Wild stone for the facade - types, characteristics, DIY installation

Sometimes you want your house to look not modern, but, on the contrary, look like an old building built in the Middle Ages. But at the same time, his appearance must be attractive and flawless. To achieve this will help such a far from new, but not losing popularity finishing material, like wild stone for the facade. This expensive but unique and beautiful material deserves special attention.

Features of wild stone as a finishing material

Wild stone, as you might guess, is a material created by nature itself.

It was formed over a long time - millennia - under the influence of various natural factors. Differs in rich colors, allows you to create the most unusual combinations and variations of the facade cladding. This type of natural facing material is made from large stone slabs that are split into many small pieces. All the resulting fragments have completely different shapes and sizes, torn edges, their surface is rough and uneven. It is interesting that in a huge pile of such stones there will not even be a pair of the same - they are all somehow different from each other.

Note! It is very convenient to transport a wild stone, despite its weight, as it has a flat shape and is easily stored.

Wild stone as a finishing material has several features that significantly distinguish it from other types of finishes:

• its manufacturer is nature itself, at factories for its processing it simply breaks down into parts;
• the material has a lot of possibilities of application;
• the stone is unique. Even if you use pieces of the same type, they will still differ from each other;
• a technological stone slab has dimensions of 30 * 60, 30.5 * 30.5 or 40 * 40 cm, and its thickness is about 1 -3 cm;
• the texture of the wild stone is special - this cannot be imitated by any method of facade decoration.

Advantages and disadvantages

Wild stone as a finishing material has its pros and cons. And before deciding on the decoration of the house for them, you should get acquainted with its features. This will help you make the right choice.

Advantages of wild stone for facade decoration:

• due to the fact that the stone is a natural material, it is absolutely safe for the environment and human health, that is, it is environmentally friendly;
• the ability to create a unique pattern on the wall;
• this natural material is distinguished by high indicators of durability, it does not fade and does not collapse;
• any finishing material can envy the protective abilities of a wild stone - the stone is not afraid of wind, rain, snow;

  

  Laying wild stone outdoor

• it does not react to temperature changes, while it allows you to provide a favorable microclimate in the house at any time of the year - in summer it keeps the inside of the building cool, and in winter, on the contrary, it keeps heat well; 45>
• Natural stone "breathes", especially for such types of material as sandstone and shell rock. This feature also has a positive effect on the microclimate in the house;
• it is relatively easy to clad the facade yourself - you can even glue stones to the wall on uneven surfaces, in a chaotic manner;
• a facade trimmed with natural stone looks impressive, noble, impressive.

Note! It is believed that some types of natural stone are radioactive. However, this is far from the case - this tale was invented by competitors selling other types of finishing materials. So you can safely buy a wild stone and use it to decorate your home.

Now a few words about the disadvantages of the wild stone. This material is quite strong and heavy.

The first, of course, is at the same time its advantage, however, it significantly complicates processing, cutting, if necessary. And not all types of finishing stone are heavy. But the price of a natural natural material is quite high - for example, marble or granite (1 m ² ) will cost at least 1,400 rubles, and sandstone - from 230 rubles.

It is worth remembering that no method of artificial imitation of stone can convey the charm and beauty that natural material possesses. The stone received its pattern and texture thanks to the centuries-old "labor" of water, air, high temperatures in the bowels of the earth, and other natural factors.

That is why facades with such finishes will always look unique and be considered an indicator of the owner's taste. This type of decoration will never go out of fashion.

Prices for various types of facing stone

Facing stone

Types of stone

A large number of types are used for finishing the facades of residential buildings and other buildings wild stone. They differ from each other in the complexity of processing, strength indicators, appearance and many other factors.

Each type has its own disadvantages and advantages.

Table. Types of wild stone used for facade decoration.

Which stone is better?

All rocks differ from each other in terms of strength, appearance, resistance to various influences, price and complexity of processing. Most often, limestone, sandstone, slate are used for facing buildings, and granite from expensive and difficult to process.

It is very difficult to single out the one that can be called the best of all. You need to be guided by your wishes regarding the appearance, the possible amount of costs and other factors.

If possible, it is better to buy granite or marble, but if there is not enough money for them, then you can buy sandstone.

