DÈ A THA A' CLADADH MAR A THaghaidh thu còmhdach clach airson do dhachaigh

San artaigil seo, bheir sinn sùil air cuid de phrìomh raointean ann a bhith a’ cruthachadh do bhalla foirfe agus na h-eileamaidean a thig còmhla gus na crìochnachaidhean a chì thu an-diugh a thoirt dhut air cuid de na dachaighean as iongantaiche air feadh na dùthcha.

We’ll take a look at what natural stone cladding is, what types are available to you, which would work best for you and ultimately a guideline on how to install your cladding.

DÈ A THA A' CLADADH?

“Cladding” is made to dress your wall with stone without the costs of building walls with blocks and labour costs associated with them. You can easily clad your wall with your preferred material and blend it in to suit your environment in a more efficient and cost-effective way.

DÈ A THA A BHITH A' CLADADH CARRACH NÀDARRA?

Is e còmhdach tana de chloich a th’ ann an còmhdach cloiche air a chuir air togalach no structar eile air a dhèanamh de stuth a bharrachd air cloich. Tha còmhdach cloiche a’ cumail ri balla concrait, obair bhreige agus togalaichean mar phàirt den dealbhadh ailtireil tùsail aca. Tha cùl gach pìos cloiche air a shàbhadh gu crìoch rèidh, a leigeas le clachan a bhith air an ceangal ri fo-stratan iomchaidh.

Le àiteachan sgapte air feadh an t-saoghail, tha clach nàdarra air choireigin aig a’ mhòr-chuid de dhùthchannan a lorgar fodha.

Natural stone “cladding” is thin slices of quarried natural stones. They are taken out of the land and accordingly sliced into blocks and boulders – from these blocks/boulders, the products you see today are manufactured and made.

Le iomadh seòrsa de chlachan nàdarrach, bho chlach-ghràin gu clach-èiteig bho travertine gu marmor tha seòrsaichean còmhdaich ann a fhreagras air a h-uile duine.

Dè a th’ ann an Cladding Foirm an-asgaidh?

Free form – These are small, medium and large pieces of loose natural stone with sawn flat back pieces that come together to create an organic wall that appears like it has been built for centuries. The definition of “free-form” is individual pieces.

Le cùl a chaidh a shàbhadh rèidh airson a chuir a-steach gu furasta, tha na clachan còmhdach balla fa leth againn air an glaodhadh air balla a th’ ann mar-thà, a’ cruthachadh sealladh organach nàdarrach gun ùine.

Air a chuir a-steach le clachair sgileil, a cheart cho cudromach ri càileachd na cloiche a thathar a’ cleachdadh a bharrachd air cumadh agus crìochnachadh na cloiche, tha càileachd obair-ciùird bhon stàlaichear agad.

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Freeform organic stonework is an art form, and the artist is critical in completing the ‘picture’ that becomes your wall.

Chan e pàtran a th’ ann a dh’ fheumas iad a leantainn, tha dòighean sònraichte ann a dh’ fheumas tu airson gach seòrsa de chòmhdach organach a chuir sìos gus an sealladh ceart fhaighinn. Is e na tha sinn a’ feuchainn ri choileanadh an seo an coltas gun deach an structar agad a thogail le làimh bho fhìor bhlocaichean, o chionn linntean.

Ma chuireas tu an còmhdach mar gum biodh e na pheantadh eas-chruthach no mar phàtran air choireigin tionndaidhidh tu am balla gu bhith na bhalla cloiche le pàtran. (rud a tha gu math ma tha thu às deidh an t-sealladh sin) seach a bhith a’ faighinn coltas balla a chaidh a thogail le structar a tha air a thogail/air a chruachadh le clachair bloca. San dòigh seo bidh gach pìos a’ freagairt air a ghràinean, a chumadh agus a dath.

For example, If your stonemason were going to build a wall say 10m long and 5 meters high from blocks, the wall should be structurally stable, it needs to be stacked one on top of another so it doesn’t ever fall or collapse.

Nuair a thathar a’ còmhdachadh clach nàdarra saor air balla a th’ ann mar-thà, feumaidh e a bhith a’ coimhead mar gum biodh iad air an togail le fìor bhlocaichean, feumaidh iad a bhith seasmhach fhathast. Eadhon ged is e dha-rìribh an t-substrate air a ’chùl a dh’ fheumas a bhith seasmhach!

Mura faic thu an diofar nuair a choimheadas tu air balla bloca agus balla còmhdaichte, tha thu air am balla falaichte gun ùine a choileanadh a bhios teagmhach mu neach sam bith a bhios a’ beachdachadh a bheil am balla còmhdaichte no a bheil bacadh air obair.

Armstone offers corners pieces of all the stone claddings which are available in pre-cut 90-degree pieces to give you that full stone, block look. The benefit here is that you don’t have to get your stonemason to mitre the corners, its best to avoid seeing any cut joints anywhere on the wall.

To achieve the true organic look your installer shouldn’t have any sawn cuts on your stonework. They should make cuts from the back of the stone and split each individual piece of the stone to prevent having a sawn cut on the face or side of the piece.

Ma tha na h-oirean sàbhaidh agad, faodaidh tu oir gach pìos a sgioblachadh gus oir nas nàdarra a thoirt don chloich. Seo far am bu chòir eòlas do chlachair a nochdadh dha-rìribh.

Nuair a thèid a dhèanamh ceart, faodaidh balla organach cruth an-asgaidh feart iongantach gun ùine a chruthachadh don taobh a-staigh no a-muigh agad. Ach mar le rud sam bith nam beatha, ma thèid oiseanan a ghearradh, cha mhòr nach eil feum sam bith ann a dhol tron ​​​​phròiseas. Bhiodh aon dhiubh nas fheàrr dheth le roghainnean eile, nas practaigeach.

DÈ A THA A BHITH A' CLADADH CARRACH thioram?

In the Free Form individual stone cladding range, you can either do “Dry Stack” aka “Dry Stone Cladding” which means that the stone cladding is Not Grouted (no any cement filled into the gaps) or Grouted. 

Some stones look good in “dry stack” and some “grouted”. Tha e gu tur an urra ri do roghainn pearsanta.

Some Natural Stone Claddings looks really organic when you lay them in “Crazy” pattern. This is where the pieces don’t have any even sizes or shapes.

If you are planning to do a dry stack you must plan ahead to have the grout joints tight or you if you’d like to grout you should use packers to get consistent grout joints for each individual piece of stone.

Mura h-eil thu cinnteach dè a fhreagras air an dachaigh no am pròiseact agad cuir fios thugainn agus bruidhinn rinn, tha sinn cinnteach gum bi sinn a’ tàillearachd am fuasgladh foirfe dhut.

Besides the “Crazy” format stone cladding nowadays more architects and landscape designers are specifying the “Random Ashlar” pattern which is suited for more modern designs.

“Random Ashlar” is a random Geometric pattern – Ashlar air thuaiream, tha pìosan air an dèanamh suas de cheàrnagan air thuaiream agus ceart-cheàrnach.