Contractor survey: vertical cladding systems and methods
As stone usage continues to expand in the U.S., contractors are seeing more interior projects specifying natural stone in a vertical application. This customized study, outlined by Laticrete International and executed by BNP Media (Stone World's parent company), takes a look at the methods, products and cladding sizes used by contractors around the country.
Looking deeper at the issue, contractors were then polled on what methods they used for the majority of their installations. Thinset was at the top, as it was used for nearly two-thirds (64%) of installations. The plaster and wire method was second most common at 17%, followed by mechanical anchors (12%) and other (7%). Once again, the “other†mentions were epoxy, mastic and specific branded products.