The pros and cons of stone cladding-stone cladding

Who wouldn’t want beautiful natural stone in and around their home? Elegant, and sili ona aoga, o se mea lauiloa mo le faʻaaogaina i le fausiaina ma le mamanu mo le lelei mafuaaga.

 

taugofie puipui fafo faalenatura maa talatala ufiufi

 

Ua e mafaufau, fa'apipi'i puipui ma'a? Cladding e ofoina atu le tele o mea tutusa ma faʻaopoopoina faʻamanuiaga o le fausiaina atoa. Lenei sili ma fa'atuputeleina fa'atupu fa'apipi'i filifiliga atonu e fetaui lelei mo lau talosaga foi. Ae e te le'i faia se faaiuga po o se tautinoga, ia mautinoa e faamasani oe lava i le lelei ma le le lelei o le ufiufi maa veneer.

O le a le ufiufi maa?

Ufi maa e faasino i le fa'aogaina o se veneer manifinifi i luga o se puipui po'o luga. Fuafuaina e ofoina atu le natura teuteu ma le matagofie o se puipui maa masani, e le'i fuafuaina le fa'apipi'i e fa'apea e amo le uta.

Ufi ma'a: O mea lelei

Lalelei

O maʻa masani ua faʻaaogaina lautele i le fausiaina mo le faitau afe o tausaga ae leai just because it’s hardy and durable. Its unique aesthetic can be achieved just as effectively with cladding. With a thin veneer of this gorgeous material, it’s all beauty e aunoa ma se tau manu.

Tumau

Natural slabs of stone are a very hardy and durable material, which is why it’s often fa'aaogaina i le fausiaina. Fa'apipi'i veneer e mafai ai ona e fa'aopoopoina se vaega malosi i fafo i luga o lou puipui po'o luga e fa'amautinoa ai le tete'e atu i taimi uumi i le ofuina ma le masae.

Style Fegalegaleaiga

Natural stone comes in a wide range of types—from limestone to granite—and the alaleo atoa o lanu, paolo, mamanu, ma faatulagaga. A e filifili mo maa fa'apipi'i e te maua e filifili le fa'alelei atoatoa e fetaui ma lou sitaili mana'oga ma matagofie totonu/fafo.

Felagolagomai

Afai e fa'aogaina e lou fale mea eseese, e pei o sima ma laupapa, apa e fa'apipi'i ai fa'aoga lelei e fa'atutusa ai le avanoa o totoe. Ona o le mea moni e na o le a thin veneer of rock is applied, you don’t have to worry about large scale construction galuega faatino e tau ai se lima ma se vae.

Taugofie

I luga o lena faʻamatalaga, faʻapipiʻi maʻa, aʻo sili atu o se tupe faʻaalu muamua nai lo isi taugofie meafaitino, e ofoina atu se fofo e sili atu le taugofie pe a faatusatusa i le puipui maa atoa. Fiafia mea matagofie uma e aunoa ma le lavea i le taga tua.

Tetee i Abrasion

O le faʻapipiʻiina o maʻa mo puipui faʻapitoa e matua aoga aua latou te ofoina atu le malosi malosi i abrasions ma maosiosia. E tusa lava pe faʻaaogaina i fafo o se fale, o lona tete'e i le afi ma elemene o le tau e fa'atino atoatoa i totonu auala uma.

Tausiga Faigofie

Natural stone cladding doesn’t require an overwhelming amount of tender love and tausia ina ia matagofie ma malosi. Faatasi ai ma le faigofie, taugofie, ma le tausiga itiiti e mafai ona tausia ou puipui e pei o le aso na faʻapipiʻiina mo se taimi umi i totonu o le lumanai.

Faaopoopo le Tau

O le fa'aopoopoina o le fa'apipi'i ma'a i Perth e mafai ona fa'aopoopoina le tau tupe i lou fale. E faaopopo i le tu'uina atu fa'amanuiaga va'aia, fa'atino ma mamanu i lou fale, e mafai fo'i ona fa'aopoopo substantially to your house’s resale value.

Lelei mo Nofoaga Susū

E mafai ona fa'aogaina le fa'apipi'i veneer i le tele o tulaga eseese i lou fale, e aofia ai wet areas. If you’re giving your pool area a transformation or breathing new life into a vaega vai, fa'apipi'i ma'a e ofoina atu le tumau e o'o lava i le feagai ai ma le fa'aalia i susu ma vai.

Umi Ola

Faʻafetai i le tumau ma le maualuga o lenei mea faʻanatura tupu, lau cladding will last for many, many years to come. If you’re looking for a strong return i luga o lau tupe teu fa'afaigaluega, nai filifiliga e mafai ona fa'aputu i luga o ma'a masani.

Ufi ma'a: O le leaga

Leipa ma Taimi Malosi

O le fa'aogaina o ma'a fa'alenatura e mafai ona galue ma umi se taimi e fa'apipi'i ai. E ui o lenei mea atonu e le o lona uiga o le tele o taumafaiga faaopoopo mo oe, e mafai ona faʻateleina le tau o faʻapipiʻi ma faʻateleina le taimi e te manaʻomia e faʻatali ai e fiafia i le maeʻa o le veneer mataʻina. 

E manaʻomia le faʻavae faʻavae

O le tu'uina o se ma'a i luga a'e o se mea o lo'o i ai e mana'omia ai se mea fa'avae. Lenei fa'aopoopo mana'oga e mafai ona fa'aopoopoina se tau fa'aopoopo i le galuega atoa ae, i le fa'amaoni uma, mo le malosi fa'atulagaina ma le matagofie va'aia o le tau fa'aopoopo e aoga tele.

O le Tau o Maa

E ui e le fa'apitoa i le fa'apipi'iina aua o le fa'aogaina uma o ma'a fa'alenatura o le a a'afia ile cO le tele o lenei mea faʻatusatusa i isi mea, ia saunia e teu faʻafaigaluega sina mea itiiti more for stone cladding. Of course, because it’s just a veneer it will still be e matua sili atu le taugata nai lo le puipui atoa.

Faamauga

O oloa ma'a fa'alenatura uma e mana'omia le fa'amaufa'ailoga lea e fa'aopoopoina ai sina fa'aauau pea maintenance expense. However, it’s important to realise that you get what you pay aua, ma o nei manaoga tau tausiga itiiti e aoga tele.

Manaomia Mea Fa'amama Fa'apitoa

A e alu e solo lou pa'u ma'a fa'anatura, aloese mai vaila'au malolosi e mafai faaleagaina veneers. E ui o lenei con e ono manaʻomia sina fetuunaiga e amata ai with, once you’re familiar with what works it really isn’t much hassle.

Manaomia Fa'atonu Fa'apitoa

If you’re a particularly experienced and knowledgeable DIY expert, you might be able e fa'apipi'i ma'a fa'apipi'i oe lava. Ae ui i lea, e mafai ona faʻatagaina le faʻapipiʻiina le lelei moisture to be trapped behind and cause damage to the stone. That’s why we fautuaina le vala'au i fa'apolofesa. Ioe, e tatau ona e totogia le galuega ae it’s more than worth it for a job that will last and look wonderful for many years in the lumanai.