Saintréithe veiníre cloiche

Would seem a pretty simple question right? And yes, it’s a pretty simple answer – cladding made from stone.  However from the meetings I have with contractors and surveyors, I see it often gets over-complicated in designers’ minds and confused with traditional stone masonry.

Natural stone is one of the oldest materials used by man in construction.  We only have to look at buildings such as the Taj Mahal completed in 1648 using white marble, or the Great Pyramid thought to have been completed in 2560BC made predominantly out of limestone to appreciate the longevity of stone as a material.  (Imagine the architect specifying the Design Life for the Pyramid….)

Is léir go bhfuil athrú tagtha ar mhodhanna tógála ó thóg siad an Taj Mahal, agus a bhuí le hearnálacha agus ceirdeanna éagsúla laistigh de chrostagairtí agus líonrú an tionscail tógála thar na blianta, ní gá dúinn bloic chloiche troma a chruachadh ar bharr a chéile chun an chuma a chruthú. de fhoirgneamh soladach cloiche. 

Traditional stone masonry (not something we do here at AlterEgo by the way), is loaded onto the building’s foundations and uses stones and mortar, tied back with wall-ties – think brickwork.

Ar an láimh eile, tá cumhdach cloiche nua-aimseartha ar crochadh ó struchtúr an fhoirgnimh, agus cuirtear le chéile é i bhfad mar an gcéanna le córas báistí miotail. 

Feiceann tú, cumhdach cloiche, is a cumhdach báistí córas agus ba chóir caitheamh leis mar sin. 

Looking through a cross section of a typical stone cladding build-up you’ll see lots of familiar components: spreader bars, helping-hand brackets, rails and T-bars.  It’s only the facing material which is interchangeable. 

There are a few nuances when working with natural stone for the first time, but nothing that a day’s training and our on-site support won’t cover.

So if you’re a contractor used to installing aluminium and steel cladding or you specialize in terracotta; don’t be afraid of stone! Check out this video showing the simplicity of our EGO-02S system EGO 02s INSTALLATION BETA – YouTube

Nuair a thagann sé chun an painéal cumhdach cloiche a shocrú ar an struchtúr tacaíochta, tá dhá phríomh-mhodh socraithe ann:

Ancairí Undercut

With an undercut anchor system, typically used for larger format panels, holes are pre-drilled into the back of the stone, a sleeve and bolt inserted and fixed onto a hanging clasp and horizontal system.  This method is good for natural stone panels with a thickness range from 30-50mm and can be used in both stack and stretcher bond layouts, typically in a portrait layout.   Undercut anchors are always used in soffit situations.

Toisc go bhfuil na feistis ar fad ar chúl an phainéil, tá an modh seo go hiomlán rúnda, níl aon fheistis le feiceáil.

Snoíodóireacht

The kerf method of fixing stone is where a continuous groove is cut in the top and bottom of the stone, and the stone simply sits on a rail or clasp at the bottom and restrained at the top.  A kerf system works particularly well for horizontally laid panels in either stack or stretcher bond.

Mar gheall ar luas agus simplíocht na suiteála agus in éineacht leis an bhfíric gur féidir painéil a shuiteáil go neamhsheicheamhach is é an modh seo an córas cumhdach cloiche is mó a úsáidtear.

Is gnách go mbíonn an dá mhodh suiteála comhaontaithe oscailte, ach is féidir le hailt pointeála le séalaithe neamh-imirceach cuma a thabhairt ar fhoirgneamh traidisiúnta saoirseachta. 

If you’re considering stone for your next project, please get in contact.