KA KYAUTATA GIDAN KA DA RUWAN DUTSUWA

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

MENENE TUSHEN DUTUWA?

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.

FA'IDODIN TUSHEN DUWAWA

Rufe dutse yana da fa'idodi da yawa akan sauran kayan gini kuma, a wasu lokuta, akan ginin dutse.

• 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.

15×60cm Black Marble Natural Ledgerstone Paneling

• 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.

YAYA AKE AMFANI DA TUSHEN DUTUWA?

Ƙarƙashin anka

Wannan ita ce hanyar da aka saba don manyan shigarwa. A cikin tsarin anga da ba a yanke ba, masu sakawa suna yin ramuka a bayan dutsen, su saka ƙugiya kuma su gyara suturar a kwance. Wannan hanya ce mai kyau don soffits da ƙananan bangarori.

Hanyar Kerf

Ta wannan hanyar, masu sakawa suna yanke tsagi a saman da kasan dutsen. Wuraren dutse a kan matsewa a kasan sashin ƙulla tare da matsi na biyu a saman. Wannan hanya ce mai sauri, sauƙi mai sauƙi wanda ke da kyau ga ƙananan shigarwa da ƙananan bangarori.

Duk hanyoyin shigarwa biyu suna amfani da ƙirar haɗin gwiwa. Don kwaikwayi kamannin dutse na gaske, masu sakawa suna nuna sarari tsakanin mahaɗin tare da masonry grout.

INDA AKE SANYA RUWAN DUTSA

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

SHIN AKWAI ILLAR TUSHEN JAWA?

Duk da yake kullun dutse yana da kyau a yawancin lokuta, bai dace da kowane shigarwa ba. Hakanan yana da wasu lahani waɗanda dutse ba ya yi.

• 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.