Basic stone formats

There are five main types stone, which are used for facade decoration:

• tiles called "Euro-2", measuring 60 * 30 * 2 cm. It is the most demanded type of material;
• slabs. The most expensive type of facing stone. Crafted from Solid Stone Blocks;
• Wild Stone.

  These are layers with an irregular shape, the corners of which are carefully processed;

• die - stones are made from pieces of material. It looks very nice, but the installation of dies is more expensive than the tiles;
• Moscow fur coat - the parameters of these stones are approximately the same, but the stones themselves have ragged edges at the main side. One of the most expensive types.

Where Used

Wild stone is used not only for facade decoration. It is suitable for decorating the basement of buildings; it can also be used to decorate walls from the inside of the room.

The openings of windows and doors, decorated with wild stone, also look very beautiful. Floors made of natural minerals, fireplaces, columns and other decorative elements decorated with it will also look good.

Note! Completely facade walls are rarely finished with wild stone, since this process is long, laborious and expensive.

Wild stone goes well with forged metal products, therefore, grilles, lanterns of various shapes made of alloys can be added to the wall of the house.

Finishing technologies

There are two ways facade decoration with wild stone - with jointing and seamless.

In the first case, a beautiful pattern will be obtained, formed from stones that are loosely fitted to each other and a solution that holds them together. In the second case, the seams will not be visible, but the stones should fit very tightly to each other. The first option saves the consumption of the finishing material itself.

Note! Before you start cladding walls with stone, it is important to evaluate the material from which the wall is made. The fact is that it is possible to put a stone directly on the surface only if it is made of brick or concrete.

If the facade of the building is wooden, then before laying it should be covered with a special mesh.

We decorate the facade with natural stone

After the stone has been selected, purchased, delivered directly to the construction site, it is sorted, removing too small and fragile pieces from the total. In general, the whole stone is divided into several piles, in which elements of approximately the same size are collected. Next, the preparation of the facade and its facing with stone begins. The work should be carried out at positive temperatures so that the base heats up to + 5-30 degrees.

Step 1. First of all, the facade is carefully examined. The surface must be solid and dry.

Step 2. Next, the surface is cleaned of dust and debris with a brush.

All large irregularities are eliminated.

Step 3. All large cracks are puttyed. If there are greasy stains or paints, they are removed with a solvent.

Step 4.

Apply one layer of primer to the prepared surface (on a porous surface - two). Wait for the primer to dry.

Step 5. Before starting work, the wild stone is washed with water using a stiff brush and dries up. Thus, dust will be removed from it, which reduces the adhesion of the stone.

Step 6. A special dry adhesive mixture is used to glue the stone. It is diluted immediately before starting work strictly according to the instructions on the package. The required amount of the mixture is dissolved in water and mixed with a construction mixer.

Step 7.

The grout is immediately prepared for the joints from a special mixture. It can be given the desired color using a color scheme.

Attention! Mixtures harden very quickly, so you need to work quickly and accurately. And it is better not to dilute the entire solution at once.

Price for a building mixer

Building mixer

Step 8.

Prepared mixture applied to the wall and then leveled with the notched side of the trowel.

Step 9. The stone is applied to the applied solution and pressed. You can tap it lightly with a rubber mallet.

Step 10.

A thick layer of grout is applied to the edges of the glued stone.

Step 11. The next stone is applied.

Step 12. The excess of protruding grout is removed with a spatula.

Step 13. After a day, the remnants of grout are removed from the surface with a wet brush.

Step 14. The final stage of finishing - applying varnish. This will accentuate the natural color of the stone and will also protect against moisture.

Artificial stone for plinth

Finishing the basement is a separate task, which a good owner of a country cottage will definitely pay a lot of attention to. Most often, decorative stone is used for these purposes - an expensive material that is not available to everyone in large quantities. But today the material has a cheaper and not inferior alternative in its performance characteristics. This is an artificial stone for the base.

Video - Facing the facade with stone

This is how you can turn your house into a real medieval castle.

It will seem that it is made according to the old technology of masonry from large monolithic stones. Agree, such a structure looks impressive. And "to blame for everything" - it was the wild stone used to decorate the facade