Essay on the Stone Wall Cladding

The design and decoration of the interior and exterior of the home is a matter of great concern for everybody. If we look at the house as a whole, walls are those elements that bring the glass doors and windows, outdoor driveways, pathways, and the decorated outside of the house harmoniously together. In the same way, walls bring the furniture, décor, lighting, and the setting of the interior in harmony. The interior of the house needs a focal point that will instantly draw the attention of the viewer and to me, a wall with stone cladding will do it best. The stone is obtained from the natural resources on Earth. It is made of organic compounds and has certain differences and varieties. It is long-lasting, varied in tone, reliable, and perfect finishing nature of the application. Historically, the use of stones in wall cladding has always been preferred over other cladding materials such as granite, marble, and limestone. The attachment of stones requires the sealing and caulking procedure with elastic material. The elastic material is a wet sealing process which manages the adjacent attachment of cladding stones.

Benefits of stone wall cladding

·         It has a persistent, tough and vigorous nature. Stonewall cladding is important in exterior building decoration of walls as the long-lasting and durable.

·         It has the resistance for the scratching of wall material unlike other kinds of wall materials such as concrete cladding and it is reliable to resist the effects of weather.

·         It requires care and maintenance with time so that its shine and material get polished more with the passage of time.

·         The material of stone cladding is resistant to heat and fire and is very useful in areas where the fire is possible.

·         Its material is easily installed in the buildings.

·         Its material is very easy to use and available in excess in all areas.

·         The material is available is an organized way so that the installation is eased with the already arranged designs of stone.

·         The application is very smooth and is resistant to any outside damage by hard objects.

·         The application is very comfortable because it takes less time and labor, yet affordable material to be applied in the building’s interior as well as exterior.

·         The material is designed in such an amazing manner that its edges are sharped and finishing is easy to attain.

·         The use of stone wall cladding in the interior as well as exterior makes it multifaceted and all-rounder.

·         In the interiors, the installation is useful for the places of furnaces and bathrooms, also in open places like the lounges to enhance the attraction and uniqueness.

·         On the exterior, stone wall cladding is useful to enhance the interface of a building, in the outdoor kitchen and in the swimming pool boundaries; the material is useful as a protective coating on the walls which is very durable and versatile.

The pros and cons of using stone wall cladding

The need of an attachment figure costs extra, requires much time to apply, expensive to use, sealing is required to enhance protection, the process of cleaning needs effort and can damage the surface, the material can absorb the moisture and keep it behind the cladding which can damage the wall and the stone and it needs a more professional work than other claddings.

Conservation of heat energy

It is weather friendly and lasts for a long time. For instance, if you are living in an area where there is rain more than often, the walls may be wet every time, but the beauty of stone wall cladding is that it dries these the wall structure very soon as compared to other stones or material. It has heavy nature which demands structural substrate and additional fixtures. Another advantage of using stone cladding is that it saves energy and insulates building with optimal thermal conductivity. It is evident from researches that in winter, a large amount of heat energy is required for which stone wall cladding is the best option to choose. A study was conducted to calculate the quantity of energy stored by porous off stone in the walls of the buildings. The study showed that in cold regions like the Isparta region, the energy in the building walls can be saved by the use of tuff stones. The stone wall cladding is costly but it will pay off for so many years.

Installation    

The installation of stone cladding is consists of aluminum shaped applied properly to the backside of stone panels. It provides structural support for the panels which are thin and help in installation. The various shapes of extruded aluminum are designed to perform multiple tasks like support to corner angles, the interlocking of sleeves, running clips which help in the attachment to many subtracts of a building such as framing and plywood sheathing.