CYIZA URUGO RWAWE HAMWE N'AMabuye Yambaye amabuye

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

NIKI GIKURIKIRA AMABU?

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.

INYUNGU ZO GUKORA AMABUYE

Kwambika amabuye bifite ibyiza byinshi kurenza ibindi bikoresho byubaka kandi, hamwe na hamwe, kuruta kubaka amabuye.

• 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.

Impeshyi ya roza isanzwe ibendera

• 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.

NI GUTE BIKORESHEJWE AMABUYE?

Kuramo inanga

Ubu ni uburyo busanzwe bwo kwishyiriraho binini. Muri sisitemu yo munsi ya ankor, abayishiramo bacukura umwobo inyuma yibuye, shyiramo Bolt hanyuma ukosore cladizing itambitse. Ubu ni uburyo bwiza bwa soffits hamwe nibibaho binini.

Uburyo bwa Kerf

Muri ubu buryo, abayishiraho baca ibiti hejuru no hepfo yibuye. Ibibanza byamabuye kumurongo uri munsi yikibaho cyambitswe hamwe na kabiri hejuru. Ubu ni uburyo bwihuse, bworoshye bwo kwishyiriraho nibyiza kubwububiko buto hamwe na panne yoroheje.

Uburyo bwombi bwo kwishyiriraho bukoresha igishushanyo mbonera. Kwigana isura yamabuye nyayo, abayashiraho berekana umwanya uri hagati yingingo hamwe na grout ya masonry.

AHO WO GUSHYIRA AMABuye

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

ESE HARI INGARUKA ZO KUBONA AMABU?

Mugihe kwambika amabuye nibyiza mubihe byinshi, ntabwo ari byiza kuri buri kwishyiriraho. Ifite kandi ibibi bimwe ibuye ridafite.

• 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.