STONE CLADDING
HAUS COLLECTIVE STONE CLADDING STYLES
When searching for natural stone cladding they fall under many search phrases and cut styles. Terms to consider when doing your research are: Natural stone wall cladding, stone cladding, stone walling, stone veneer and stone facades. This can confuse somewhat however generally they are all the same thing. A thin rock face with a sawn back to adhere to the substrate.
The other thing to consider the lay style, whether you install it with a grout line or tight lay it. Grout lines can range from 5mm to 15mm wide, whether they are raked out or washed out to give you a vintage look.
Tight laying is to lay the stone with the appearance of stacked stone with no grout line visible. Both styles have a considerable effect on the overall appearance and should be discussed with you stone mason before laying the stone cladding.
The second thing to consider is the cut style of the stone below is a guide of the most popular stone veneer cut styles.
Natural Stone Wall Cladding Specifier Guide
Download a free copy of our Specifier’s Guide to Natural Stone Cladding which covers all the essential information on designing, selecting and the installation of natural stone cladding.
Haus Collective guide covers some of the critical factors that need to be considered to ensure a successful and stunning result for your next project.
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RANDOM
Random Cut as the name suggests is a stone cladding that is supplied in organic random shapes where no side or two pieces are the same. This free from style can be laid using a mortar join or tight laid.
RANDOM ASHLAR
Random Ashlar Pattern is a partially dressed stone cladding, which means individual stone pieces have been cut straight at the top and bottom with random sides, giving a layered effect with no structure.
ASHLAR
Ashlar Pattern is a full dressed stone, which means individual stone pieces have been cut and worked until squared or rectangle, which typically has a smooth stone facade and tight laid having no mortar join.
LEDGE
Ledge Cut is a fully dressed stone, which means individual stone pieces have been cut and worked into elongated rectangle shapes, which has a split facade which is typically tight laid to give a dry stacked appearance having no mortar join.
TRADITIONAL FORMAT
Traditional format is full worked stone cladding that is cut straight all 4 sides. Generally it is cut with random lengths and uniform heights to give the appearance of a random laid brick bond. Typically tight laid.
Z PANEL
Z Panel is an interlocking panelised cladding that includes stone that is Ledge Cut which means individual stone pieces have been cut and worked into elongated rectangle shapes which tight laid to give a dry stacked appearance.
Wall pieces sold per covered square metre(excluding z panels) – Please read our SUPPLY INFORMATION for this product. Corner pieces sold per lineal metre
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