When it comes time to consider your elevator interior, elevate your expectations with stoneply panels. StonePly’s Panels brings you the elegance of natural stone to your elevator interior. StonePly Panels are lightweight, customizable, safe and easy to install. 

Lightweight

StonePly stone panels with a Aluminium Composite Material Backing weights less than 4 pounds per square foot and panels are only up to one inch thick.  StonePly panels are perfect for elevators. 

Customizable

Stoneply can be cut into a variety of shapes and sizes. StonePly can also be made into medallions. 

Safe

StonePly’s lightweight reduces the weight load on the elevator.  Stoneply conforms to all major building and elevator codes and requirements. Stoneply’s panel are stable and will not warp from humidity and temperature changes. 

Easy to install

StonePly panels are prefabricated meaning installation can be done quickly and safely with minimal disruption businesses or construction sites. Elevator side panels are mounted on a Honeycomb backing and installed easily with Z-clip brackets. Floor Panels are mounted to an Aluminium Composite Material backing and adhered to the floor of the elevator cab.

Metropolitan Hospital

Mayotte Marble

East Harlem, New York City, New York

Padre Hotel

Bianco Carrara Marble

Bakersfield, California

StonePly stone panels can help your elevators rise to the occasion. For more information, visit stoneply.com, email info@stoneply.com or call 903-454 4630.

About StonePly

StonePly is the leading stone on aluminum honeycomb panel manufacturer. To meet its commitment to provide “any stone form anywhere in the world” StonePly maintains a global network of procurement in Europe, South America, Asia, Africa and the stone quarrying centers of the world. Offices, manufacturing and warehousing facilities are in Greenville, TX. Family owned and operated for over 25 years, StonePly is the oldest stone on aluminum honeycomb panel manufacturer and supplier under the same ownership.  Clients and commissions include NASA, The US Nuclear Regulatory Agency, US National Park Service, Rolex, Hyatt, Disney, Atlantis Resort, Four Seasons and others.

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission  

Dakota Mahogany Granite

Bethesda, Maryland

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission when looking for stone cladding chose Stoneply. Stoneply provided them with Dakota Mahogany, a dark rich granite speckled with white and black flecks.

League City Hall

Roman Travertine Limestone

League City, Texas

Devastated by a hurricane, League City Texas’ City Hall looked to give the building a fresh new face. StonePly stone panels offer weather resistance, affordability, and an easy installation.

Weather resistance: StonePly stone panels have undergone extensive testing for hurricane resistance and other severe weather conditions and passed with flying colors.

Affordable and Easy to Install: Stoneply stone offers saving on construction cost. Stoneply Panels can be easily install and do not require as much time and manpower as slab stone.

Entergy Building

Georgia Pearl Marble

Little Rock, Arkansas

After weathering and bowing took its toll on the existing slab Marble Panel, Entergy decided to replace them in 2010. Entergy cited concerns about the weight of the stone and how the building could support them, but StonePly Panels solved both the weight and the longevity problems of traditional slab stone. Stoneply panels are lightweight, durable and will stay strong for many Independence Days to come.

For more information, visit stoneply.com, email info@stoneply.com or call 903-454 4630.

About StonePly

StonePly is the leading stone on aluminum honeycomb panel manufacturer. To meet its commitment to provide “any stone form anywhere in the world” StonePly maintains a global network of procurement in Europe, South America, Asia, Africa and the stone quarrying centers of the world. Offices, manufacturing and warehousing facilities are in Greenville, TX. Family owned and operated for over 25 years, StonePly is the oldest stone on aluminum honeycomb panel manufacturer and supplier under the same ownership.  Clients and commissions include NASA, The US Nuclear Regulatory Agency, US National Park Service, Rolex, Hyatt, Disney, Atlantis Resort, Four Seasons and others.

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StonePly is a high performance facade and cladding panel, made up of natural stone facing and aluminum honeycomb backing. The panels resist natural disasters and high impacts, while also providing the ability to flex under heavy loads.

Tornadoes:

The Challenge: In an average year, there are more than 1,200 tornadoes in the USA. These tornadoes blow through with winds as high as 200 miles per hour and result in over 1,500 injuries, 100 fatalities, and billions in property damage each year.

