Impex Stone - Brazilia - Natural Masonry Stone - Random sizes - Sold by the sq. ft.

Impex Stone Brazilia is a natural masonry stone: individual pre-cut stones bonded one by one, then pointed. Its dark grey, medium grey and charcoal tones, flecked with light minerals, can be installed indoors or outdoors. It is sold by the square foot.

• Random heights from 50 to 200 mm (2 to 8 in.) and lengths from 150 to 460 mm (6 to 18 in.); weighs about 13 lb per sq. ft.
• Corners sold by the linear foot: one linear foot covers about 0.8 sq. ft.
• Indoors, install with LTC grey adhesive mortar; outdoors, with Mason Bond 400. Back-butter both wall and stone.
• Type N 1-1-6 mortar for joints up to 3/8 in. (1 cm), applied with a mortar cone; for wider joints, King 1-1-6 VC Series mortar.

Substrate preparation

• Recommended substrate: lightweight concrete board (DuROCK^®, PermaBASE^®).
• Indoors: gypsum board with galvanized lath up to 10 ft high; above that, lightweight concrete is required.
• Outdoors: galvanized lath required, over lightweight concrete or insulated concrete forms (ICF). Install to CSA A371.
• Plywood: asphalt paper then galvanized lath, at any height.
• Filling the lath: allow one extra bag of adhesive mortar per 30 sq. ft.

Quantities

• Adhesive mortar (Mason Bond or LTC): one bag covers about 30 sq. ft.

Impex Stone’s full installation guide is in the Documents section of this page.

Warranty

Manufacturer’s 10-year limited warranty from the date of purchase, on presentation of the original invoice from an authorized distributor, when the product is installed in accordance with the National Building Code, CSA standards and Impex Stone’s installation directives. It covers defective materials only (labour excluded), is limited to the original purchaser and excludes, among others, non-compliant installation, wall movement, contact with chemicals or paint, discolouration caused by sun, water, pollutants or friction, natural oxidation of the stone, and misuse. Full terms are on Impex Stone’s warranty page.