Stone cladding is durable, attractive, and low maintenance. Here’s what you need to know about this stone alternative.
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.
Cladding watu nduweni akeh kaluwihan tinimbang bahan bangunan liyane lan, ing sawetara kasus, saka konstruksi watu masonry.
• 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.
• 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.
Undercut jangkar
Iki minangka cara biasa kanggo instalasi gedhe. Ing sistem jangkar undercut, installer ngebor bolongan ing mburi watu, masang bolt lan ndandani cladding horisontal. Iki minangka cara sing apik kanggo soffit lan panel sing luwih kandel.
Metode Kerf
Ing cara iki, installers Cut grooves ing ndhuwur lan ngisor watu. Situs watu ing clasp ing ngisor panel cladding karo clasp kapindho ing ndhuwur. Iki minangka cara instalasi sing cepet lan gampang sing apik banget kanggo instalasi sing luwih cilik lan panel sing luwih tipis.
Loro-lorone cara instalasi nggunakake desain open-joint. Kanggo niru tampilan watu nyata, installer ngarahake spasi ing antarane sendi karo grout masonry.
• Entry areas
• Bathrooms
• Kitchens
• Sheds
• Freestanding garages
• Patios
• Mailboxes
Nalika cladding watu apik banget ing akeh kasus, iku ora becik kanggo saben instalasi. Uga duwe sawetara kekurangan sing ora ana watu.
• 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.