Facade stone installation

Installing the façade stones requires lots of skills and it’s very important for beautifying the appearance of the buildings. Nowadays, builders and architects use different materials for the façade of the buildings. But, if they want to use stones for this purpose, they should consider the fact that the façade stones need to be durable and resistant enough. From the past until today, building stones have been mainly used for the beauty and strength of the buildings.

The installation and design of the façade stone have a special importance in the construction of the buildings. Because, if the façade stone doesn’t install well enough, it will fall and cause financial risks. Therefore, when buying facade stone, you should pay attention to the quality and type of the stone.

Reasons of the façade stone separation

The stones can be separated from the facade of the buildings for various reasons. The first reason can be subsidence and movements of the buildings. The next reason is the thermal and cooling expansion and contraction which occurs in different seasons of the year, and it can be the main cause of the façade stone separation. The last reason is related to the exact installation of the stones, and if the stones don’t have a proper adhesion to the walls, they will separate from the facade.

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Methods of the façade stone installation

There are several methods to install the façade stones, and in the following the three of them are mentioned:

• Installation with using abrasive stones
• Installation with using wires
• Installation with using a scope hook

Points of façade stone installation

• Be sure to use washed sands in the grout behind the stones.
• The extra soil of the stone cutting should be completely cleaned and washed from the behind of the stone during milling.
• Use the slurry that has a lot of cement.
• All granite and marble stones for the façade of the buildings must be installed with the scooping method.
• Don’t install the stones in the cold weather where there is a possibility of water and mortar freezing.
• Sprinkle the grout behind the stones for 2-3 days.
• Never use dried cement to speed up the stone installation.
• All behind parts of the stones must be filled with grout.