How is this different from an insulation board calculator?
A calculator takes the wall area, divides it by the area of one board and adds a percentage for waste. Fasadero lays every board on a drawing of the facade first, with staggered rows, corners that interlock and the openings cut out, and then counts what it drew. You get the number of boards to buy, and you also see where the cuts and the small pieces end up.
Is it for external wall insulation, ETICS or EIFS?
Yes. They are names for the same job: insulation boards fixed to the outside of a wall and rendered over. It is called external wall insulation (EWI) in the UK and Ireland, ETICS across Europe and EIFS in North America. Fasadero plans and counts the boards; adhesive, mesh and render you still work out from the net wall area in the summary.
Is the number of boards exact?
The drawing is exact about itself. The wall is not the drawing: boards break, crews cut differently, a corner turns out not to be square. That is why the summary gives a range, a theoretical minimum, a recommended number with reserve and an upper bound, and why you set the spare yourself. Treat it as a good estimate with a picture attached, not a promise.
Which boards and thicknesses does it know?
Any rectangular board: you type the length, the height and the thickness. EPS 100 × 50, 120 × 60, XPS for the plinth, mineral wool in the same sizes. A row can have its own board, so a plinth row in XPS under EPS above is one setting, and the two are counted separately.
Do I need to know a drawing program?
No. A wall is a rectangle with a height above ground; a window is a rectangle at a position. You type sizes or drag things, the sheet shows every dimension, and arrow keys nudge by a centimetre. Free outlines are there for the odd gable or bay, not required for a normal house.
How does it handle the corner between two walls?
Each side of the house is a wall on the same sheet. For every wall edge you choose whether the odd rows or the even rows overhang by the board thickness, and the neighbouring wall takes the opposite choice, so the rows lock into each other. The overhang is drawn as a hatched strip, so you can check it before the first board is glued.
Why are L-shaped pieces a good thing?
Because a window corner has to sit inside one whole piece. If two boards meet at the corner, the joint runs straight into it, and that is where the render cracks. Fasadero lays the rows so the corner is wrapped by an L, and only flags a piece when one of its legs is thinner than your minimum.
What if it turns out not to be for me?
Then you get your money back. There is no trial period: a package is paid from the first day, and it comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Write to contact@fasadero.com within 30 days of your first payment and we refund it in full, no reason needed. Your drawings stay in your account.
Can my colleagues work on the same houses?
On the Team package, yes: you create a team, invite colleagues and every member sees and edits the same projects. On Starter and Standard the projects are yours alone, but you can sign in from any computer.
What do I get out of it at the end?
The sheet as an image for the crew and the client, and the summary as text for a quote or an order: areas, pieces by kind, boards per size with the spare. Both are made from the same drawing, so they never disagree.
