HARDDWCH EICH CARTREF GYDA chladin carreg cladin

Stone cladding is durable, attractive, and low maintenance. Here’s what you need to know about this stone alternative.

BETH YW cladin CERRIG?

Stone cladding is also known as stacked stone or stone veneer. It can be made from actual stone or artificial, so-called engineered stone. It’s available in a wide variety of finishes that look like slate, brick, and many other stones. It’s a fast and affordable way to get the look of stone on a wall without the cost or time of a masonry installation.

MANTEISION CLADDU CERRIG

Mae gan gladin cerrig lawer o fanteision dros ddeunyddiau adeiladu eraill ac, mewn rhai achosion, dros adeiladu cerrig maen.

• Lightness: Stone cladding is easier to carry and install than natural stone, and it places less pressure on the existing structure. It generally weighs considerably less than natural stone.

• Insulation: Stone cladding is weather-resistant and protective. It helps a building stay warm in winter and cool in summer. Reinforcing the cladding with a steel or aluminum framework, called a honeycomb, makes it able to resist earthquakes and high winds.

• Minimal maintenance: Like stone, stone cladding requires little upkeep to look good for many years.

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• Ease of installation: Lightweight cladding is easier to install than stone. It doesn’t require the same heavy equipment that a masonry installation does. This doesn’t mean you can install it yourself, however. Hanging stone cladding requires experience and skill.

• Esthetics: Stone gives any building an elegant look. Cladding can look like quartz, granite, marble, or any natural stone. It also comes in a wide choice of colors. Because you can install it anywhere, stone cladding gives you endless ways to design with stone.

SUT MAE CLADDIANT CERRIG YN CAEL EI GYMHWYSO?

Angorau tandoredig

Dyma'r dull arferol ar gyfer gosodiadau mawr. Mewn system angori dan doriad, mae'r gosodwyr yn drilio tyllau yng nghefn y garreg, yn gosod bollt ac yn gosod y cladin yn llorweddol. Mae hwn yn ddull da ar gyfer bondo a phaneli mwy trwchus.

dull Kerf

Yn y dull hwn, mae gosodwyr yn torri rhigolau ar frig a gwaelod y garreg. Mae'r cerrig yn gosod clasp ar waelod y panel cladin gydag ail clasp ar y brig. Mae hwn yn ddull gosod cyflym, hawdd sy'n ardderchog ar gyfer gosodiadau llai a phaneli teneuach.

Mae'r ddau ddull gosod yn defnyddio dyluniad ar y cyd agored. I ddynwared edrychiad carreg go iawn, mae gosodwyr yn pwyntio'r bylchau rhwng yr uniadau gyda growt gwaith maen.

LLE I OSOD cladin CERRIG

• Entry areas
• Bathrooms
• Kitchens
• Sheds
• Freestanding garages
• Patios
• Mailboxes

A OES ANFANTEISION I GLADDIANT CERRIG?

Er bod cladin carreg yn ardderchog mewn llawer o achosion, nid yw'n ddelfrydol ar gyfer pob gosodiad. Mae ganddo hefyd rai anfanteision nad yw carreg yn ei wneud.

• It’s not as durable as a masonry installation.
• Some veneers allow moisture to seep into the joints.
• It can crack under repeated freeze-and-thaw cycles.,
• Unlike natural stone, it is not a sustainable building material.