Stone tile cladding

[vivienz]

We plan to have the ground floor walls of the new build clad with some sort of stone cladding (TerryE, I've been reading your blog notes on this with interest) and I'm favouring one that comes in an interlocking z shape tile format at the moment.  Although there is a supplier local to me, I'm having difficulty locating alternatives so that I can compare prices.  I think the local guy is reasonable, but that's just in comparison to loose stone cladding that doesn't come in tile format.  The tile type is appealing as, I'm guessing, it will take less labour to attach to the building and less (if any) mortar.

 

Can anyone suggest any suppliers?

[dpmiller]

google Z-stone or Z-clad. You might however find there is one local distributor and many resellers...

[Declan52]

Only thing about the z type is you can see every join in it. I have the random type on pieces of my house.

Its put on with tile adhesive that would normally be used for swimming pools.

[vivienz]

Hmm - I had better go and have a look at a real life project, Declan. There is one I know of that's fairly local, so I shall go a state at someone's house tomorrow.

[vivienz]

I've looked at z clad but little comes up for it other than the main manufacturer. The version that the local guy has doesn't show on their website, so I'm not sure its one of their projects.

[nod]

1 hour ago, vivienz said:

I've looked at z clad but little comes up for it other than the main manufacturer. The version that the local guy has doesn't show on their website, so I'm not sure its one of their projects.

If you look on eBay there are a few company’s that will send you a sample of the Z type stone

[dpmiller]

you can fit it either gappy or seamless depending on skill, it seems.  Some installers can lose the horizontal joints better than others.