Hoʻohana nā mea kālai kiʻi i ka pōhaku ma ka hale o waho e hana i ke ʻano o ka paʻa a paʻa. No ke kiʻi ʻana mai ka mōʻaukala o nā kumu kūkulu hale pōhaku i hoʻopaʻa ʻia, hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ka veneer pōhaku a puni ke kumu o kahi hale e hoʻopaʻa ʻia i ka ʻāina. Hoʻohana mau ʻia ka pōhaku ma nā kapuahi, nā kapuahi, nā kumu kolamu, nā mea kanu, nā mea ʻāina a me ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka paia o loko.
Loaʻa ka hoʻopaʻa pōhaku (i kapa ʻia ʻo stone veneer) ma nā ʻano he nui. Nui nā hale mōʻaukala a me ke ʻano hou e hoʻohana i nā papa pōhaku i ʻoki ʻia ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻopau pā. E like me nā papa i hoʻohana ʻia no ka hana ʻana i nā counter-tops, hoʻohana ʻia kēia ʻano pale pōhaku e hana i kahi hiʻohiʻona hoʻomaʻemaʻe me nā laina maʻemaʻe a pololei. I ke kumuhana kūlohelohe mau hale kaila mauna Hoʻolālā mākou ma Hendricks Architecture, hoʻohana ʻia ka veneer pōhaku i kahi noi rustic. Hoʻohui ʻia nā kapuahi masonry pōhaku i hoʻopaʻa ʻia, nā kumu, nā kumu kolamu, a me nā hiʻohiʻona hiʻohiʻona i ka nani kūlohelohe a kōkua i nā hale e hui pū me ko lākou puni. Ma waho aʻe o ka Hoʻolālā Mauna style, nā mea ʻē aʻe e hoʻohana ana i ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka pōhaku me ka Noi a me ka hana lima, Adirondack, ʻO ka lāʻau lapaʻau, Tuscan, a Nā ʻano puke moʻolelo, a kaulana i nā mea ʻelua Ka Papa Laau a me ka Post & Beam ʻano hana.
Loaʻa nā ʻano o nā pōhaku i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i hoʻohana mau ʻia ma nā hale mauna i ʻekolu mau ʻano kumu, aia nā mea maikaʻi a me nā hemahema. Eia kahi hiʻohiʻona o nā koho ʻekolu:
Pahu pōhaku mānoanoa ʻO ia ka palapala noi pōhaku kuʻuna a me ka manawa i hoʻāʻo ʻia, a hoʻohana i nā pōhaku maoli i ʻoki ʻia a haki paha i 4" - 6" mānoanoa. Hoʻohana ʻia ma luna o ke kaʻa, masonry, a i ʻole nā kumu lāʻau, ʻo ka veneer pōhaku mānoanoa ka ʻike maoli maoli, akā ʻoi aku ka pipiʻi. No ke kaumaha, ʻoi aku ke kumu kūʻai o ka pōhaku mānoanoa no ka lawe ʻana, mālama, hoʻokomo a kākoʻo. Pono ka hale nui no ke kākoʻo ʻana i nā kūkulu pōhaku a mālama iā lākou mai ka neʻe ʻana a i ʻole ka hāʻule ʻana i ka manawa, a ʻo ia ka helu no ka hapa maikaʻi o ke kumukūʻai. ʻO ka pōhaku mānoanoa e hiki ai i kēlā me kēia pōhaku ke hoʻoneʻe ʻia i ka pae ākea, e hana ana i kahi hiʻohiʻona kūlohelohe e hoʻohui i ka hoʻopiʻi rustic. ʻO ia hoʻi ka mea maikaʻi loa e hoʻohana inā makemake ʻia kahi hiʻohiʻona maloʻo maoli.
He pōhaku lahilahi also utilizes real stone, but minimizes the weight by cutting the individual stones to a thickness of ¾" to 1 ½". A quality installation of thin stone veneer will resemble a thick stone installation (it's the same basic material), but this type of stone doesn't allow for the horizontal relief that can be achieved with thick stone, and thus shadows and perceived textures are not the same. Thin stone looks more refined and less organic. This type of stone has the highest material cost, but ends up being approximately 15% less expensive installed cost than thick veneer because of savings in structural costs, transportation, handling and installation labor.
