StonePly Stone Panels Wind Loads

Posted on September 15, 2008
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StonePly stone panels have been extensively tested in our testing facilities for overall durability in zones that are prone to tropical storms, hurricanes, and earthquakes.  High wind loads can be a problem in areas closer to the coast where hurricanes and tropical storms are most likely to occur.  StonePly stone panels have been tested in up to 300 mile per hour wind speeds.  That is almost twice the amount that any hurricane has ever produced.

StonePly is also resistant of flying debri.  When a 2″ x 4″ wood stud is launched towards a StonePly panel at 50 ft/sec, it merely bounces off of the panel with little damage.  When the same test is done to a solid traditional 1 1/2″ thick stone panel, the panel is shattered.  This shows the durability of StonePly stone panels.  The thin, natural stone is bonded to a sheet of honeycomb.  The honeycomb works as reinforcement to make the panels strong and durable.

The panels become shatter resistant because every square inch of the stone is bonded to the honeycomb.  If hit hard enough, the stone will only crack and maybe chip off in very small pieces.  Where as, if a traditional thick piece of stone is struck hard enough it will crack and break off in large chunks which can be dangerous, especially if the pieces are falling from 50 stories above.

More detailed information can be found on our website.

StonePly Stone Panel Corner Joints

Posted on September 8, 2008
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StonePly stone panels offers two different joints that can be used where the outside corners ajoin.

The first and most common joint is a quirk miter joint.  This joint is formed by two stone panels at an outside corner where the meeting edges are mitered and the edges are exposed and finished.  The joint is then filled with backer rod and siliconed.  Silicone color will depend on color of the stone.  This option is the least expensive option because it does not need any pre-fabrication before arriving at the job site.  Lightweight stone panels that feature quirk miter joints are easier to install.

The second type of joint is a finished corner.  This joint is formed at an outside corner and pre-fabricated before arrival at the job site.   After assembled, the edge is available mitered or with a radius   This option is a little more costly because of the time it takes to fabricate the corners.

Please check out our CAD details for more information about quirk miter and finished joints.

StonePly Lightweight Marble Stone Panels

Posted on September 2, 2008
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Blue MarbleMarble has always been one of the most beautiful, elegant, and admired stone throughout history.  It has been used for religious and non-religious monuments and temples since the beginning of time.  It is still used today, surviving millions of years because of its classical beauty.

Marble is a type of marmora.  Marmoras are stone materials that can be polished.  The name comes from the greek word ‘marmarios’, which translates to ’shining stone’.  Marbles are metamorphic rocks that contain mostly calcuium carbonate.  Marble is available in a variety of beautiful colors ranging from white to black.  White marble seems to be the most classic of all the colors and has been around for many years. Most marbles, if cut extremely thin become translucent and can be used as lighted accent panels and bartops.

StonePly takes the beauty of real marble and combines it with a super lightweight aluminum honeycomb backing.  This allows contractors and architects to apply StonePly stone panels in places never before imagined.  StonePly’s marble honeycomb stone panels can be used in a variety of locations that will benefit from lightweight stone panels such as in elevators, curtain walls, and wall cladding.  These marble panels are tested for high wind loads, earthquakes, and flying debri.

StonePly is constructed with a thin layer of natural marble laminated to aluminum honeycomb panels using aviation epoxies.  Every square inch of the stone is bonded to the aluminum backing and when hit by debri it will crack and if damaged bad enough it will only break off in tiny pieces.  This provides extra safety during earthquakes, fires, hurricanes, flying debri, and high winds.  Traditional marble cladding, if struck, will break off in large pieces and is a safety hazard.

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