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

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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.

ZVINOBATSIRA ZVEKUKATA MATWE

Kupfekedzwa kwematombo kune zvakawanda zvakanakira pane zvimwe zvekuvaka uye, mune dzimwe nguva, pamusoro pekuvaka matombo ematombo.

• 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.

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Undercut anchors

Iyi ndiyo yakajairika nzira yekuisa yakakura. Mune undercut anchor system, vanoisa vanoboora maburi kumashure kwedombo, voisa bhaudhi uye gadzirisa cladding yakachinjika. Iyi inzira yakanaka ye soffits uye makobvu mapaneru.

Kerf nzira

Nenzira iyi, vanoisa vanocheka grooves kumusoro uye pasi pedombo. Nzvimbo dzematombo pane clasp pazasi pepaneru yekupfekedza ine yechipiri clasp kumusoro. Iyi inokurumidza, iri nyore yekuisa nzira yakanakira kuisirwa zvidiki uye mapeneru matete.

Nzira mbiri dzekuisa dzinoshandisa yakavhurika-yakabatana dhizaini. Kutevedzera kutaridzika kwedombo chairo, vanoisa vanonongedza nzvimbo dziri pakati pemajoini ane masonry grout.

PAKUPINDA KUPINDA MATOWE CLADDING

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

PANE ZVINOZVINHU HERE PAKUKWADZA MATWE?

Nepo kupfekedzwa kwematombo kwakanakisa muzviitiko zvakawanda, haina kunaka kune yega yega yekuisa. Iyo inewo zvimwe zvipingamupinyi izvo dombo harina.

• 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.