Pre-assembled Mountain Grey cladding on a façade in Dillingen

The project

In Dillingen, the owner of a 1990s house wanted to modernise the entrance and the carport pillar, and do the work himself.

The choices

He chose pre-assembled Mountain Grey granite cladding, supplied in panels with corner pieces, which speeds up installation.

Natural stone cladding brings the texture and shades of a stone wall, in a thin format that is bonded to an existing wall. It suits façades, low walls and gate pillars as well as interior walls.

Installation

The client laid the cladding himself over about four weekends, after asking in store for advice on the adhesive to use.

Cladding is bonded from the bottom up to a sound, clean and flat substrate (concrete, block, cement render) with an adhesive suited to outdoor use and natural stone. Where the range includes them, corner pieces give the edges the look of solid stone.

The result

About 22 m² of grey cladding that modernise the entrance of the house.

A natural stone clad wall needs no special maintenance; a water-repellent can be applied to faces exposed to rain to limit staining.