Astaamaha lakabka dhagaxa

Would seem a pretty simple question right? And yes, it’s a pretty simple answer – cladding made from stone.  However from the meetings I have with contractors and surveyors, I see it often gets over-complicated in designers’ minds and confused with traditional stone masonry.

Natural stone is one of the oldest materials used by man in construction.  We only have to look at buildings such as the Taj Mahal completed in 1648 using white marble, or the Great Pyramid thought to have been completed in 2560BC made predominantly out of limestone to appreciate the longevity of stone as a material.  (Imagine the architect specifying the Design Life for the Pyramid….)

Qaababka dhismuhu si cad ayay isu beddeleen tan iyo markii ay dhiseen Taj Mahal, waxaana mahad iska leh qaybaha iyo ganacsiga kala duwan ee warshadaha dhismaha ee isku xidhka iyo isku xidhka sannadihii la soo dhaafay, ma aha inaan mar dambe isku dhejino dhagaxyo culus oo midba midka kale ah si aan u abuurno muuqaalka. dhisme dhagax adag ah. 

Traditional stone masonry (not something we do here at AlterEgo by the way), is loaded onto the building’s foundations and uses stones and mortar, tied back with wall-ties – think brickwork.

Dhagaxyada casriga ah ee casriga ah ayaa dhinaca kale laga soo laadlaadsan yahay dhismaha, waxaana la isku dhejiyaa si la mid ah habka birta ee muraayadaha roobka. 

Waxaad arkaysaa, gogosha dhagaxa, waa a xidhashada muraayadda roobka nidaamka iyo waa in loola dhaqmo sida. 

Looking through a cross section of a typical stone cladding build-up you’ll see lots of familiar components: spreader bars, helping-hand brackets, rails and T-bars.  It’s only the facing material which is interchangeable. 

There are a few nuances when working with natural stone for the first time, but nothing that a day’s training and our on-site support won’t cover.

So if you’re a contractor used to installing aluminium and steel cladding or you specialize in terracotta; don’t be afraid of stone! Check out this video showing the simplicity of our EGO-02S system EGO 02s INSTALLATION BETA – YouTube

Marka ay timaado in lagu hagaajiyo guddiga daboolka dhagaxa ee qaab dhismeedka taageerada, waxaa jira laba hab oo waaweyn oo lagu hagaajinayo:

Barroosinnada Hoosta

With an undercut anchor system, typically used for larger format panels, holes are pre-drilled into the back of the stone, a sleeve and bolt inserted and fixed onto a hanging clasp and horizontal system.  This method is good for natural stone panels with a thickness range from 30-50mm and can be used in both stack and stretcher bond layouts, typically in a portrait layout.   Undercut anchors are always used in soffit situations.

Maaddaama hagaajintu ay dhamaantood ku yaalliin dhabarka dambe ee guddiga, habkani waa gebi ahaanba sirta-hagaajinta, wax hagaajin ah lama arki karo.

Xardho

The kerf method of fixing stone is where a continuous groove is cut in the top and bottom of the stone, and the stone simply sits on a rail or clasp at the bottom and restrained at the top.  A kerf system works particularly well for horizontally laid panels in either stack or stretcher bond.

Xawaaraha iyo fududaanta rakibidda oo ay weheliso xaqiiqda ah in muraayadaha lagu rakibi karo si aan isdaba-joog ahayn ayaa habkan ka dhigaysa habka ugu badan ee loo isticmaalo habka dhejiska dhagaxa.

Labada hab ee rakibidda sida caadiga ah waa isku furan yihiin, si kastaba ha ahaatee tilmaamaya kala-goysyada leh shaabad aan guur ahayn waxay siin kartaa muuqaalka dhismaha dhisme dhaqameed. 

If you’re considering stone for your next project, please get in contact.