The Solution: StonePly has been engineered to tornadic wind speeds and wind loads.

Hurricanes:

The Challenge: In an average year, there are ten tropical storms. Six of which become hurricanes.

Along the coasts, hurricanes cause billions of dollars in damage each year. Over 50% of the US population lives in hurricane affected areas.

The Solution: StonePly has proven itself hurricane resistant on construction projects all along the Gulf Coast region, from Texas to Florida and into the Caribbean. The Atlantis Project in the Caribbean features over 120,000 square feet of StonePly and has withstood six hurricanes. StonePly has been engineered, tested and approved for high wind areas and has passed large missile impact testing for wind borne debris.

Thunderstorms and Hail:

The Challenge: Thunderstorms with hail and high winds cause damages totaling in the billions of dollars per year.

The Solution: StonePly has been tested and proven hail impact resistant.

 Floods:

The Challenge: Flooding makes up over 75% of the federally declared disasters and is the most common disaster event in the United States. Facades must be able to resist both storm surges and potential submergence, often over long periods, at the ground level.

The Solution: StonePly can be submerged for extended periods, even years. The panels contain no wood or paper to rot. StonePly panels have been submerged for over 10 years without adverse effects.

 Fires and Wildfires:

The Challenge: In 2012, some 38 wildfires produced 1.1 billion in economic losses. In cities, building fires are a major concern.

The Solution: StonePly is a noncombustible. StonePly is inherently non-combustible both on the face, which is natural stone, but also – and this is important – on the backside of the panel, the side that faces the building. Some competitors use fiber glass or plastic backings for their stones. StonePly never does. Unlike competitor’s panels, the back of our panels is non-combustible aluminum. Both faces offer a 0 flame spread and great fire resistance.

Earthquakes:

The Challenge: Earthquakes pose a serious risk in California, Hawaii and Alaska, but they also affect many eastern and Midwestern regions. Every year there are 5,000 seismic events with 400 earthquakes large enough to cause damage to buildings. Traditional stone cladding is vulnerable to earthquakes.

The Solution: StonePly is proven, both in the laboratory and in the field to be able to handle extreme building movement, bending, twisting and racking forces. The aluminum honeycomb reinforcement prevents breakage and falling components.

To meet all these challenges, you need an exterior cladding that’s able to resist the forces of nature. Ordinary natural stone cladding is inherently fragile. StonePly on the other hand, can resist impacts from windblown debris, flooding, earthquakes, and fire.

Thanks to its unique combination of strength, durability, beauty, and ductility, StonePly is the ideal cladding panel for stone facades wherever disasters may strike. If you need testing data or assistance with detailing StonePly, samples or specifications, give us a call at 903-454-4630.

We are here to help.

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The Challenge of Designing a Blast Resistant Stone Facade

It’s an unfortunate fact of life today that buildings are at risk due to terrorism. In a fraction of a second, explosives in a parked car can destroy the face of a building. When designing a building enclosure or facade, the impact of blasts is a force to be considered. This is especially true when designing facades for courthouses, hospitals, government buildings and other high risk facilities. In a blast event, the shock wave of the blast striking the facade cladding can be mitigated by stopping flying debris and absorbing the blast energy. So how do you design a stone facade to be blast resistant? Following are some solutions to the challenge.

Ductile Stone Cladding for Blast Resistant Building Envelopes

In blast resistant cladding and building envelopes, a greater emphasis is placed on ductile behavior of a cladding in response to blast loading. StonePly, with its aluminum honeycomb is an excellent material to consider, since by its very nature it is ductile. Even though it presents a stone facade to the world, the aluminum backing means that StonePly bends and deforms elastically prior to failing. In a blast, StonePly cladding panels perform much better than slab stone. This is because StonePly has capacity both in tension and in compression, where ordinary stone cladding only has capacity in compression. This means StonePly stone panels are up to 60 times more impact resistant than granite or marble slab panels.

