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.
Pelapisan batu mempunyai banyak kelebihan berbanding bahan binaan lain dan, dalam beberapa kes, berbanding pembinaan batu batu.
• 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 sauh
Ini adalah kaedah biasa untuk pemasangan besar. Dalam sistem penambat terpotong, pemasang menggerudi lubang ke belakang batu, masukkan bolt dan pasangkan pelapisan secara mendatar. Ini adalah kaedah yang baik untuk soffit dan panel yang lebih tebal.
Kaedah Kerf
Dalam kaedah ini, pemasang memotong alur di bahagian atas dan bawah batu. Tapak batu pada pengapit di bahagian bawah panel pelapis dengan pengapit kedua di bahagian atas. Ini adalah kaedah pemasangan yang cepat dan mudah yang sangat baik untuk pemasangan yang lebih kecil dan panel yang lebih nipis.
Kedua-dua kaedah pemasangan menggunakan reka bentuk sambungan terbuka. Untuk meniru rupa batu sebenar, pemasang menghalakan ruang antara sambungan dengan grout batu.
• Entry areas
• Bathrooms
• Kitchens
• Sheds
• Freestanding garages
• Patios
• Mailboxes
Walaupun pelapisan batu sangat baik dalam banyak kes, ia tidak sesuai untuk setiap pemasangan. Ia juga mempunyai beberapa kelemahan yang tidak dimiliki oleh batu.
• 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.