The mortar joint is not a secondary detail. On a stone exterior, the joint profile, composition, and width determine whether the cladding weathers gracefully or deteriorates in the first decade. Honest materiality means specifying the joint as carefully as the stone itself.
Stone exterior facades at high altitude in Colorado face a combination of stressors not present at lower elevations: more annual freeze-thaw cycles, higher UV intensity, greater daily temperature swings, and more frequent high-wind-driven rain events. These are not abstract conce
The mortar joint is not a secondary detail. On a stone exterior, the joint profile, composition, and width determine whether the cladding weathers gracefully or deteriorates in the first decade. Honest materiality means specifying the joint as carefully as the stone itself.
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