2013年2月28日星期四

2013第二十一届上海建筑装饰展览会(亚洲第一建材展)
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2013第二十一届上海建筑装饰展览会(亚洲第一建材展)
 时间:2013年4月1—4月3日 地点:上海新国际博览中心(上海浦东龙阳路2345号)

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stone coated metal roofing tiles 编辑

Artificial building stone products processing method 2013-03-01 07:05 artificial building stone products processing methods stone used in construction and has been for thousands of years of history. Usually stone mined from the ground, and then processed into a variety of shapes. With advances in technology, it is now also possible to manufacture stone in order to adapt to the needs of people. The so-called artificial stone, the product can be made ​​of any color or hue, and the formation of a variety of different types of stone, including limestone, granite, slate and marble. The general method of Manufactured Stone Veneer usually contains the following two steps.

Mix

The Manufactured Stone Veneer basic of the constituent material of the water, cement, fine gravel and coarse gravel, color pigments, and chemical admixtures. These materials were mixed together with stirring so that they are sufficiently mixed. Then the mud is poured into a mold to dry. Hardens, it looks very much like natural stone. A different color according to the different form of the poured into the pigment, the artificial stone according to the rough stone and the fine stone added to the formation of different types.

Strengthen

Artificial Manufactured Stone Veneer stone before drying mud, through a centralized way to improve the structural integrity. With concrete or cement, artificial stone also be reinforced with steel or other tools, the use of a step when poured into the mold. Artificial stone that can withstand more rugged, but it still maintained the appearance of the stone. In addition, the cost of artificial stone can usually be a lot less, and can be shaped according to the wishes of the individual.

2013年2月23日星期六

Exterior wall culture stone construction technology
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Cultured Manufactured Stone Veneer Products Construction Guide

Building code requirements vary due to different areas. Local authorities to consult the local building code requirements. Please carefully read all the installation requirements before you start using culture stone, culture brick products. Please comply with security rules.


Work area to prepare

Culture stone estimates required
Determined by measuring the area of ​​the wall to the required number of cultural stone products. Multiplying the measured length and height, minus the area of ​​the windows and doors, the result is the desired area of ​​the plane of culture stone. Determined by measuring the size of the center line of the corner to the amount of the required corner culture stone. The last area to be occupied with the desired plane culture stone minus the plane of the corner area, shall be required for the actual area of ​​the flat culture stone. Should be considered part of the loss due to cutting and repair surface.

Tools Required
Wide mouth pliers trimming hammer or nail gun carts and gray rake fender and spatula triangular trowel trowel with silicon carbide or diamond blade circular saw, table saw or grinder / hatchet protective eye protective mask level meter metal seams dressing tool or a wooden stick
Mud bag small broom

Surface of the mortar surface preparation
A. Mortar ingredients
1. Pre-mixing: 1:1.2 cement mortar.
2. The mortar color: iron oxide color (needed).

B. Weather protection layer
According to local building codes, the protective layer should conform to UBC Standard 14-1: rain building slate of kraft paper or saturated asphalt felt, or ASTM Standard D226 No. 15 felt.
Note: The weather protective layer must be used in all internal and external mortar, masonry, concrete or stucco building part except.

C. Metal lath
1. The expansion of at least 205 pounds of galvanized metal lath (diamond mesh). Internal use black metal slats.
2. Or 18 galvanized the preparation of steel mesh.
3. Results for metal buildings and open piling.
4. Or other regulations acceptable mesh or slats.

D. Fastener
1. Galvanized nails, cramp, concrete nails.
2. Gypsum Company size 31mm model S-12 flat head Oversize tiles screw (for the installation to the metal surface).
E. Other materials
The breather device (if necessary) of the silyl group.
Product preparation
In the workplace will be rolled out as wall hangings panel culture stone to choose from a variety of sizes, the beginning and colors. In the overall design, planning some kind and contrast. Large-scale cultural stone the small culture stone with thick mix with Pu. The culture stones from different boxes during the installation of an appropriate mix of the completion of the project to obtain the desired balance effect.

Mortar
Note: the climatic conditions
In hot or dry weather, the back of each culture stone should be slightly water spray or brush wet, so as to effectively avoid excessive draw moisture from the mortar. If installed in the wet concrete, masonry, or having the scratches on the surface layer on the substrate, before the use of mortar should also substrate surface wet.

