A beautiful solution for a dated fibro home? Its real stone wall veneer cladding.
Going back to beautiful colonial charm. Going forward in energy efficiency.
The style of this home lends itself perfectly to a Colonial Cottage look. Stone cladding will be the ideal walling solution to achieve that rustic heritage charm.
The finishing touches to this retro fit fibro home. Stunning stone cladding and thermal insulation in just one application
Hard to believe just two weeks ago this was a basic fibro building. Now a stunning stone colonial cottage, FULLY insulated for real home comfort.
The style of this home lends itself perfectly to a Colonial Cottage look. Stone cladding will be the ideal walling solution to achieve that rustic heritage charm.
From ordinary to stunning in just a fortnight. What a difference!
How do you make a difficult decision easier?
Faced with the decision of "what finish will I have?" when renovating this fibro home the choices were many. Like many older fibre cement sheeted homes there was no existing wall insulation which impacted on both summer and winter comfort.
The need to address both the thermal insulation requirements and the aesthetics played a big role in this clients decision. Other options in stone required the walls to be lined with FC sheeting, then stone veneer wet fixed. Whilst the stone cladding was comparable in price to EcoSmart Stone it required two lots of material purchases and two labour processes, making it a more expensive and messier option. And one that provided no thermal insulation whatsoever.
The other option to achieve thermal insulation was the EIFS polystyrene render system. This was a cheaper option but was not the aesthetic look he required. There was also some doubt around the potential of cracking prevalent in some of these systems, with which occurrence means complete wall re-render to ensure any repairs do not show.
Though around $13K more than EIFS the owner opted for EcoSmart Stone as he would get the finish he really wanted. He felt with the extra capital gain benefits on the property it was worth it, without factoring in the savings on two or three paint jobs of about $8K each over the years.