As scheduled ASAA has produced the first of a number of guides which will assist in the selection, installation and maintenance of stone. The ‘Residential Stone Countertop Guide’ is produced in two formats. The prime guide is a 26 page document which includes 16 pages of detailed drawings.
Members can purchase the guide online from April 8 at a cost of $16.50. Non-members can buy the guide for $27.50.
A free two page mini version of the guide, which is available as a free download for industry and consumers, will also be available on April 8.
The next ASAA guide will cover ‘Sealing, cleaning & maintenance of stone’. The guides which have been modified to suit local conditions are based on original publications produced by the Marble Institute of America, who gave their kind permission for ASAA to use their material.
The guide was launched at ASAA member WK Marble & Granites premises in Braeside Victoria where 70 architects, designers and industry professionals gathered to hear ASAA directors Ian Lamble ( Melocco Stone) and Jim Mann (Stone Initiatives & Materials Testing) present information about the new Countertop Guide and the formation of a working committee to produce AS 3958.3, the first standard solely dedicated to installation of stone. ASAA is partially funding development of the new standard.