System and method of stonework installation
OwnerThomas L. Schloughinventor
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Abstract
A system and method of attaching a natural stone to a wall surface includes attaching a piece of natural stone to a base plate so as to leave at least a portion of the base plate uncovered by the piece of natural stone and attaching the base plate to the wall surface with a fastener extending through the uncovered portion of the base plate.
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A method of attaching a natural stone to a wall surface, the method comprising:
- attaching a first piece of natural stone to a first base plate so as to leave at least a portion of the first base plate uncovered by the first piece of natural stone;
- attaching the first base plate to the wall surface with a fastener extending through the uncovered portion of the first base plate.
A method of manufacturing a stone veneer configured for attachment to a wall surface, the method comprising:
- attaching at least one piece of natural stone to a base plate so as to leave at least a portion of the base plate uncovered by the at least one piece of natural stone.
A natural stone veneer comprising:
- a piece of natural stone attached to a base plate so as to leave at least a portion of the base plate uncovered by the piece of natural stone.
A wall comprising:
- a wall surface;
- a first piece of natural stone attached to a first base plate so as to leave at least a portion of the first base plate uncovered by the first piece of natural stone, wherein the first base plate is attached to the wall surface with a fastener extending through the uncovered portion of the first base plate;
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- a second piece of natural stone attached to a second base plate so as to leave at least a portion of the second base plate uncovered by the second piece of natural stone, wherein the second base plate is attached to the wall surface so as to overlap the uncovered portion of the first base plate with a portion of the second base plate that is covered by the second piece of natural stone, the second piece of natural stone defining a different configuration than the first piece of natural stone.
A method of installing stonework on a wall surface, the method comprising:
- creating a pattern of stonework to be applied to a wall surface;
- providing a plurality of natural stone veneers associated with the pattern of stonework;
- providing a physical guide on the wall surface that associates the plurality of natural stone veneers with the created pattern of stonework;
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- attaching the plurality of natural stone veneers to the wall surface using the physical guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.