In some instances of open joint or rain screen stone cladding systems, a gasket material is also incorporated for the purposes of keeping insects out and keeping dirt that enters cavities to a minimum. In addition, we also recommend sealing joints in horizontal surfaces so that similar migrations of air and water can be prevented. A baffle would prevent high-pressure air and moisture entering on a high-pressure side of a structure from exiting on the low-pressure side and therefore preventing water from drawing into cavities. The reason we make this recommendation is that while there might be a positive wind load on an elevation, a negative wind load may exist on an adjacent elevation. We recommend attaching either a light-gauge, aluminum-angle vertical baffle or a Z-section vertical baffle between StoneLite® and weather barriers at each corner. However, we do have a few suggestions that we can make regarding all rain screen or open joint system installations.
Open joint or rain screen stone cladding systems don’t necessarily have standard or “out of the box” construction methods attached to them, so it’s important to approach every project where these systems are incorporated on an individual basis and consult Stone Panels, Inc. Rain screen stone cladding systems have been incorporated in most of our StoneLite® installations in Europe, as well as a few of our installations in Canada and in the U.S. Undercut anchors are always used in soffit situations.Īs the fixings are all on the back of the panel, this method is completely secret-fix, no fixings are visible.Unlike some alternative building materials, the composition of StoneLite® panels, allow them to be a part of your building’s first line of defense against the elements in the form of rain screen or open joint stone cladding systems. With an undercut anchor system, typically used for larger format panels, holes are pre-drilled into the back of the stone, a sleeve and bolt inserted and fixed onto a hanging clasp and horizontal system. This method is good for natural stone panels with a thickness range from 30-50mm and can be used in both stack and stretcher bond layouts, typically in a portrait layout.
When it comes to fixing the stone cladding panel to the support structure, there are two main fixing methods: So if you’re a contractor used to installing aluminium and steel cladding or you specialize in terracotta don’t be afraid of stone! Check out this video showing the simplicity of our EGO-02S system EGO 02s INSTALLATION BETA - YouTube There are a few nuances when working with natural stone for the first time, but nothing that a day’s training and our on-site support won’t cover.
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