AROUND YOUR HOME

The façade finds
its material.

Stone can define an entrance, a plinth or an entire volume. Outdoors, the pattern is linked to the construction: substrate, joints and junctions matter alongside colour.

Façade and porch columns clad in tumbled Luserna stone — Luserna stone façade and porch · Pietrarredo archive.

Compose the building as a whole.

Place stone samples alongside the render, window frames and roofing. A continuous plinth, porch or entrance wall can connect different volumes without extending the same finish everywhere.

Details manage the water.

Copings, sills, junctions and joints are part of the design. Applied stone does not replace the wall's water management and cannot correct a damp or deteriorated substrate on its own.

Façades and external wall insulation.

A material's stated outdoor use is not enough to select an application on an insulation system. Cladding weight, height, substrate, fixings and system compatibility require specific assessment.

Exterior façade clad in Misto Contadino natural stone

Before outdoor installation.

Do all variants resist frost in the same way?

Check each variant: the catalogue states temperate climates for thin Brazilian quartzite. Request documentation for the selection and assess the project's climate and exposure; the available data does not form a consistent numerical ranking.

Can I bond stone over old paint?

The substrate's suitability cannot be judged from its appearance alone. Stability, adhesion of existing layers, moisture and preparation must be checked before choosing the installation system.

Is close-jointed cladding a structural dry-stone wall?

For the linked claddings, it describes a visual arrangement of the finish. A structural dry-stone wall is a different construction and is not the same as sawn-back stones applied to a wall.

SURFACES FOR EXTERIOR VOLUMES