Use in freezing temperatures should be prevented, since the mortar can not be properly molded at ice temperature. Antifreeze material can not be mixed in the mortar to reduce its freezing point.

A. Mixed mortar / thin mortar
Use pre-mixed into the mortar, so that the moisture consistent. Too dry and crumbly mortar will not provide a suitable adhesive force. But can not be too diluted.

B. Stucco colors
Colored mortar to set off the colors of culture stone. Recommends using the produced crude culture stone mortar joint materials.

C. Facilities deal with good surface rubbed mortar
Use the spatula or triangular trowel (pictured) in the treatment good surface rubbed facilities thickness of 12mm to 20mm mortar. Each operating area should not exceed the effective work area (0.5-1m2), so that the mortar will not install culture stone molding.


Cultured Manufactured Stone Veneer Installation Instructions

A. Starting point
Wiping mortar facilities and installation of culture stone, from the bottom up construction, most of the models of culture stone from the top down construction avoids mortar splashed down in the culture stone, has been completed. Laminated-type culture stone should be bottom up construction.

II. The width of the binding sites
In order to obtain the most natural visual effects, the width of the joint by the the culture stone body block size. The average width 12mm-20mm.

III. Install culture stone
Pressed in the mortar bed culture stone culture stone edge, and some mortar emerge. The pressure exerted on culture stone should ensure sufficient binding force. And ensure that the mortar in the the culture stone surface completely covered. The mortar applied to the entire back surface of the culture stone (Figure).
Must pay attention to the to avoid mortar dirty culture stone surface. Once soiled the culture stone's surface, must wait until brittle then sweep
Broom removed.

1. First install the corners culture stone
If you want to use the corners culture stone, you should first install. Pay attention to the corners with culture stone has a long and short sides, alternately in the opposite direction on the installation (Figure).
2. Plane with cultural stone
Corners culture stone in place, corner level should be gradually piled up to the wall of the middle plane with culture stone (Figure).

IV. Maintain uniform culture stone mortar gap between
Each block culture stone close to ensure the uniformity of the gap therebetween. Needed at the mortar joints culture stone cutting and trimming. Then fill in the rest of the gap at the small culture stone cutting and trimming (Figure).

V. Cutting and trimming
Culture stone cutting and trimming to suit the installation requirements. Can use a wide mouth the pliers or hatchet (Figure). May be able to find the box rupture culture stone, the broken culture stone can be used to fill the gap of bulk culture stone. To be more beautiful, you should use the mortar to repair the cutting edge. If possible, when within sight above may be the cutting edge is placed above the cutting edge when the line of sight to the following can be placed underneath. Must wear protective glasses when cutting and trimming.

Six. The mortar joint tamponade seams and trimming seams
1. With mortar joint tamponade seams
In addition to the requirements mortar, you can also use the the gray seam agent to filling seams (Figure).
2. Trimming seams
When the gray sewn seams harden or thumbprint dries (molding time with the wall surface and climatic conditions), should use wooden or metal seams trimming tools outlined. Flatten the excess mortar in culture stone around the caulking and sealant edge (Figure).
3. Completion of clean-up
After the end of the day, or when the mortar has enough molding, the final step is to sweep away or brush away loose mortar and a clean culture stone surface. Do not use a wet brush to deal with the mortar joints, because it will stain the surface and are difficult or impossible to handle clean. Do not use the acid or acid-based products.


Other instructions

Note:
When using a series of shale, laminated-type culture stone, castle-type culture stone, should ensure that the seams straight line.

Shale series of laminated-type culture stone, the wind erosion Series laminated culture stone, castle-type culture stone installation instructions

Tight joints
(Seams without mortar) with close-fitting way to install these products.
A. Starting point
The first step-by-step installation starting from the bottom upward. Each began to install laminated of cultural stone or castle-type culture stone member. Continue the level of the commencement and completion of each process to start the next step. Needed culture stone member cut to the appropriate size of the end of the puzzle in the completed area or the top (Figure). Ready inspection of the mounting portion of the horizontal line and aligned position.


II. The first the installation corner with Cultured Manufactured Stone Veneer need corners culture stone, construction should be installed in the first culture of the corner stone, then installed adjacent plane with culture stone. Note that the corners culture stone has the long and short sides. Should be used alternately in the opposite direction.