Preventing and Stopping Flying Debris with Stone Ply Facade Panels

In a blast, flying fragments can cause as much or more harm than the explosion itself. So how do you avoid fragmentation of stone cladding and the creation of flying debris? Designers of blast resistant buildings are using architectural elements and cladding that do not fragment during an explosion. With StonePly, the entire stone is bonded to a ductile aluminum panel. In lower level blast events, the blast energy is absorbed as the panel flexes under the shock wave and then returns to normal. Under a higher level blast, the stone may fracture, but the aluminum panel, acts as a safety net. Much like in a car wreck when the laminated safety glass holds the pieces of broken glass together, the aluminum holds the stone pieces together.

Slowing Impact Time to Reduce Blast Effects on the Building Structure

A large bomb blast pushes the stone face of the StonePly cladding inward. The aluminum honeycomb panel goes into tension, and the cells of the aluminum honeycomb act as thousands of crumple zones as they absorb the blast energy. By the panels flexing under the load some energy is absorbed and dissipated.  In addition, the individual honeycomb cells act as little airbags to further absorb the impact.  By slowing the impact time you reduce the force of the impact.

Anyone who has ever hit a bubble wrap padded surface versus a solid concrete surface with their hand understands that while the padding (by slowing the impact time) reduces the damage to your hand, it also reduces the damage to whatever is behind the padding and reduces the impact force applied to it. It is the same principle as an airbag or crumple zones in a car. When it comes to cladding and blast resistance, the ideal cladding is one that can resist smaller blast loads, but when they blast loads become very large, can crumple and deform in an energy absorbing manner, to reduce the blast load on the structure and to prevent flying debris. While StonePly panels flex and bounce back from smaller blast pressures, under extreme blast pressures, the StonePly honeycomb cells crumple like little airbags. Like the crumple zones and airbags of a car protect the driver from the crash impact, the StonePly cladding of the building envelope softens the impact and protects the buildings structure and its occupants from the full force of the blast.

The importance of the StonePly slowing the blast impact down can be explained mathematically.  Newton’s second law may be written as mΔv=Ft where m is the mass, Δv is the change in speed, F is the average force, and t is the time during which F acts. So the longer you can make the collision time when the blasts shock wave strikes the buildings cladding, by crumple zones, flexing and air cells (the t in the equation), the smaller the F (the blast waves force transferred to the building) will be.

With their high impact strength, ductile nature and energy absorbing cell structure, StonePly panels can form an important component of a complete system of blast resistant cladding for your building enclosure and the protection of its occupants.

Fire Resistant and Blast Resistant Cladding

In a blast event, fire is an added concern. Conventional bombs and explosives rely of the rapid oxidation of a fuel to create an explosion and fire. Fire and smoke can be as deadly and damaging as the initial blast.  Stone Ply offers a non-combustible stone face, with a 0 flame spread surfaces, both on the stone front side and the non-combustible aluminum back. In ASTM standard testing, StonePly resisted over 240 minutes of direct flame against the panel face without any penetration or any burning through. In addition, in the flame exposure test, the back of panel never reached temperatures over 160 degrees, protecting materials behind the exterior building envelope from heat and flame.

And unlike some cladding materials, which have only one side non-combustible, StonePly offers a non-combustible front and back. In the event of a blast where flame penetrates the cladding and into the drainage cavity, StonePly features a non-combustible, 0 flame spread, aluminum back.

A Rich Selection of Stone Colors are Available for Blast Resistant Cladding

Blast resistant stone facades can be beautiful. Compared to ordinary stone veneer cladding, you get the same natural stone exterior but in a stronger, ductile and 60 times higher impact strength panel. StonePly cladding panels are available in natural granite, marble, limestone, onyx and travertine. The blast resistance and strength of the panel are derived from the back of the panel, the aluminum honeycomb core. The stone that is selected for the exterior face has little or no effect on the blast resistance, so the architect designing the facade is free to select from a rich palette of stones from around the world.

Designing for Blast Resistance vs Traditional Building Enclosure Design

Blast designs involve a building enclosure built to withstand a high pressure over a very short period and in a relatively concentrated area. Traditional cladding and building enclosure designs require façades to resist lower pressures and more uniformly distributed loads. Wind loads apply pressure to the facade over extended periods and repeatedly (day after day, year after year). Blast loads are onetime events, with a concentrated load over a small area. The total force acting on the entire building envelope from a 30psf wind load (1.44 kPa) can be much higher than the smaller, but more concentrated load from a blast. The blast creates a concentrated load on a few facade panels, but the smaller but concentrated pressure wave can exert much higher pressures per square foot.

