its high initial bond strength, TwinBond is unique in its applications. As well as vertical façade cladding, the adhesive is perfectly suited to horizontal or suspended installations. Examples include window reveals or the ceilings of patio canopies or alcoves. The brick slips stay in place immediately without sagging or falling down, even on stainless steel or smooth concrete.
More flexibility = fewer defects. TwinBond absorbs vibrations and heavy impacts from, for example, passing lorries, trains, underground trains or heavy doors slamming shut. This also makes the system the ideal partner for prefabricated elements: the brick slips are guaranteed to survive transport and crane installation on site without cracking or coming loose.
A modern façade is no longer a rigid structure; it breathes, insulates and moves more freely. Hard, rigid cementitious adhesive suffers greatly as a result of these thermal and structural forces, leading to cracks and the detachment of the brick slips. TwinBond, on the other hand, really comes into its own here. Thanks to its elasticity, it effortlessly accommodates the façade’s natural shrinkage and expansion.
Cement-based adhesives cannot be scaled up consistently in an automated production environment for brick slips. With TwinBond, you can work in exactly the same way wherever you are. The polymer system is ideal for manual application using cartridge guns on site, but is equally suitable for fully automated adhesive applicators in the prefabricated construction industry or modular construction. The method remains consistent and controlled at all times.
Less material, zero water consumption on site and a reduced transport weight result in a significantly lower carbon footprint. TwinBond has been designed in accordance with the 50-year sustainability principle: a lifelong, weather-resistant bond.
With the TwinBond system for brick slips, you can easily avoid situations where traditional cement-based adhesive fails:
Complex substrates: bonding to lintels, stainless steel, backing plates or smooth concrete.
Non-porous bricks: cement-based adhesive adheres poorly to modern bricks with a low absorption rate. TwinBond guarantees a high-quality bond on virtually any type of brick slip.
Hard-to-reach areas: On cramped scaffolding, in corners or at awkward heights, it’s all about ease of application. No faffing about with double-sided application or brick slips that slip out of place. Thanks to its high bonding strength, everything sits perfectly straight away.
We’ll be frank: if you look purely at the product cost, a high-quality polymer system is more expensive than a traditional bag of cement-based adhesive. But when you consider the total project cost, the difference at the end of the day is many times smaller than you might expect.
For an average project of 120 m², the major benefits lie in the logistics and the unrivalled application speed.
Project phase | Traditional cement-adhesives | TwinBond | Impact |
1. Logistics & preparation | 90 mins | 20 mins | Hauling heavy sacks and buckets of water vs. lightweight cartridges. |
2. Mixing & waiting time | 140 mins | 0 mins | Eliminates 12 to 14 mixing cycles. |
3. Application | 1920 mins (16 mins/m²) | 960 mins (8 mins/m²) | Installation time is halved (no spreading or floating). |
4. Cleaning equipment | 60 mins | 10 mins | Scraping off caked-on material daily vs. simply replacing the nozzle. |
5. Site cleaning | 60 mins | 15 mins | Scraping off caked-on material daily vs. simply replacing the nozzle. |
TOTAL TIME | 2270 minutes (~38 hours) | 1005 minutes (~17 hours) | You save over 21 hours of labour! |
For a 120 m² project, a single cladding fitter using cementitious adhesive would need almost a full working week. With TwinBond, they can complete the same job in just over two working days.
With a time saving of over 21 hours, you’ll make huge savings on labour costs. Add to that the lower transport costs, the shorter scaffolding hire period and the fact that you can start your next project two days sooner, and the higher material cost is virtually offset. TwinBond is an investment in speed, efficiency and absolute certainty.
Don’t settle for less. Choose the speed, flexibility and certified reliability of TwinBond.