In the residential as well as the commercial sector, it seems that more planning and budget is being given to exterior finishes, including expanded use of natural stone and tile.
When Summit Stoneworks of Buda, TX, was founded in February of 2006, its owners decided to equip the shop with state-of-the-art machinery from the very beginning. And since finishing its first project that April, it has steadily grown as a fabricator in the Austin region of Central Texas.
In this Online Stone Fabricators Roundtable - conducted at www.stoneadvice.com - both users and non-users of CNC equipment offer their insight on the technology.
Although Dave’s Cabinets of Chesapeake, VA, has been in operation for about 30 years, it has only been in the practice of fabricating stone countertops for the past three years. The company originally began as a woodworking business, but after thoroughly researching the stone industry, its owner decided it was time to make the move to stone fabrication.
When and why should a waterproofing membrane be used in conjunction with a stone installation? What are some of the specific areas that make sense to use a waterproofing membrane? Some of the obvious use areas are showers, spas, steam rooms, fountains and pools. These are generally considered “constant wet areas” and by building code and design specification, a waterproofing membrane must be used to protect spaces below and adjacent to the stone installation. The Tile Council of North America’s Handbook for Ceramic Tile Installations provides many details that depict the use of a waterproofing membrane in an array of installation methods, including walls, floors, decks, tubs, showers and pools.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, MD, has a long and storied past. As the first metropolitan cathedral and major religious building that was constructed in America after the adoption of the Constitution, it became a symbol of religious freedom that was a core to the newly formed U.S., when its cornerstone was laid in July 1806.
The purpose of the Janelia Farm Research Campus in Loudon County, VA, part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), was to create a unique center where scientists from around the world could work collaboratively to create and exploit the new tools of biomedical science. The 760,000-square-foot building houses laboratories, conference and educational facilities, transient housing and support services, as well as administration and building services, and Italian Basaltina was used as flooring prominently throughout the public spaces located on the ground floor.
Designed by Stephen B. Jacobs Group, PC, and Andi Pepper Interior Design, which also collaborated for the design of the famous Hotel Gansevoort in New York City, the new South Star Condominium complex is a past historical building transformed into the modern future downtown Manhattan condo residences for urban individuals. The condominiums feature a variety of material from local stone suppliers, including granite from Hindustan Granites Inc., and marble supplied by Foro Marble Co.
Christopher J. Grubb, president of Arch-Interiors Design Group, Inc. was recently challenged to transform a private residence, located on Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills of California, from an outdated space to a modern home that reflected the lifestyles and personalities of its owners. In order to meet the client’s request, a total of 2,600 square feet of natural stone was added to several rooms throughout the space.
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