Make wall cladding out of stone yourself

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Would you like stone wall cladding for your apartment? You can build these yourself with intermediate knowledge. A stone wall looks very decorative and makes the room appear noble. Sandstone is used in the instructions.

Stone wall cladding can be built in a few hours.
Stone wall cladding can be built in a few hours.

What you need:

  • Sandstone slabs according to the desired number of square meters (a few more slabs)
  • 1 craft knife
  • possibly: 1 ladder for high rooms
  • Folding rule
  • spatula
  • Grout
  • paint brush
  • common household glue
  • Deep bottom
  • Device for applying the deep primer

How to build stone wall cladding

  1. Take for your Wall cladding made of stone, the individual sandstone slabs that you have previously obtained from the Internet or from a hardware store.
  2. Use the folding rule to correctly measure the area on which the stone slabs for your stone wall cladding should come.
  3. Use the cutter knife to cut the sandstone slabs for your stone wall cladding into the correct shape and size.
  4. Now take the first sandstone slab and apply the glue with the spatula.
  5. Now it depends on the height of the room whether you need a ladder or not.
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  6. Now attach the sandstone slab, which you have previously filled in with glue for your stone wall cladding, straight to the wall.
  7. Proceed in this way with all the necessary panels until you have glued all of the panels together.
  8. If necessary, fill the resulting joints with grout.
  9. Let everything dry according to the manufacturer's instructions.
  10. Finally, apply the deep primer to the stone wall cladding with a wide brush and also let it dry according to the manufacturer's instructions.
  • A stone wall makes the room climate appear a little cool, but this can be compensated for with loosening up colorful plants, carpets and matching colorful pictures.
  • A wall cladding made of stone also insulates the room at the same time and thus saves part of the heating costs.
  • In rented apartments, it is best to ask the home owner for permission so that there are no problems with tenancy law. In a condominium or your own house, you have a free hand in terms of interior design anyway.
  • It is also useful to put wallpaper under the stone wall covering so that the wall covering does not stick directly to the masonry.

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