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StonePly Stone Panels – Specialty Textures

StonePly’s Lightweight Stone Panel system combines the beauty of natural granites, marbles, and limestones with a lightweight aluminum honeycomb material to create stunning, unique, and lightweight stone panels for any application. StonePly has several standard textures including the most popular textures, polished, honed and flamed. A polished texture is most typical because it gives granites [...]

StonePly Stone Panels Wind Loads

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 [...]

StonePly Lightweight Marble Stone Panels

Marble 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 [...]

StonePly Counter Tops

StonePly counter tops can be used in a variety of areas including on yachts, cruise ships, and airplanes. These areas usually have weight restrictions and cannot accommodate the weight of thick granite or marble slab tops. StonePly has revolutionized counter tops for use on yachts, cruise ships, and airplanes by laminating thin real stone to [...]

Which Backing and Installation Method is Best for your Project?

What is the best backing option and installation method is best for my project?? StonePly Co. gets this question at least once a day. Depending on whether the project is interior or exterior will typically dictate what type of backing to use and the installation method needed. Interior Use If the stone panel project is [...]

StonePly Translucent Stone Panels

StonePly translucent amber alabaster columns make a great addition to hotel and casino lobbies. StonePly stone panels are cut to form a wall column. Using a polycarbonate backing laminated to the alabaster allows the column to be backlit, showing off its beautiful texture and natural pattern. There are a variety of different applications that showcase [...]

StonePly Stone Panels as a Radiant Heat Barrier

StonePly honeycomb acts as a radiant heat barrier. The honeycomb backing acts as an insulator and does not allow for heat to penetrate through the stone panel face. This radiant barrier also helps keep heat in the building because the honeycomb backing reflects the heat back instead of absorbing it. Using StonePly honeycomb will block [...]

Efflorescence in Stone

Efflorescence is a white, powdery, crystalline deposit found on the surface of stone. Efflorescence is caused by moisture seeping through the stone panels mixed with the natural salts in the stone. When the salt/water mixture evaporates from the surface of the stone panel, it leaves salt deposits on the surface of the stone. With StonePly [...]

StonePly Panel Benefits

What are the benefits of using StonePly natural stone panels vs. full slab stone? Lower Weight StonePly natural stone panels only weigh about 3.5 pounds per square foot. StonePly thin stone panels weigh 80 percent less than thick stone panels making them superior to thick, heavy stone panels. Higher Strength StonePly stone panel cladding consists [...]

StonePly Backing Options

Backing Substrates StonePly offers three types of backing substrates to strengthen thin stone panels. 1. StonePly HC is an aluminum backing shaped like a honeycomb matrix. This is the strongest and most rigid backing StonePly offers. StonePly HC is perfect for exterior stone cladding panels. The Z Clip , plate and screw, or interlocking channel [...]

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