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1 millimetre, to scale

How thin the coating really is — drawn to true scale, not schematically. Application data is in the technical data sheet, the savings calculator is with the working principle.

Facade packages

Four levels, four insulation goals

Which level fits depends on what the building needs to achieve. The first three include the material for the complete build-up; the fourth also includes application by a specialist contractor.

A residential building whose left half is rendered as a thermos flask — the coating keeps the warmth inside the building instead of making the wall thicker.

Orderable from 1 m² per level. Orders below 50 m² are dispatched from the Ketsch warehouse: €20 shipping per part or full 18 m² container plus an €18 decanting fee. From 50 m² we deliver free of charge ex works. Prices per square metre of facade, including VAT. The first three levels cover the material without application; PScoat Komplett includes application by a specialist contractor and is billed after measurement. The U-values apply to the respective system build-up and are not a guarantee for a specific existing building component — the U-value of your wall is determined by the complete build-up.

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1 millimetre versus 15 to 20 centimetres of polystyrene

The practical advantage is geometric: window reveals, roller shutter boxes, radiator recesses and listed façades keep their original dimensions. The comparison is drawn to true scale, not schematically.

1 mm against 15 to 20 cm

Both bars are drawn to the same scale. The column on the right corresponds to 150 to 200 mm, i.e. 15 to 20 cm. The coating is therefore a line rather than a bar — this is not a design effect but the actual measurement.

Build-up
Thickness, scale 1 : 1 to the scale bar below
EPS insulation WLG 031150–200 mmTypical insulation thickness for a façade renovation, used here as the comparison measure. The upper value, 200 mm, is shown in the drawing. Source: EPS WLG 031 data sheet.
PowerSmartCoat1 mmTotal dry film thickness. Source: our Technical Data Sheet. Drawn to scale as 0.5% of the bar width; drawn at least 2 px wide so the line remains visible at all.
Scale bar0 to 20 cmA fine tick every 1 cm, a tall tick every 2 cm.

Values in centimetres. 20 cm = 200 mm = full column width.

Magnified 40 times Magnified inset, scale 40 : 1 relative to the bar above. The window is 1.0 mm high. Without this magnification the layer build-up could not be shown.

Order of application; shown bottom to top in the drawing.

  1. Substrate (existing) cut off Existing render, not part of the coating. Cut off at 0.5 mm in the magnified view so the coating has a base to sit on. A drawing convention, not a measured or product value.
  2. Primer 0,05 mm Primer, absorbent substrate behaviour. Source: our Technical Data Sheet.
  3. Coat 1 0,475 mm First application, rolled on wet to the specified film thickness. Source: our Technical Data Sheet.
  4. Coat 2 0,475 mm Second application after full drying. Source: our Technical Data Sheet.

What this comparison shows — and what it does not. The comparison is with the Component thickness. It refers to the effect observed in a field measurement, not to an equivalent thermal conductivity. A 1 mm thick coating does not mathematically replace 150 to 200 mm of EPS.

For reference: 150 mm of EPS with λ = 0.031 W/(m·K) gives R = 4.8 m²·K/W, and 200 mm gives R = 6.5 m²·K/W. A 1 mm PScoat layer gives a calculated R ≈ 8.3 m²·K/W with the equivalent comparison value λ = 0.00012 W/(m·K). Source: EPS WLG 031 data sheet. Calculated from the thickness values.

The statement of this graphic is therefore limited to: the same observed effect at a fraction of the application thickness, under the boundary conditions of the field measurement. Field measurement at the property.

Values as a table
Layer thicknesses, calculated values and basis of the comparison
Build-upThicknessNote
EPS insulation WLG 031150–200 mmComparison component. λ = 0.031 W/(m·K), giving a thermal resistance of R = 4.8 to 6.5 m²·K/W. Source: EPS WLG 031 data sheet.
PowerSmartCoat total1 mmDry film thickness including primer. Source: our Technical Data Sheet.
— of which primer0,05 mmPrimer. Source: our Technical Data Sheet.
— of which coat 10,475 mmFirst application. Source: our Technical Data Sheet.
— of which coat 20,475 mmSecond application. Source: our Technical Data Sheet.
Substrate (existing)cut offOnly a base for the magnified view, cut at 0.5 mm in the window. Not a product value.
Thickness ratio1 : 150 to 1 : 2001 mm to 150–200 mm. Calculated from the thickness values.
Thermal resistance, EPS 150–200 mmR = 4.8 to 6.5 m²·K/WCalculated value, 0.150 m or 0.200 m ÷ 0.031 W/(m·K). Source: EPS WLG 031 data sheet.
Thermal resistance, 1 mm coatingR ≈ 8,3 m²·K/WCalculated value, 0.001 m ÷ 0.00012 W/(m·K), equivalent comparison value. Calculated from the thickness values.
Observed effect at the propertysee measurement reportThe subject of this comparison is the observed effect, not an equivalent thermal conductivity. Field measurement at the property.
Source: PowerSmartCoat layer thicknesses — Source: our Technical Data Sheet. Comparison measure EPS 150–200 mm (200 mm drawn), λ = 0.031 W/(m·K) — Source: EPS WLG 031 data sheet. Observed effect — Field measurement at the property. Drawing to scale 1 : 1 to the scale bar, magnified inset 40 : 1, both without axis distortion.
System layers

What the system consists of

A facade gets three layers, an interior wall its own. The containers are not sold individually — what you order are the complete packages. This overview shows what's in each package and what each layer is for.

Primer

PSC 250T ECB Basic B

The first layer. A highly adhesive, penetrating primer that the main layer needs in order to bond at all. It is used as the base coat for BUILD, ECI Interior and Eco Outside.

Stellung im Aufbau
Layer 1 of 3
Gebinde
5 Liter

Main layer — the actual insulation

PSC 250T Build

The layer that insulates. Energy-saving, fills micro-cracks, vapour-permeable, mould-preventing and flexible. It forms the core of the build-up; without it, primer and finish are just paint.

Stellung im Aufbau
Layer 2 of 3
Lambdawert
0,00012
Auftrag
1 mm replaces approx. 15–20 cm of polystyrene

Facade top coat — finish

PSC 250T Eco Outside

The outward-facing finish. Thermo-reflective, UV-resistant, abrasion-resistant and vapour-permeable. It replaces the facade paint of a conventional build-up and protects the insulation layer beneath it.

Stellung im Aufbau
Layer 3 of 3
Verbrauch
max. 0,25 l/m²
Eignung
Period-building facades, vapour-open

Interior insulation

PScoat ECI Interior

For application on interior walls when the exterior cannot be treated. Vapour-open, reflective, dirt- and mould-resistant. A water-based acrylic resin coating filled with microspheres.

Anwendung
Interior walls, own build-up
Lambdawert
0,00046
Sd-Wert
0,11 bei 1 mm
Auftrag
0.3 mm replaces a minimum of 5 cm of polystyrene
Verbrauch
ca. 0,3 l/m²

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