ATAOVY ATAO AMIN'NY FOTOANA FOTOANA-bato ny tranonao

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

INONA NO ATAON'NY CLADDING VATO?

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.

SOSO-KEVITRA AMIN'NY CLADDING VATO

Ny fametahana vato dia manana tombony maro raha oharina amin'ny fitaovana fanorenana hafa ary, amin'ny tranga sasany, amin'ny fananganana vato 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.

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• 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.

AHOANA NO AMPIHARANA NY CLADDING VATO?

Vatofantsika ambany

Izany no fomba mahazatra ho an'ny fametrahana lehibe. Ao amin'ny rafitra vatofantsika ambany, ny installers dia manisy lavaka ao ambadiky ny vato, ampidiro ny bolt ary amboary mitsivalana ny cladding. Ity dia fomba tsara ho an'ny soffit sy takelaka matevina kokoa.

Kerf fomba

Amin'ity fomba ity, ny installers dia manapaka grooves amin'ny tampony sy ambany amin'ny vato. Ny toerana vato eo amin`ny famohana eo amin`ny farany ambany ny cladding tontonana amin`ny famohana faharoa eo an-tampony. Ity dia fomba fametrahana haingana sy mora izay tsara ho an'ny fametrahana kely kokoa sy takelaka manify.

Ny fomba fametrahana roa dia mampiasa endrika misokatra miaraka. Mba hanahaka ny endriky ny vato tena izy, ny installers dia manondro ny elanelana misy eo amin'ny tonon-taolana amin'ny masonry grout.

AIZA NO HAHATONGANA CLADDING VATO

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

MISY RATSY VE NY CLADING VATO ?

Na dia tsara aza ny fametahana vato amin'ny tranga maro, dia tsy mety amin'ny fametrahana rehetra izany. Misy fatiantoka ihany koa izay tsy ananan'ny vato.

• 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.