CLADDING STONE

STONE CLADDING IS A LAYER OF NATURAL STONE APPLIED TO WALLS. IT IS

PRODUCED BY QUARRYING STONES AND MILLING THEM INTO THIN PIECES.
CHARACTERISTICS:
• IT IS PREFERRED FOR IT AESTHETIC APPEAL, DURABILITY,LOW MAINTENANCE AND
PROTECTIVE FEATURES.
• IT WORKS WELL IN SUMMER ,SINCE IT DOESNOT TRAP HEAT
• THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF TRAPPED MOISTURE WITHIN WALLS OF THE BUILDING
AND DIFFICULTY IN ITS INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT.
• IT HAS GOOD THEMAL INSULATION PROPERTIES.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
• COLOUR: MANY VARIETIES OF COLOUR IS AVAILABLE IN MARKET
• TEXTURE: ROUGH,SMOOTH. HORIZONTAL,VERTICAL OR ANGLED PATTERNS AND
TEXTURES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE
• STRUTURAL CAPABILITY: THEY ARE NON-LOADBEARING
• HIGH STRENGTH
• FIRE RESISTANT
• TERMITE RESISTANT AND BACTERIA RESISTANT.