1. Product Name:
Aluminum Column Covers
Stainless Steel Column Covers

2. Manufacturer:
Kanalco Ltd.
Aluminum Panel Systems
345 Lake Road, Bowmanville,
Ontario, Canada L1C 4P8
Tel: 800-268-8139
Fax: 888-779-9914
e-mail: sales@kanalco.com
www.kanalco.com

3. Product Description:
Structural columns of all materials, shapes
and sizes, e.g. metal, concrete, round,
square, etc. can be covered with stainless
steel or aluminum column covers for lasting
beauty, or aesthetic reasons. They can also
be used to conceal piping, electrical conduit
and other services being run within column
spaces (with proper access if necessary).
Metal column covers also offer protection
against wear, durability, and savings in both
maintenance time and costs.

Basic Use:

• Exterior or interior
• New construction or renovation
• Commercial and other applications
• May be used over square, round,
rectangular or angular columns made of
steel, concrete, masonry, wood or other
materials
• May be combined with other materials
e.g. marble, granite, tile, etc.

Limitations:

For non-structural (non-load
bearing) use only.

Composition and Materials: Solid 1.5 mm
(.062”) Type 304 stainless steel or up to 3
mm (.125”) aluminum is used to fabricate
Kanalco column covers. Materials coming
from the mill in sheet form are finished
to customer specifications, covered with
strippable, protective plastic film and then
formed or fabricated as required.

Flat metal is brake formed; curved or rounded
column covers are either brake or roll
formed, depending on radius or direction of
curve. Covers can be supplied in 1/2 circle,
1/4 circle or other configuration if desired.

Column covers can be fluted vertically or
horizontally as desired, for design effect
and/or to facilitate installation, as well as
insulated where columns are located at
mid-exterior wall (half inside, half outside).
Snap-in flute inserts can be provided in
range of accent colors, or matching finish.

Using internal members is the most common
method of stiffening and fastening of column covers.

Requirements for these
members e.g. supports, fastening angles,
alignment bars, sub-girts, brackets, clips,
inserts, shims, etc. depend largely on the
size and shape of the column. Generally
galvanized steel is used for this purpose.

Finishes:

The following finishes are offered
by Kanalco:

Stainless Steel
1. X-L Blend “S” (Excelsior) – for typical
architectural applications.
2. X-L Buff (AISI #8) – for a mirror-like
appearance.
3. No. 4 (Excelsior) brushed finish.
Other finishes available upon request.

Aluminum
1. AA-A31 anodized Class 1, 18¨ μm
(.0007”) or class 2, 10 μm (.0004”)
finish in clear or range of manufacturer’s
standard architectural colors.
2. Duranar® fluoro-polymer enamel coating
with Kynar 500* resin in wide range of
architectural colors.

® Duranar is a registered trademark of PPG
Industries, Inc.
* Kynar 500 is a registered trademark of Pennwalt
Corporation.

Accessories
1. Galvanized steel brackets or supports as
detailed or required.
2. Glass fibre insulation of thickness,
density and thermal value as required.
3. Snap-in flute inserts in accent colors, or
matching finish.

Length:

(in one piece – 3.6 m (12’-0”)
(in sections – unlimited).

Thickness:
Stainless steel – 1.5 mm (.062”) is standard.
Other thicknesses available.

Aluminum – 3 mm (.125”) is standard.
Other thicknesses available.

Radiused Corners – 6 mm (1/4”) minimum.

Shapes:

Brake or roller (roller die) forming
can produce round, square or rectangular,
angular or other shapes as desired. Kanalco
can advise on proposed design configurations
upon request.

Applicable Standards:

Kanalco column
covers conform to:
ASTM A240 for Type 304 stainless steel.

Aluminum Association Designation
Systems for Aluminum Finishes.
AAMA (Architectural Aluminum Manufacturers
Association) 605 test requirements for
Duranar finishes.

CSA G 164-M1981 or ASTM A 123-84 for
galvanizing of steel brackets or supports,
etc.

CSA W59-1989 for corner or other type
welds