The higher impact resistance of StonePly cladding allows it to resist concentrated impacts 60 times better than a solid granite slab cladding.

The Next Step

If you have questions or need assistance with stone cladding design details or blast resistant stone cladding, please contact us. We are happy to help.

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If you are involved with a stone cladding or facade project that needs restoration or you are an architect, engineer, owner or contractor tasked with designing or constructing a stone cladding project, you want to avoid problems. Several prominent buildings have suffered from the problem of marble facade failure, including the Amoco building in Chicago, the Finlandia City Hall in Helsinki, La Grande Arch and SCOR Tower in Paris and IBM Tower in Brussels.

So Why Do Some Marble Facades Bow and Warp?

Natural stone has been used for facade applications for centuries. But until relatively recently, the marble was always heavy 4″ to 8″ thick slabs. These stone panels did not bow, but they also placed considerable weight on the building. In the late 1950’s, the slab thickness was reduced to 1 1/2″ or so. This reduced the weight of the stone cladding, but introduced some new problems. One of these problems was slab bowing. Over time the facade slabs can bow to be either convex or concave. The attachment of the slabs, by kerf cuts and slots, tended to rely on the weakest property of the stone for attachment.

Where on the building facade do most stone failures occur?

The greatest amount of bowing is on south facing facades. Here the sun tends to cycle the stone cladding through greater temperature swings.

What stones fail, bow and crack in facades and cladding applications?

The marbles most susceptible to bowing are white marbles. These include Italian Carrara marble, but also marbles from Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Norway, China and USA. Marbles of the same variety, from the same quarry, can have a different propensity to bowing.

White Carrara

Arabescato

Limestone facade panels generally do not bow, but may expand out of their anchors.

What climates cause stone facade failure?

The problem with marble facades is not limited to one climate or one type of marble.  In the USA, buildings in several states have had problems. In Europe, there are building facades with bowed marble slabs from both the cooler climates of Finland and Denmark to the warmer climates of Portugal and Spain.  Bowed slabs occur in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Why does the marble bow?

Certain marble slabs permanently warp in response to uneven heating and cooling and a moisture variation in the stone. Each day, the sun heats the panel face causing it to dry out and to expand more than the back of the slab. The inside face of the panel (against the building) remains cooler and more moist. When the crystals within some marbles expand, they do not return all the way back to their original size when cooled. The result is a gradual bowing or cupping of the stone facade panel with each heating/cooling and damp/dry cycle. In addition to the change in shape, the process weakens the stone.

In laboratory testing some 80 different marbles we have found the main external cause of bowing to be uneven solar heating with a moisture gradient. Various marble types respond in different ways to the cycles. This mostly depends upon the microscopic crystal patterns within a marble and how the grains are “locked” together.

What is the solution to marble cladding bowing and deterioration?

One solution is to use StonePly instead of slab marble. StonePly combines a thin 1/4″ layer of natural stone bonded to aluminum honeycomb backing. The StonePly panel relies on the aluminum honeycomb for strength and rigidity, not on the stone. Testing has proven that StonePly panels do not suffer the same thermal hysteresis problem as slab stone.

Tested and Proven

StonePly has been tested using the European procedure for testing stone slab bowing. In the test, the slab is partially submerged in water. The un-submerged face of the slab is exposed to radiant heat. The slab is subjected to repeated cycle of heating and cooling. In testing, 40 cycles are considered sufficient to show if the marble has a tendency to bow. After 200 cycles, the StonePly shows no discernible bowing or warping.

Laboratory Testing

Illustration of how stone panels are lab testing for bowing

 Real World Testing

Failure of Entergy Building panels

The panels on the Entergy Building failed. The owner replaced them with StonePly panels of the same stone variety and eliminated the problems.  You can view the case study here

Entergy Building Restored

For more information on StonePly panels please contact us at 903-454-4630.

