I’m salvaging some large (1 1/4″ by 2’x3′ and 3’x4′, 250-400 lbs. or so) slate slabs from a jobsite. I’m thinking of using them for a woodstove surround and for flooring in front of the south glazing in my upcoming house project (aka “learning experience”). Any suggestion on mounting these puppies to a sheetrock wall? I’m guessing the same rules for tile apply to the pieces on the ground but the pieces on the wall….?
Cheers!
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You should look at the old details for installing marble slabs on walls. See if someone has an old Architectural Graphic Standards book (my copy is at the office). Heavy wire is used and is inserted into holes drilled into the edge of the slab.
I just searched the web for the Architectural Graphic Standards and came up with quite a few permutations. Any recommendations?
The true "Architectural Graphic Standards" is published by John Wiley and Sons, and should set you back about $100. Check Amazon or Ebay- you might be able to find an older edition for next to nothing- most of the really god info hasn't changed in the past 20 years.
Bob
If you happen to live near a college campus you might be able to pick one up cheaper, round here they go for 50-75 used, most students keep them so it might be hard to find one used but they occasionaly pop up.
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, Professionals build the Titanic.
Edited 6/5/2003 5:57:07 PM ET by CAG
When we hang granite or cast stone around here, the fabricators cut slots in the edges of the slabs with a diamond blade. Clips are then hooked into the grooves and secured with epoxy, and the other end of the clips are then screwed to the wall.
Bob
Excellent ideas. Metal clips should be easy to fabricate if not buy.
Sounds like the Archetectural Standards book is a must have.
Thanks for the ideas!