石材飾面的特點

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….)

自從建造泰姬陵以來，施工方法已經發生了明顯的變化，並且由於多年來建築行業內不同部門和行業的相互參考和聯網，我們不再需要將沉重的石塊堆疊在一起來創造外觀一座堅固的石頭建築。 

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.

另一方面，現代石材覆層懸掛在建築結構上，組裝方式與金屬雨幕系統大致相同。 

你看，石材覆層是 雨幕覆層 系統並應如此對待。 

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

將石材覆面板固定在支撐結構上時，主要有兩種固定方法：

底切錨栓

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.

由於固定件均位於面板背面，因此這種方法完全是秘密固定，看不到任何固定件。

雕刻

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.

安裝速度快且簡單，加上面板可以非順序安裝，使得這種方法成為使用最廣泛的石材覆層系統。

兩種安裝方法通常都是開放式接縫，但是使用非遷移性密封劑的點接縫可以呈現傳統磚石建築的外觀。 

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