AND HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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Aluminum vs. Plastic

StonePly panels are backed with aluminum honeycomb between two continuous sheets of aluminum.

Our competitor uses plastic (epoxy coated fiberglass) skins over honeycomb.

Why do we use the more expensive aluminum (and yet still offer better pricing)?

• Aluminum does not burn
• Aluminum does not break down when exposed to sunlight and UV rays
• Aluminum allows attachment anywhere to the back of the panel
• Aluminum provides superior strength
• Aluminum  makes a stronger attachment point
• Aluminum is recyclable

Aluminum has a long and proven history in everything from window frames for skyscrapers to frames and wings for airplanes, etc. Aluminum offers exceptional corrosion resistance, flame resistance, does not become brittle with age and is unaffected by sunlight. The competitions plastic backing must be protected from the sunlight and from flame and offers a much weaker connection point.

Quality Connections

With both systems, the bond of the stone to the honeycomb panel exceeds the strength of the stone.  This means that under tension, the natural stone actually splits apart before the adhesive bond breaks. Since it is a natural material, the stone strength varies from around 220psi for marbles to around 330psi for granites.

The real test of the assembled panel strength is the connection of the honeycomb panel to the structure in the field. In testing, StonePly offered 5 times the fastener pull out strength of the competition. StonePly also allows you to use screw fasteners anywhere on the back of the panel. Simply screw on the Z clip or tab and hang. The competitions connection requires either factory installed T-nuts (which makes them unforgiving of site variations) or field applied t-nut inserts set in wet epoxy. These field epoxied inserts are messy, slow and subject to field cure and quality variations. The wet set epoxy inserts slow the install as they cure overnight.

Faster supply

At StonePly, we have a streamlined, lean and fast production system. Experience shows that on average, StonePly produces and supplies panels to your job site twice as fast as our competitor. Saving up to two months on the schedule are common. On fast track projects or when additional panels are needed this can be an enormous benefit.

Faster install

StonePly panels have a tested and proven screw attachment system that allows attachment of z clips to the back of the panel in seconds. Our competitor requires epoxy set T nuts that require up to 24 hours to set. Imagine the productivity, install quality and space requirements differences between the systems.

• Ours anchors install in 2 seconds, theirs can take up to 24 hours.
• Our anchors can be installed rain or shine, theirs requires dry weather.
• Ours installs at any temperature, theirs requires warm weather.
• Our panels go from the crate to the wall. Theirs requires an area to lay out panels for drilling, mixing epoxy and the epoxy cure time.

Greater Capacity

StonePly offers over 250,000 square feet of production space; no one offers faster service or greater production capacity for any size project.

Technical Expertise

StonePly offers design, petrology, engineering and installation assistance.  We offer assistance from our in house architects, engineers, 30+ year veterans of the stone industry and CAD/CNC specialists.

Experience

StonePly is part of the Stromberg Group. For over 30 years the leaders in composite architectural products.

Reputation

Clients and Commissions include leading architects, government agencies and corporations. A brief list of satisfied customers includes The Atlantis Resort, The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Agency, The US Capitol, Tommy Hilfiger Stores, The University of California, Caesars Palace, Entergy and the list goes on.

Compare apples to apples

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THE STONE SELECTION

“Designers have a mental image of the stone look they want, but actually describing it is another story. And sometimes they won’t know it until they see it. A good stone façade provider is going to listen, interpret what you’re asking for and provide samples and suggestions. We help with finding the best stone, finish, attachment and detailing that works with the actual building you are designing.

StonePly offers the world’s largest selection of natural stone on honeycomb backing, and that makes the process of finding “the perfect stone” easier. We have stone from quarries all over the world, including some stones that are exclusive only to StonePly. Our goal is to help you find the ideal balance of a stone that is flattering to your particular design, durable and cost effective. If you have a particular stone in mind, we can start the process there. Providing a picture of a stone you like is a huge help too.”

White Carrara

Impala Black

Indiana Limestone

Perlato Svevo

THE ATTACHMENT

“StonePly makes stone panel attachment easier, stronger and safer. With the StonePly system, there are options in stone panel attachment and we like to show designers those choices and help them select the one that is best for the façade of their particular project. Do they need insulation behind the stone panels? Do they want a hurricane resistant stone cladding? Will it be an open joint rain screen cladding or a sealed joint system? Or does your project have a really unusual condition that needs a custom attachment method? We help you work through all that.”

