Tabia za veneer ya mawe

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….)

Mbinu za ujenzi ni dhahiri zimebadilika tangu walipojenga Taj Mahal, na shukrani kwa sekta tofauti na biashara ndani ya sekta ya ujenzi urejeleaji mtambuka na mitandao kwa miaka mingi, hatuhitaji tena kuweka mawe mazito juu ya mtu mwingine ili kuunda mwonekano. ya jengo la mawe imara. 

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.

Vifuniko vya mawe vya kisasa kwa upande mwingine vimening'inizwa kutoka kwa muundo wa jengo, na vimewekwa pamoja kwa njia sawa na mfumo wa chuma wa skrini ya mvua. 

Unaona, kufunika kwa mawe, ni a kufunika kwa skrini ya mvua mfumo na inapaswa kutibiwa hivyo. 

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

Linapokuja suala la kurekebisha jopo la kuweka jiwe kwenye muundo wa msaada, kuna njia mbili kuu za kurekebisha:

Nanga za chini

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.

Kwa kuwa fixings zote ziko nyuma ya jopo, njia hii ni ya siri kabisa, hakuna fixings inayoonekana.

Chonga

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.

Kasi na unyenyekevu wa usakinishaji na pamoja na ukweli kwamba paneli zinaweza kusanikishwa bila mpangilio hufanya njia hii kuwa mfumo unaotumika sana wa kufunika mawe.

Njia zote mbili za ufungaji kwa kawaida huunganishwa wazi, hata hivyo viungo vya kuashiria na sealant isiyohamia inaweza kutoa sura ya jengo la jadi la uashi. 

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