BEIDH DO THEACH A MHÚ LE CHLÚCHÁN CLÁDING-cloiche

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

CAD É A CHUR CHUN CHLOCH?

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.

SOCHAIR CHLOCHA

Tá go leor buntáistí ag baint le cumhdach cloiche thar ábhair thógála eile agus, i gcásanna áirithe, thar thógáil cloiche saoirseachta.

• 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.

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• 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.

• 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.

CONAS A FHEIDHMIÚCHÁN cumhdach CHLOCH?

Ancairí undercut

Is é seo an modh is gnách le haghaidh suiteálacha móra. I gcóras ancaire undercut, druileálann na suiteálaithe poill isteach i gcúl na cloiche, cuir isteach bolt agus socraigh an cumhdach go cothrománach. Is modh maith é seo le haghaidh soffits agus painéil níos tiús.

Modh Kerf

Ar an modh seo, gearrann suiteálaithe grooves ag barr agus bun na cloiche. Suímh na cloiche ar clasp ag bun an phainéil cumhdaigh agus an dara clasp ag an mbarr. Is modh suiteála tapa, éasca é seo atá sármhaith le haghaidh suiteálacha níos lú agus painéil níos tanaí.

Úsáideann an dá mhodh suiteála dearadh comhpháirteach oscailte. Chun breathnú ar fhíorchloch a aithris, díríonn na suiteálaithe na spásanna idir na hailt le grout saoirseachta.

ÁIT CLÁDÁIL CHLOCH A Shuiteáil

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

AN BHFUIL MÍBHUNTÁISTÍ MAIDIR LE cumhdach CLOINNE?

Cé go bhfuil cumhdach cloiche den scoth i go leor cásanna, níl sé oiriúnach do gach suiteáil. Tá roinnt míbhuntáistí aige freisin nach ndéanann cloch.

• 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.