Facade panels under the stone

No one will become a revelation of the fact that all homeowners make every effort to ensure that their house has a unique appearance and presentability. What kind of design ideas do not come true! What kinds of finishes and finishing materials are not used! But with all this, more and more popular with private developers are now using facade panels with a surface that mimics various natural materials, for example, under a stone, which is not surprising. This material successfully combines several important indicators: excellent performance characteristics, high degree of decorativeness and plausibility of imitation of natural stone, lower price in comparison with the cost of finishing with natural stone. The only thing that can raise questions is when choosing a specific type of panels with a stone surface. Therefore, a short review ...

Facade cladding panels for stone

All panels for finishing the facade with imitation of the surface of natural stone, in addition to the fact that they differ in size, color and type of installation, are divided according to the materials of their manufacture (accordingly, the price of this or that type of facade panels depends on this). The most popular vinyl (PVC) facade panels with a "stone" surface. They quite plausibly convey the appearance of various rocks of natural stone, have a wide color range, which allows them to be selected in accordance with the general concept of the exterior design of the house and the surrounding area. Also, plastic facade panels under the stone are more in demand among developers, or rather, glass-plastic and thermoplastic ones. Outwardly, these panels can imitate a variety of types of natural stone: limestone, thin slate, travertine, granite. Thanks to the special production technology and the use of specific additives to the molding mixture, such panels have increased strength and resistance to external unfavorable conditions.

To the segment of medium and high price category are facade wall panels for stone from fiber cement, porcelain stoneware and so-called sandwich panels. All of them with almost 100% plausibility transfer the surface of natural stones - cobblestones, granite, sandstone, limestone, as well as various degrees of processing the surface of the stone - chipped, polished stone. In some compositions for the production of facade panels "under the stone" of this category, fine-grained stone crumb of jasper, marble, serpentine and ornamental stones can be introduced. The facade with the decoration of such panels acquires a very spectacular and rich appearance.

It should be said that the facade panels under the stone can perform not only purely decorative function, but also serve as an excellent material for additional heat and sound insulation at home. So, for example, a sandwich panel is a multi-layer material with one or another type of insulating layer, the front side of which imitates one or another kind of surface (under the stone in this case). Although, the insulating material can be placed under the decorative panels in the form of an independent layer.

Facade design using front panels

To the facade of your house has acquired a unique, unique appearance, you can use for its decoration panels "under the stone" with imitation for various natural stone or with imitation of the surface of a stone of one type, but in a different color scheme. And be sure to make sure that the color of the grout matches the color of the "stone" you have chosen.