The History Of Thin Stone Veneer

THIN STONE VEENEER HISTORY- AD 70-80 THIN STONE VENEER BECAME PROMINENT IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, HOWEVER MATERIALS DEVELOPED MUCH EARLIER FORESHADOWED ITS USE. ALTHOUGH THEY CAN NO LONGER BE SEEN, PARTS OF THE ROMAN COLISEUM WERE MADE OUT OF MARBLE 1800'S VENEER. IN THE LATE 1800S MODERN STONE VENEER MADE ITS FIRST APPEARANCE. NATURAL STONE WAS CUT INTO THICK PORTIONS, AND THEN HAND TOOLED INTO THE APPROPRIATE THICKNESS FOR PANELS. IT WAS PRIMARILY USED FOR INTERIORS, STREET-LEVEL FACADES, AND STOREFRONTS. 1930-40s ONE-AND-1/2 INCHES BECAME A COMMON THICKNESS OF STONE MARBLE ENGINEERING HANDBOOK VENEER. PANELS WERE GENERALLY INSTALLED VIA MORTAR TECHNIQUES, WITH STEEL RODS DRILLED INTO THE EDGES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT. THE UTILIZATION OF STONE VENEER FOR COMPLETE BUILDING FACADES 1950-60s BEGAN. STONE VENEER CONSTRUCTION BECAME MUCH OF WHAT WE SEE TODAY. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS ALLOWED FOR STONE VENEER TO BE SHIPPED MORE EFFICIENTLY AND AT LOWER COSTS THAN EVER BEFORE. 2000's DEVELOPMENTS IN MACHINERY ENABLE 90-DEGREE CORNERS TO BE MANUFACTURED FROM FULL SIZE INDIVIDUAL BUILDING STONES. ONCE INSTALLED, THE COMPLETED PROJECTS GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF HAVING USED MUCH THÍCKER AND HEAVIER, FULL DEPTH STONES. PRESENT CONTINUED FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT HAS MADE THIN VENEER STONE A FAVORITE FOR ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS SEEKING "GREEN" BUILDING MATERIALS. LOWER PRODUCTION AND TRANSPOR- TATION COSTS PER SQUARE FOOT, WHILE MAINTAINING A TIMELESS LOOK, HAVE FUELED EVER-INCREASING DEMAND FOR NATURAL THIN STONE VENEER. SALADO quarry- www.saladoquarry.com