Feartan cloiche veneer

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….)

Tha e follaiseach gu bheil dòighean togail air atharrachadh bho thog iad an Taj Mahal, agus le taing do dhiofar roinnean agus ciùird taobh a-staigh tar-iomradh agus lìonrachadh gnìomhachas togail thar nam bliadhnaichean, chan fheum sinn tuilleadh blocaichean cloiche trom a chruachadh air mullach a chèile gus an coltas a chruthachadh. de thogalach cloiche cruaidh. 

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.

Air an làimh eile, tha còmhdach cloiche an latha an-diugh crochte bho structar an togalaich, agus tha e air a chur ri chèile san aon dòigh ri siostam sgàilean uisge meatailt. 

Tha thu a' faicinn, còmhdach cloiche, a còmhdach uisge-uisge siostam agus bu chòir a làimhseachadh 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 thig e gu bhith a 'suidheachadh a' phannal còmhdach cloiche ris an structar taic, tha dà phrìomh dhòigh rèiteachaidh ann:

Acraichean 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.

Leis gu bheil na rèiteachaidhean uile air cùl a 'phannal, tha an dòigh seo gu tur dìomhair, chan eil suidheachadh sam bith ri fhaicinn.

Snaigh

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.

Tha astar agus sìmplidh an stàlaidh agus còmhla ris an fhìrinn gun urrainnear pannalan a chuir a-steach ann an sreath a’ ciallachadh gur e an dòigh seo an siostam còmhdach cloiche as fharsainge.

Tha an dà dhòigh stàlaidh mar as trice ceangailte ri chèile fosgailte, ach faodaidh ceangal comharrachaidh le sealant neo-imrich coltas togalach clachaireachd traidiseanta a thoirt seachad. 

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