Z-clip installation for StonePly panels

The concealed screw attachment method for StonePly panels

THE SURFACE FINISH

“The surface finish of the stone can make a huge difference in the appearance of the stone. Your options for stone surface finishes used to be limited to just polished or honed. Now there is sandblasted, flamed, waterjet and a host of other stone finishes available. You want a supplier who can offer you all of those finish options and who will work with you to find the best finish for your stone panel project. StonePly can do that and we are here to help.”

Polished Granite

Sandblasted Granite

Shop StonePly selection of stone panels here.

View Stone Façade specifications here.

Need assistance with your particular project or have a question? We are here to help. You can fill out our contact form or call one of our very informative specialists at 903-454-4630.

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1. THE COLOR

Stones run the gamut from light to dark and all colors in between. Keep in mind that dark stones can get very hot to the touch in full sun. In areas where people can touch the stone, a black or dark brown stone may not be a good choice.

White Carrara

Impala Black

2. SURFACE FINISH

How a stone appears depends upon color, pattern and reflectivity. Color is made up of reflected light and the texture of the stone’s surface affects that. Polished stones tend to be darker, while sandblasted or flamed stones appear lighter. A black granite may appear deep black when polished, light gray when honed and an even paler shade of gray when flamed. When selecting cladding stones, make sure you see both the stone and the finish before you decide.

Polished Granite

3. PATTERN

Some stone a homogeneous in pattern. Others have a strong pattern or veining. When installed, the pattern should all run the same direction. Make sure to get this one right, or you could wind up with a hodgepodge of a pattern.

4. DON’T CRACK UP

When designing a façade, keep in mind that ordinary slabs can shatter and fall in a high wind, seismic or hail condition. StonePly features an aluminum honeycomb backing that is bonded to every square inch of the stone. It’s hurricane proof, large missile impact resistant and earthquake resistant.

Even in hurricanes, even in earthquakes.

5. HAVE A STRONG ATTACHMENT

The cladding panel should be permanently bonded to an aluminum honeycomb and fastened to the structure. Unlike ordinary slab connections that are only at the edges, StonePly connections are fast, super secure and engineered to last.

Aluminum Honeycomb Backing

Now that you know what to look for and design for in stone cladding project, here are a few projects to look at.

Attachment details can be found at Details

Specifications are available at Specs

For assistance with a particular design or attachment question, we are here and eager to help.

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StonePly Sight and Urinal Screens are made from natural stone bonded to an aluminum honeycomb core. Designers can select from thousands of natural stone types. Finished edges can also be added to the urinal screens for an appealing look.

Typical Finished Edge Detail

Benefits and Advantages

• High Strength: Up to 80 times the impact strength of slab stone
• Waterproof
• Lightweight for less load on walls and faster and easier installation.
• StonePly ® is available in thousands of varieties of natural stone
• Custom made to your requirements

 Sight Screens and modesty screens

Typical sight screens are 48″ to 55″ high and either wall mounted, wall and floor mounted or wall, floor and ceiling braced.

Typical layout of StonePly stone urinal screens

Typical side view of StonePly urinal screens

Urinal Screens

Wall-Hung Urinal Screens are typically 42″ or 48″ high.

Urinal Screen Wall Mounting Elevation

Screen panels are attached to the wall with stainless steel, plated brass or aluminum brackets.

Urinal Screen Mounting Detail

They may be wall mounted, wall and floor mounted or wall, floor and ceiling braced.

Hardware

StonePly urinal screens and sight screens work with a variety of commercial hardware. For most applications, a good quality stainless steel or aluminum hardware is recommended. You may order the hardware and urinal screens as a complete package, or order just the urinal screen panels from StonePly and use with your own hardware.

Note to installer: Consult local and national codes and ADA requirements. Conformity and compliance to codes is the responsibility of the installer.

Field verify all dimensions.

