03 Applications
Stone wall cladding
Tiles, strips, split-face panels and slabs for interior and exterior walls.
01 Overview
About this application
Wall cladding covers feature walls, interior linings and exterior wall surfaces. Strips and split-face panels add relief; sawn or honed tiles give a flat, calm plane.
Travertine is supplied as tiles, narrow strips, split-face ledger panels and slabs for walls. Tuff has a granular surface and a long record in Armenian wall building, and tiles, slabs and cut-to-size pieces in tuff are quoted on request.
Fixing depends on weight, height and exposure. Interior walls are usually adhered; exterior and heavy cladding often needs mechanical fixing, which sets a minimum thickness. Choose adhesives that suit light or porous stone, because some stain it.
State the format, size, thickness, finish and the edge and corner details. For strips, give the length in linear metres. Lay out from several packs and blend them, so that tonal variation reads as natural rather than as patches.
02 Checklist
What to check
Points to settle before you specify stone for this use. Ask for test data on every point that matters to your project.
- 01 Weight per square metre and the capacity of the substrate
- 02 Adhesive or mechanical fixing, and the thickness each requires
- 03 Moisture exposure behind and on the surface in wet rooms and exterior walls
- 04 Adhesive staining on light or porous stone
- 05 Tonal range across the wall and how packs are blended
- 06 Joint size and pointing of textured surfaces
- 07 Edge and corner details: mitres, returns and corner pieces
- 08 Cleaning, and dust build-up on textured faces
03 Recommended
Stones, formats and finishes
General guidance drawn from what we supply, with availability as we have confirmed it. The final selection depends on test data for the stone, the finish and the project.
Stones
- 01
Travertine
Own quarry at the Ararat deposit, Armenia
Layered, warm-toned stone from our own quarry in Armenia.
- 02
Tuff
Supplied through partner quarries in Armenia
Volcanic stone with a granular surface and a long building tradition in Armenia.
How to read the marks
- Available
- A regular offer, confirmed by PetroStone.
- On request
- Possible for specific orders, confirmed for each enquiry.
- Ask us
- Not confirmed yet. Tell us what you need and we will say whether we can supply it.
Formats
| Format | Travertine Own quarry | Tuff Supplied |
|---|---|---|
| Tiles and strips Modular tiles, cladding strips and French pattern sets. | Available | On request |
| Slabs Large-format panels sawn from blocks. | Available | On request |
| Cut-to-size Slab, tile and strip pieces cut to your drawings. | Available | On request |
Finishes
| Finish | Travertine Own quarry | Tuff Supplied |
|---|---|---|
| Honed Smooth, flat surface with a low sheen. | Available | Ask us |
| Matt Non-glossy, even surface with minimal reflection. | Available | Not listed |
| Antiqued Aged surface with softened edges, as if worn by use. | Available | Not listed |
| Split-face Rough, riven face with strong relief and sawn beds. | Available | Ask us |
| Sawn The surface left by the saw: flat, with fine cut marks. | Available | Ask us |
04 Photographs
In the photographs
Pictures from the PetroStone library. Each caption names the stone shown.
These pictures show the stone and its formats, not finished installations.
05 Guides
Related guides
Longer reading on the choices behind this application.
- 01 Natural stone finishes explained Polished, honed, matt, antiqued, bush-hammered, sawn and split-face finishes in plain terms, with guidance on where each is used and how to approve one.
- 02 Vein cut vs cross cut travertine, filled vs unfilled pores How vein cut and cross cut change the look of travertine, what filled and unfilled pores mean, and how to specify both in a request for quotation.
- 03 How to prepare a natural stone RFQ A practical checklist for importers and architects: what to specify, which drawings to send, and how to state units, destination and delivery basis.
Request for quotation
Tell us what you need.
Stone. Dimensions. Quantity. Destination.
Application: Wall cladding
Quote by format
Or write to sales@petro-stone.am