III. Install culture stone
Forced each culture stone pressed in the mortar bed, mortar mortar groove being squeezed out at the edges around the back of the member. The pressure member should be to ensure sufficient binding force. Check the horizontal and vertical lines. The mortar also can wipe facilities throughout the back.

IV. To install plane with cultural stone
Splicing pattern of each process, the corner of the first piece of culture stone in place, then they should be installed the plane with cultural stone. Before installing the next one, a former culture stone edge around too much mortar with a trowel, shovel go. This will help with the next one adjacent cultural stone as close as possible (see Figure). The selection of the appropriate length of the member so that the vertical seams is not a straight line.

V. Cutting and trimming
Use a dry fitted with silicon carbide or diamond blade table saw, circular saw or grinder culture stone horizontal and vertical cutting (see Figure).
Will produce dust, the cutting should be done outdoors. Cutting culture stone products, always wear eye protection and protective masks. You can also use the wide mouth pliers or hatchet for cutting and forming.

Six. Other cutting and installation information
The finished edge --- finished edge on the surface.
The cutting edge --- the cutting edge is placed before the step.

VII. Trimming seams
Shale series of laminated-type culture stone, on the the wind erosion Department cases laminated type culture stone the castle culture stone design easy installation, and can be made without mortar joints between culture stone. This reduces the cutting stuffer thin mortar or trimming seams the time required.

VIII. Surface cleaning
Note that to avoid mortar dirty culture stone surface. Once the dirty surface, must wait until the mortar brittle and then use a small broom to remove. Do not use a wet brush or wire brush. Joints between culture stone carefully, so that after the completion seem pretty professional. Do not use the acid or acid-based products.




Prompt

Wash
The dirt by powerful granular soap solution or detergent and water, clear with a hard brush wash. Reuse of water to flush immediately. Do not use a wire brush, because it will damage the surface. Not using an acid or acid-based products to clean. Do not use high pressure washing equipment.

Salt and used for deicing chemicals
All concrete and masonry susceptible to salt against culture stone products can not guarantee against salt or other used to

Snow removal or deicing chemicals infringement. Therefore, it is not near the site of cultural stone products for deicing chemicals.

Wear and tear
All natural stone will be worn. Will arise from time to time in the culture stone surface wear. This helps the culture stone products exhibit natural characteristics. Some signs of wear through the cleaning method to be cleared.

Pan flowers
Pan-spend phenomenon is due to a water-soluble salt by means of infiltration of water vapor inside the wall is deposited on the surface of the decorative mortar, concrete, bricks and other masonry products. Pan spent phenomenon rarely appear on the surface of the culture stone products. The culture stone completely dry, you should wait for the elimination of the Pan-spend phenomenon, hard scrub with a stiff brush and clean water culture stone surface. Then thoroughly rinsed. Can not use a wire brush. For more thorny issues Pan spend, can be used by a white household vinegar and five parts water dubbed solution fully scrub. For unusually difficult cleaning problems, please contact the vendor of the local culture stone products.

Swimming pool
Cultured Manufactured Stone Veneer products should not be used under the water, such as for decorative pool. Discoloration of the chlorine and other chemicals will make culture stone and other masonry products.