Since StonePly partitions weigh only 5 lbs. per square foot, they are easily mounted to walls with standard partition hardware. 

Sample layout of urinal screens

Contact Us!

For more information on how StonePly can help you create beautiful and long lasting Urinal Screens please contact us at 903-454-4630 or fill out our contact form.

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About Stone Ply for Airplane Interiors

At first glance, stone on an airplane sounds like an extravagant idea. But consider this; StonePly weighs about the same as plywood, it’s non-combustible and beautiful. So thanks to the strength and lightweight properties of StonePly, airplane designers are able to use the exquisite beauty and quality of natural stone on private and corporate jets.

Designers, manufacturers and outfitters of custom airplane interiors for private and corporate jets have found StonePly to be a useful way to introduce the high end appeal of stone to their projects. StonePly offers a lightweight, strong and attractive real stone finish for airplane galleys, lavatories, flooring and tables. And in addition to the beauty and uniqueness of natural stone panels for aircraft interiors, StonePly also offers custom marble and granite insets, medallions and logos for use on airplane floors, tables and partitions.

Testing StonePly for Aircraft Interiors

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires certain materials be fire tested. This following is a brief summary of Stone Ply’s test results and flame resistance abilities.  For additional information on testing of aircraft materials, refer to the “Aircraft Materials Fire Test Handbook” for a description of all FAA-required fire test methods for aircraft materials.

Fire Resistance of StonePly Lightweight Stone Panel for Aircraft Interiors

StonePly offers designers of aircraft interiors a non flammable panel made up of a thin stone face bonded to a non flammable aluminum back panel with an aluminum honeycomb core. The materials are bonded together with a thin layer of high strength epoxy.

Airplane Interior Test: Vertical Bunsen Burner Test for Cabin and Cargo Compartment Materials

Result: Passed

StonePly meets or exceeds the requirements of the test. The tested StonePly aluminum honeycomb backed stone panels:

• Did not ignite
• Did not flame
• Did not drip
• Did not spread flame

Scope: This is a test for airplane interior finishes. This FAA test method is intended for use in determining the resistance of materials to flame when tested according to the 60-second and 12-second Vertical Bunsen Burner Tests specified in Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 25.853 and FAR 25.855.

Samples were 3/4″ StonePly (1/4″ stone face and 1/2″ aluminum honeycomb), 2″ by 12″ samples. Both marble on aluminum honeycomb panels and granite on aluminum honeycomb panels were tested. The StonePly stone panels were exposed to the flame from a 3/8-inch Bunsen burner with a 1550°F minimum flame temperature for 60 seconds.

Result: No ignition, flaming, dripping or spread of flame. 

StonePly Aluminum Honeycomb Stone Panel Testing: Vertical Bunsen Burner Test for Cabin and Cargo Compartment Materials

In the above test, the StonePly stone/aluminum honeycomb panel did not ignite, flame, drip or spread flame.

Airplane Interior Test: 45-Degree Bunsen Burner Test for Cargo Compartment Liners and Waste Stowage Compartment Materials

Result: Passed

This is a test for airplane interior finish materials used in cargo compartments. It is a similar test to the vertical test listed above, except for the angle of the panel. StonePly panels meet or exceeds the requirements of the 45- Degree Bunsen Burner Test. Both granite on aluminum honeycomb and marble on aluminum honeycomb panels were tested. When tested, StonePly:

• Did not burn
• Flame did not penetrate any of the specimens
• Glow time of less than 1.5 seconds was less than the 10 second standard to pass

Airplane Interior Test: Horizontal Bunsen Burner Test for Cabin, Cargo Compartment, and Miscellaneous Materials

This test method is intended for use in determining the resistance of materials to flame when tested according to the 15-second horizontal Bunsen burner tests specified in FAR 25.853. In this test, materials for airplane interiors are subjected to the flame of a Bunsen burner. StonePly granite on aluminum honeycomb and marble on aluminum honeycomb panels were tested.

Result: Passed.

Burn Rate – 0

• Did not ignite
• Did not flame
• Did not drip
• Did not spread flame

Conclusion

StonePly is safe for use in aircraft interiors.

If you have questions about attachments details or stone varieties available, contact StonePly.

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