Exposed Stone and Mortar Joints

A close-up view of a stone wall. Square, neatly laid stones with fine, recessed mortar joints. The stone surfaces retain chisel marks or are finely dressed. Larger, more precisely worked stones are used at corners and around doors and windows. The stone colors show natural variations in shade. Avoid: using smooth, mirror-polished stone, making the mortar joints coarse and protruding, having every stone be exactly the same color, using veneers to mimic the thickness of masonry.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面近看的石牆。方整的石塊平砌,灰縫細而凹陷,石面留著鑿痕或做成細緻的琢面,轉角與門窗周邊使用較大且加工更精的石塊。石材的顏色有自然的深淺變化。避免:使用光滑如鏡的拋光石材、把灰縫做粗做凸、每塊石頭的顏色完全一致、用貼片模仿砌石的厚度。