Features, types and methods of cladding facades with natural stone

Any owner wants the appearance of the building to be aesthetic and attractive. Many people most often first of all estimate how the house looks externally. In order for the house to have a decent look and attract the views of others, it is necessary to use natural stone in the decoration of the facade of the building. The stone facade is practical and aesthetic, and also gives the house an incredible flavor.

Natural stone is quite popular, as this material is environmentally friendly and completely safe for human health and the environment. It has many advantages over other facing materials.For example, a stone can last for many years without losing its attractiveness and resistance to various environmental influences.

Natural stone has a high cost, as it is practical and can last for a long time. Various sizes of natural stone slabs are produced: 600x300, 305x305, 400x400 mm. They are usually 1-3 cm thick.

There are a number of varieties of natural stones:

• granite is a cold-resistant stone, which has a large number of varieties and colors;
• The most popular stone for building decoration is marble, which has a large number of colors and patterns;
• the best analogue of granite is basalt;

• quartzite is a hard stone with inclusions of glossy quartz grains;
• dense types of limestone are extremely in demand in cladding facades;
• quartz slate is an attractive natural stone that has many shades, while you can find both light and dark colors;
• Travertine - most often has a beige and brown color and porous structure, limestone tuff.

As a cladding material for the facade of granite used for a long time. It belongs to a rock containing a large amount of quartz and consisting of a granular-crystalline structure. There is coarse-grained, medium-grained and fine-grained granite.

Positive properties:

• high strength and long service life;
• it can be polished, the polished surface is maintained for quite a long time;
• it is quite simple to get various textures, as the stone is easy to cut;
• practically does not absorb water;
• saves all indicators, while having a long service life.

Granite has many different colors. You can find both black and bluish color. This allows you to use it in various architectural styles and colors.

Marble is a rock that is formed due to high temperature and pressure. The basis is calcite. It has a high price and light color (white, light gray, yellowish). In silicate marble there are mineral blotches that can make its shades more diverse. (black, red, green). Often on marble you can see a variety of patterns (spots, moire patterns pattern). If you use a polished pattern, it becomes clearer. Grinding can reduce brightness.

Positive traits:

• easy to handle and polish;
• the best decoration for the facade, having a natural pattern;
• heat resistant;
• pretty hard.

Lime tufa, which is an excellent facing material and has many useful physical properties:

• wear resistant;
• heat resistant and has good thermal conductivity;
• quite easy to handle;
• may have anti-slip effect;
• has a long service life, depending on the hardness of the material.

Material that is formed due to pressure from sedimentary clay and heat. Sometimes slates contain quartz. A unique feature of the material is the ability to crack into plates.

Beneficial features:

• has a solid structure;
• does not pass moisture;
• does not react to low or high temperatures;
• ability to sound and heat insulation;
• easy to process and cut;
• resistant to weathering.

The cheapest material for construction, which is used both in decoration and directly in construction. This mountain sedimentary rock has an organic formation, and its composition includes calcite, interspersing of quartz, sand and clay.

There is dense, porous, marbled and earthy limestone. Dense is a calcareous spar of fine grains and remnants of shells. It is he who is most often used as a material for facades. This material is frost-resistant and easy to process. It has not too various color scale: white, yellow, shades of gray.

This facing material has an attractive appearance. There are a large number of options for natural stones. You can choose smooth tiles or strips, which are based on limestone.

Pros:

• If you try to combine different shapes, sizes and textures of the material, you can achieve design effects that will impress both home owners and guests. You can give the facade a view of the walls of the "wild stone" or brickwork.
• Natural stone has a high resistance to precipitation, ultraviolet radiation and other natural factors that can destroy some materials. The facade, the decoration of which was used natural stone, will serve for a long time and be durable and practical.
• Finishing material for exterior work is completely environmentally friendly and has good bactericidal properties. And he is able to protect against various climatic conditions. In the summer in the house you can enjoy the coolness, and in the winter - comfort and warmth.
• There is a huge choice of an original and unique natural palette of shades. Natural material is prestigious and stylish,He is able to emphasize the status of the owner of the house.
• Pretty easy installation that you can do yourself.

Minuses:

• Natural stone is a dense and heavy material, so the lining is able to create an additional load on the facade walls and the foundation. This can sometimes lead to deformation.
• Over time, any elements of the stone cladding may lag behind and fall off the wall. Similar situations occur due to the varying degrees of thermal expansion of heavy stones and the mortar that holds them to the walls.

There are several ways of facing, so everyone can choose for themselves something specific and suitable.

• Facade cladding under the bed of dies is the most popular, as it has an affordable price and looks quite aesthetically pleasing. In this case, the ends are not processed additionally, and the surface of the stone is not subjected to grinding. For facing the facade of the building are used layers of natural stones (slate, sandstone).In order to get an attractive look, one should carefully select layers of various shapes and sizes so as to prevent large hollow spaces between them. This requires taste and medium artistic skills.
• "Castle" is a classic option that uses tiles of natural stones with convex, embossed surfaces. Thus, an imitation of masonry, which was used in the construction of medieval castles, is created. That is why the method received a similar name, translated as "fortress", "castle". Stones should have a rectangular shape and vary in height and width of 5-10 cm. For the implementation of this option, you can take materials such as marble, slate, sandstone or limestone.

• "Plateau" - a method widely used in finishing the plinths. So most often framed corners and other elements of the facade. Here are used rectangular and square stone tiles, the ends of which are processed. The sides of the products should be proportional, but the dimensions of the dimensions differ (multiples of 5 cm). The surface can not handle, so it will have crushed relief.Lining “Plateau” usually uses limestone, marble, slate, sandstone and quartzito-sandstone.
• Shakhriyar is quite a popular way, as it has an affordable cost and ease of installation. For her, it is worth buying rectangular, equal-height products with finished edges and rustic wood. You can select the raw, as well as a polished or polished surface. This method of lining is most advantageous when using a material with a raw surface.

• "Assol" - volumetric and unique lining, performed with the help of long and thin rectangular products made from die stones. It is rather relief, made from slate and sandstone dies.
• "Rondo" is a sea motive. Facing materials here are “rounded” (polished, river / sea) stones of various shapes and sizes. Limestone, sandstone, quartzite and slate are commonly used as materials.

In order to make a high-quality installation of the facade of the building, it is first necessary to study the technological map that will help to master the technology of facing the house with natural stone outside. There are several tips that can help in this matter.

1. Stone must be laid only on a solid foundation. It is better to get rid of the old plaster. First, you should cover the base several times using deep penetration reinforcing soil.
2. Then on the base with the help of dowels it is necessary to attach a galvanized reinforcing metal mesh.
3. From the bottom you need to attach a starting profile. Most often use corners. But if it is not, you can use a flat bar of wood. After the glue grabs, you need to remove it.
4. Using a trowel, throw glue for the facing stone onto the reinforced wall and lay the material itself. Glue must be applied both on the wall and on the stone.
5. The glue sets pretty quickly, so you should first lay a stone on the ground, and then transfer it to the wall.

For information on how to finish the facade of a private house with a stone, see the following video.

• The impressive appearance of the facade, in the lining of which was used stone.
• Facing way "Castle". This method is a great option for those who like the spirit of the Middle Ages.

• Type of laying "Plateau".
• Masonry "Shahriyar".