2013年2月21日星期四

Differences Between Cultured & Natural Stone Veneer

Written by Yves Eggleston
You’re about to update and beautify the exterior of your home.  Or you want to add a stone accent wall with a fireplace in your living room.  Which will you choose?  Cultured or natural stone veneer?
Natural stone veneer has all the properties of full bed stone, including its hardness, colour and natural appearance. The normal specification for veneer is approximately 1″ – 1 3/8″ thickness and a maximum weight of 15 lbs per square foot.  With this protective and decorative covering, there is no need to worry about discoloration, environmental concerns, fading or replacement.  Many masons feel that natural stone has a rich and timeless beauty that no other product can provide. With natural stone, you enjoy unique individual shapes and stone sizes, textures, and colours that only nature can create.  ”Thin stone veneer” has gained in popularity because it is so much easier to install, is less expensive and is largely indistinguishable from the thicker, full bed stone.
Cultured stone has come a long way in recent years and has become very versatile and durable.  Because it weighs much less than natural stone, it can be installed on a wider range of surfaces.  Of course, it depends on the particular project, but cultured stone projects generally cost about 2/3 of what natural stone projects cost. Some cultured stone products contain upwards of 50% recycled content so they are increasingly environmentally friendly.
Both cultured and natural stone products can be used on most interior and exterior applications.  To help get a better idea of which product is right for your project, have a look at the comparison chart below.
Cultured Stone VeneerNatural Thin Stone Veneer
ThicknessTypically 1″Averages between 3/4″ and 1 1/4″
WeightLightest (less than 15 lb/sq. ft.)Lightweight (less than 15 lb/sq. ft.)
PriceTypically, it is the lower-priced veneer optionReasonably priced and affordable, especially when compared to full-stone veneer and full-dimension stone.
MaterialMostly manufactured using lava rock, portland cement, other lightweight material and colour pigments containing iron oxide.Genuine stone products, gathered or quarried directly from the earth.
DurabilityIt is less durable than natural stone and is prone to wear and chipping over time. Some products are warrantied for 40 or 50 years.The durability of natural stone has been proven throughout the centuries.  It is resistant to chemicals, chipping and scratching and is more durable in freeze/thaw conditions than manufactured stone veneer.
Heat ResistantIt can safely be used to surround a fireplace or stove.It can safely be used to surround a fireplace or stove.
Weather ResistantIt is weather-resistant to a point, but absorbs significantly more water than thin stone veneer.  It shrinks over time due to drying and carbonation.Natural thin stone veneer is, by nature, weather resistant. It is considerably less water absorbent than manufactured stone veneer.  It provides added protection to your home’s structure in addition to partial thermal, sound and fire-resistance qualities. It has a tendency to expand over time due to water intake.
Fade ResistantThe colour is prone to slight fading over time.The colour is maintained throughout the life of the product.
AestheticIt resembles natural stone, but sometimes the coloring is only on the surface layer.It offers the same colour throughout. Natural colour variation adds an extra aesthetic depth to your project. There are no repeated colour patterns as each stone is unique. With L shaped cuts, it greatly resembles full dimension stone.
Other ConsiderationsMaintenance for manufactured stone veneer is generally easy. Since it is pre fabricated, it is more difficult to cut and tailor to specific projects as the aggregate base is likely to show.Natural thin stone veneer is generally maintenance-free. You should never use wire brushes or acid-based cleaners on it. With natural thin stone, you get the durability and beauty of full natural stone without the cost or need to make structural changes to your home.

2013年2月17日星期日


artificial cultured stone veneer development of significance
 
 
 
 
       A huge amount of waste generated by the exploitation of natural stone used as the main raw material of the artificial stone, turning waste into treasure the production of artificial cultured stone veneer, to produce more than the natural stone building and furnishing materials, undoubtedly has a great economic significance. The formation of industrial clusters around the development of artificial stone industry can absorb a large number of personnel employment, led the development of the regional economy undoubtedly has great social significance; artificial stone to promote and highlight the environmental philosophy of the human mode of production of social progress and circular economy concept It is of great significance to the deeply rooted.
Brought more than 70% of the waste stone stone mining, processing the waste stone or occupied the land piled or buried in a landfill, damaged a large number of valuable land, stone resources has become a major hazard for harm to the environment. The waste stone selected in addition to production part of handicraft, color stone grit, high whiteness of marble waste production of some of the light and heavy calcium carbonate, other than there was no effective economic value to take advantage of it. Stretching dozens of miles each mine everywhere the colored rocks clinker Chengshan into Ling, fill up the ravine, the destruction of the environment is also easy to form a debris flow. And the rise of artificial stone industry to find a way out to solve this problem. The case of resource recycling environmental benefits of waste industry, the development of artificial stone industry itself does not directly consume native natural resources, does not destroy the natural environment, the industrial use of the natural stone mining when the produce of a large number of difficult to effectively deal with the waste stone resources, itself the The mode of production is environmentally friendly. The production of artificial cultured stone veneer does not require high temperature polymerization, consume large amounts of fuel and emission problems would not exist. Therefore, the artificial cultured stone veneer industry is a promising new building decoration materials industry, has a broad space for development, vigorously develop the artificial stone industry conditions have been met, the artificial stone industry is bound to get a rapid development.

