New Bungalow Stone Cladding or Wet Dash?

kittykat41

Hello Everyone

I am in the process of building a new house and am at the stage of external plastering, bare blocks at the moment

I live in a coastal area and was wondering would it be OK to do all the bungalow in stone cladding or would wet dash be better?

Stone cladding looks nice but would it cause any damp issues?

Thanks for your help

The Continental Op

A neighbor right next to the sea have what I think is a lime based render and they don't like it. They want to paint the house white - madness!

Anyway it does stain and need cleaning regularly. The problem in one respect might be that the air is clean near the sea with very little thats toxic to put off various things that will grow on a wall. Add to that the extended periods of damp from driving rain off the sea (depends which coast you are on) and you have walls that you might want to clean. Wet dash gets dirty but stone cladding won't be anything like as bad. I don't see any problem of damp with a good finish with either.

kittykat41

I was hoping the gret wet dash with waterproofer would be a life long job but I have been told that in the conditions it will need to be painted after a couple of years , this is why I'm thinking the stone cladding might be more durable

Just want to make sure I do the right thing

Jakey Rolling

If stone cladding, you would still need to finish the blockwork behind the stone with waterproof finish (sand/cement with waterproofer). Stone cladding will let water through especially in an exposed location, and concrete blockwork is extremely porous. Any insulation in the the cavity wall may become waterlogged (from personal experience)

kittykat41

I phoned the stone cladding company and they said best put onto the bare block

I think I would prefer a scratch coat underneath

The Continental Op

Stone cladding might stick better directly to the bare block?

Stone Deaf 4evr

Might be worth checking your planning permission first to make sure theres no references in the conditions to the external finishes - common enough to see things along the lines of 'exterior to be plain plaster finish'

cnocbui

You might want to check out pliolite resin based paints. I believe they have been used with great success in harsh coastal areas of Scotland. They offer extreme durability and are used throughout Europe on tall commercial structures where the cost of repainting at height is a major consideration so durability is paramount.