Le lelei ma le le lelei o le ufiufi maa masani

There are advantages and disadvantages for every building material dependent on your individual application. Here, we take a look at some of the pros and cons of natural stone cladding to help you decide if it’s a suitable material for your project.

O LE TULAFONO O LE UPIINA MAA NATURA

• Le matagofie faalenatura, e le mafaatusalia
• O lona malosi tele ma le umi o le ola
• Le tele o ituaiga maa, lanu ma faʻatulagaga
• Fa'afetai i isi mea e pei o sima ma laupapa
• E ofoina atu filifiliga fa'auma eseese e fetaui ma fa'aoga
• E maua ai se tulaga maualuga o le fa'a'esega
• E mafai ona faʻaaogaina mo faʻaoga eseese, i totonu poʻo fafo
• E tetee i le tau ma le afi
• E mafai ona maosi ma abrasion resistant
• E mafai ona faateleina le tau o lou fale
• Faigofie ona tausia mo se taimi umi

O LE TULAGA O LE UPIINA MAA NATURA

• E manaʻomia se mea faʻapipiʻi faʻavae
• E mafai ona galue malosi ma alu le taimi e faʻapipiʻi ai
• O se mea e sili atu ona taugata nai lo nisi o oloa faʻapipiʻi
• E manaʻomia ona faʻamaufaʻailoga mo le puipuiga
• O le fa'aogaina o mea fa'amama malosi e mafai ona fa'aleagaina ai luga
• E mafai ona maileia le susu i tua o mea pe a leaga le faʻapipiʻiina
• E sili ona faʻapipiʻiina e se tagata tomai faʻapitoa nai lo se poloketi DIY

Stone cladding refers to materials that are attached to buildings to form an external surface, often used to increase aesthetics and provide a protective layer. Cladding is often used to enhance the structural integrity of buildings by transferring wind loads, rain, or snow to better balance the impact throughout the entire structure’s framework. Additionally, properly installed and designed exterior cladding is also adept at improving energy efficiency by reducing interior cold/warm air leakage. Claddings is most often seen as panels that are attached exterior of structures. Ensure a professional is implementing your cladding system as a poorly designed and implemented solution can lead to safety hazards such as cladding collapses or panels pulling away from the structure.

O ma'a fa'alenatura i fafo e puipuia ai lou fausaga mai elemene eseese e iloa e masani ona fa'aleagaina fausaga fale. O le elemene sili ona taatele e afaina ai ou fale o le vai. E le gata i lea, o le vai o le elemene sili ona faigata ona puipuia mai. O le ufiufi e maua ai le puipuiga sili e ala i le faʻafefeina o le susu e ala i le tele o metotia ma mea e aofia ai membranes, sealants, siding, ma le tau-stripping. O le fesuisuia'i o le vevela ose fa'alavelave ta'uta'ua i le fa'atulagaina o le fa'amaoni. O le ufiufi e puipuia mai le vevela tele e ala i le fatuina o va vevela e taofia ai le vevela i fafo mai le ulu atu i totonu. O le isi elemene e a'afia ai ou fale o le matagi. Fa'amau fa'amau i fafo e fa'atapula'a le fegasoloa'i, fa'apipi'i i fafo ma'a fa'alenatura e puipuia ai lou fausaga mai fa'alavelave matagi tetele e pei o afā po'o asiosio. Ma le mea mulimuli, o le la o se tasi o elemene sili ona leaga i fausaga. O ave o le Ultraviolet ma le vevela mai le la e mafai ona matua faʻaleagaina fausaga e aunoa ma se puipui puipui e pei o maʻa masani. O mea faufale o lo'o a'afia i le la e faigofie ona maua ai le susu ma le vevela auala i totonu o se fausaga. O le ufiufi maa o le auala sili lea e puipuia ai au fausaga mai le la e pei o palasitika poʻo fafie e mafai ona faʻaleagaina vave mai le faʻaalia. 

As you can see, there are both advantages and disadvantages of natural stone cladding. The two main advantages driving people to choose natural stone cladding are its aesthetics and durability. Each piece has its own unique textures, color tones and imperfections making no two stone feature walls the same. A quality natural stone wall will weather well and last many years to come.

O le mea sili ona le lelei o le maʻa, mo nisi, o lona natura mamafa, e manaʻomia ai se faʻavae faʻavae, ma i nisi tulaga, faʻaopoopo faʻapipiʻi. O le fausiaina o se puipui fa'avae mo le fa'apipi'i e pipii i ai atonu e le mafai i tulaga uma. E mafai foi ona faʻateleina le tau ma le taimi faʻapipiʻi.