Hele mai ka pōhaku lahilahi me nā ʻāpana i hana ʻia me ke ʻano "L" e hōʻike ʻia nā kihi me he mea lā ua hoʻohana ʻia ka veneer mānoanoa piha. Manaʻo mākou e hoʻohana i ka veneer pōhaku lahilahi ma nā noi liʻiliʻi i ʻike ʻia a ma nā wahi i koʻikoʻi ke kumukūʻai no ka hana ʻana i ka hale e pono ai no ka veneer mānoanoa. He wahi maikaʻi nā kapuahi o luna no ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka veneer lahilahi, akā ʻo kahi kapuahi masonry i kūpono i ka ʻili o ka maka a ua loaʻa i ka hale e kākoʻo i ka pōhaku ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o kahi no ka pōhaku mānoanoa. ʻO kahi koho ʻē aʻe e hoʻohui i ka 30% pōhaku piha me 70% pōhaku lahilahi e hoʻokō ai i kahi noi kūlohelohe maoli.
ʻO kahi koho ʻē aʻe ke kau ʻana i nā mea masonry ʻē aʻe, e like me nā pōhaku lepo, i loko o ka hui. He noi "Old World" kēia a ʻike ʻia ma nā hale ʻEulopa he nui, e komo pū ana ma Tuscany, kahi i hana hou ʻia ai nā pōhaku a me nā mea ʻē aʻe mai nā hale kahiko (ʻo ia hoʻi nā wahi ʻino Roma) a i ʻole nā mea i loaʻa. Ua hui pū ʻia ʻo brick me ka pōhaku, ma ke ʻano maʻemaʻe, ma kekahi mau hale o ka Noi a me ka hana lima ka neʻe ʻana.
Pōhaku moʻomeheu he huahana i hana ʻia me ke koʻa māmā i hoʻopaʻa ʻia a ʻulaʻula paha e like me ka pōhaku. Ma muli o ka brand, hiki i nā pōhaku moʻomeheu ke ʻano o nā pōhaku pākahi a i ʻole nā panela i hana ʻia e like me ke kī. ʻO ka pōhaku moʻomeheu ka māmā loa o ke kaumaha, no ka nui o ka porous mea i hana ʻia ai. He mea liʻiliʻi nā mea e pono ai ke kākoʻo ʻana, akā, no ka mea, he porous ka pōhaku moʻomeheu, hoʻopaʻa ʻia ka wai. Pono e hoʻokomo pono ʻia a kau ʻia ma luna o nā substrate kūpono a i ʻole hiki ke alakaʻi i nā pilikia wai a me ka hāʻule ʻole.
ʻO ka pōhaku moʻomeheu ka mea koho liʻiliʻi loa, akā ʻo ia ka mea liʻiliʻi loa. Ua ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o kekahi mau lama ma mua o nā mea ʻē aʻe, akā ʻaʻohe pōhaku moʻomeheu aʻu i ʻike ai i ke ʻano a i ʻole like me ka pōhaku maoli. Eia kekahi, ma hope o kekahi mau makahiki, e hoʻomaka ana nā pōhaku moʻomeheu e mae ke ʻike ʻia i ka lā. Aneane nā mea hana pōhaku moʻomeheu ʻaʻole e hoʻokomo ʻia ma lalo o ka papa, a hiki i kēia ke alakaʻi i nā hoʻonohonoho ʻino a me ka maopopo ʻole. Nui nā noi o ka pōhaku moʻomeheu i waiho i nā mea e kau ana ma luna o ka honua (a me 6" a 8" ma luna o ka lepo), e hāʻawi ana i ke ʻano o ka hale e lana ana.
Ke hoʻohana ʻia kekahi ʻano pōhaku ma luna o nā kumu, nā puka puka makani, a i ʻole kekahi noi kahi i ʻike ʻole ʻia ai ke kahua kākoʻo o ka hoʻolālā (e like me ke pio a i ʻole ka lāʻau), pono ia e komo me ka lepo. No ka lilo ʻana i mea hoʻolālā kūpono, pono ka pōhaku e kākoʻo i ka hale ma mua o ka hale e kākoʻo ana i ka pōhaku.
ʻO ka pōhaku maoli he mea nani e hiki ke hoʻonui i ka nānā a me ka lōʻihi o ka nui o nāʻano o ka hoʻolālā. Ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻolālā hale mauna, manaʻo mākou he mea nui ka pōhaku, a me ka pōhaku maoli, e kōkua i kahi hale e kūlike me ka ʻāina a ʻike ʻia e "ulu mai ka ʻāina".