2013年2月16日星期六

The artificial stone Manufactured Stone Veneer Production and forming method
Production of acrylic artificial stone Manufactured Stone Veneer:
     → sanding ① pour molding: material mixing → ​​vacuum exhaust → mold casting molding → high temperature aging treatment → finished
     ② screw extrusion: the material through the screw extruder fully automatic casting machine casting → ​​→ sanding finished molding cutting → ​​high temperature aging treatment → finished
Polyester board artificial stone production process:
          The production method is basically the same as the above inverted mold forming, but less Gaifen sheet production processes of high temperature and then aging step.
 Mine slate Production:
          The agitated → fabric clamping → ​​polished by high frequency shock pressure and vacuum exhaust → hot or room temperature curing → ​​polishing → ​​cutting → ​​finished with large presses.
Pore-forming:
          This technology for the latest forming technology, the characteristics of its product is light weight, good toughness, can be used for the material of the door panels and the like to further expand its use to solve the problem of shortage of wood.

2013年2月6日星期三


The United States is a huge country of one of the the culture stone market demand
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The United States is a huge country of one of the the culture stone market demand
          Has the characteristics of non-renewable resources of the natural stone, therefore, with the growth in demand has a greater appreciation of space and resources of the growing shortage of natural stone products. Which the United States is a huge country of one of the the culture stone market demand.

       Relative to the stone, natural culture stone relative to the main advantages of natural, artificial cultured stone veneer, environmental protection, no radiation, low price few beauty, chromatic aberration, and defects of the suit. If the stone to break through the heavy defects, so that the thickness and artificial cultured stone veneer, thin stone and ultrathin stone, the use and development of such stone to the next level. A growing number of U.S. construction industry prefer stone in natural form, especially the United States, the U.S. market is huge

       Recent years, stone average annual amount of growth rate of more than 9%, especially natural green stone, but stone dosage increase every year continues unabated. The amount of stone in our country has been ranked in the world economic crisis, in addition to the stone exports to China have a certain impact, not the entire stone industry exports to the U.S. have much impact.

2013年2月4日星期一

Cultured Stone Veneer

Cultured stone veneer, also known as cast stone, is a man-made concrete material made to look like authentic natural stone.
It can be used for a variety of different masonry purposes from decorative and ornamental trims and facings to ornamental garden stones.  Cultured stone veneer comes in a variety of colors ranging from whites to tans and beiges.  Like natural stone veneer, cultured stone veneer tends to be less expensive because it is light in weight and installs easily and quickly and comes in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors, as well as in flat or stacked-stone options.  Stop in today to see our wide selection of cultured stone veneer options and to learn more about the benefits of working with cultured stone.

2013年2月1日星期五

Range of applications of artificial cultured stone veneer  




Bar villas restaurant and upscale architectural spaces apply to achieve the antique effect
    Views logo: garden fences, pillars, paths, bridges, public signage;
    Interior: backdrop, stove, TV wall, hallway, kitchen and so on.
Culture Stone Source:
    artificial cultured stone veneer  ore is mined in nature, slate, sandstone, quartz stone, after processing, as a decorative building materials. Natural culture stone material is hard, sharp color, rich texture, different styles, compressive strength, wear-resistant, fire-resistant, cold-resistant, corrosion-resistant, low water absorption characteristics.
    The artificial cultured stone veneer  itself does not have specific cultural connotations. Culture stone has a rough texture, rich colors, natural form. It can be said, the culture stone people to return to nature, a reflection of the return to basics mentality in interior decoration. This mentality, we can also be understood as a living culture.
  Culture Stone
(1), light texture. Accounting for natural stone 1/3- 1/4 without extra wall base support.
(2), durable. Not fade, corrosion resistance, weathering resistance, high strength, good frost resistance and impermeability.
(3), Green. No smell, sound-absorbing, fire protection, thermal insulation, non-toxic, non-polluting, non-radioactive.
(4), dust self-cleaning function: water repellent treatment process, is not easy to adhesion of dust, wind and rain erosion can self-clean as new, maintenance-free operation.
(5), the simple installation costs Province. Without rivet in the wall, you can paste it directly; natural stone installation costs only 1 / 3.6, optional. Styles and diverse colors, mix and match the wall very three-dimensional effect.