CLADDING

Stone cladding refers to materials that are attached to buildings to form an external surface, often used to increase aesthetics and provide a protective layer. Cladding is often used to enhance the structural integrity of buildings by transferring wind loads, rain, or snow to better balance the impact throughout the entire structure’s framework. Additionally, properly installed and designed exterior cladding is also adept at improving energy efficiency by reducing interior cold/warm air leakage. Claddings is most often seen as panels that are attached exterior of structures.

Ensure a professional is implementing your cladding system as a poorly designed and implemented solution can lead to safety hazards such as cladding collapses or panels pulling away from the structure.

Natural stone exterior cladding protects your structure from a variety of elements that are known to commonly damage building structures. The most common element that affects your buildings is water. Moreover, water is the most difficult element to protect against. Cladding provides excellent protection by repelling moisture via a variety of techniques and materials including membranes, sealants, siding, and weather-stripping. Varying temperatures are also a well-known hazard to structure integrity. Cladding protects from extreme temperatures by creating thermal gaps that prevents the external temperature from permeating to the interior. Another element that impacts your buildings is wind. Securely fastened to the exterior to limit movement, natural stone exterior cladding protects your structure against high-wind events such as hurricanes or tornadoes. Finally, the sun is one of the most harmful elements to structures. Ultraviolet rays and heat from the sun can greatly deteriorate structures without a protective layer such as natural stone cladding. Failing building materials affected by the sun can easily provide moisture and temperature pathways into the interior of a structure.

Stone cladding is the best way to protect your structures from the sun as plastic or wood cladding can degrade quickly from exposure.

CLADDING

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