DESCRIPTION
6 –
TANDEM
®
SYSTEM
TANDEM UNIT ASSEMBLY
Tandem units come in 2 heights: 90 and 180 mm (3 9/16
"
and 7 1/16
"
) .
For each structural unit, there is a veneer unit of the same length and height .
The unit can be assembled using the dovetail joint (an interlocking male/
female system) . Each structural unit has two vertical tenons (male side)
and each veneer unit has at least two mortises (female side) . The veneer
units are joined to the structural units by simply sliding the mortises into
the tenons to create the Tandem unit . Today, there are three types of veneer
units; Lafitt, Melville and Esplanade Tandem units . The total depth of the
Lafitt and Melville Tandem unit is 222 mm (8 3/4
"
); for the Esplanade
Tandem unit, it is 233 mm (9 1/8
"
) .
Attention: in general, do not overlap two veneer units on a single
structural unit of the same height, and do not overlap two structural
units on a single veneer unit . Do not install two 90 mm veneer units
on a 180 mm structural unit .
LAFITT TANDEM UNIT
ESPLANADE TANDEM UNIT
Structural unit
Structural unit
Lafitt Tandem
veneer unit
Esplanade Tandem
veneer unit