What we learn from the drawings, the substrates and the site queries that reach the technical department. Written for architects, contractors and distributors specifying thin stone.
A 20 mm stone panel costs more than the material you buy — it costs the frame, the substrate, the crane and the crew. We break a façade down line by line and show where the 3 kg sheet actually wins.
Read the comparisonMaterial, structure, fixing and access — a line-by-line look at the installed cost of a 2–4 mm sheet against 20 mm cladding.
ReadRadius limits, setting-out, joint planning and the templates we ask for before a curved elevation is approved.
ReadThickness is not a quality ranking. It follows from the substrate, the geometry, the fixing method and the abuse the wall will take.
ReadSizes, thickness, finishes, water and fire performance, test reports and customization — the questions that decide whether the material fits.
ReadFull-bed adhesive, ventilated rainscreen and concealed mechanical clips — what each system demands of the substrate, and where each one fails.
ReadHow a retained batch reference kept 4,600 m² of corridor and wet-room cladding consistent across a multi-site programme.
ReadWhy sheet size changes your freight more than your finish does, and how a container optimisation report is put together before loading.
ReadAbsorption, Class A fire, freeze-thaw, UV, scrub resistance and VOC — what the numbers mean, and which ones a consultant will ask for.
ReadWhy a physical A4 sample beats any photograph, and how the sample box programme is set up to protect you from a batch surprise.
ReadSend the elevation, the radius or the assembly detail. The technical department replies within one working day.