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What is Veneer Stone?
Veneer Cast Stone is a lightweight concrete based product, which displays the face texture of natural stone.
The Manufacturing Process: Individual pieces of natural stone are selected for their uniqueness. The stones are sliced to yield one flat side and one naturally textured side. Highly detailed molds are made from these patterns of natural stone.
Components of veneer cast stone: veneer cast stone is a mixture of Portland cement, natural and synthetic oxide color, and lightweight aggregate. Chemical additives are added to the mix to drastically reduce absorption of water by the finished product.
Advantages
The primary advantage of Veneer Cast Stone is being light weight.
Being lightweight allows stone to be used on places where natural stone is impossible or impractical to use such as on dormers and chimneys above roofline. It may be installed on a ceiling with proper additives in the sticking mix.
There are no height restrictions with Veneer Cast Stone. It has been proven that expansion joints are not necessary. However, the wall the stone is installed on must not settle at all. If settling occurs, there will be cracking both through the stone and around the stone. Veneer Cast Stone is certified by this manufacturer to be used below grade line.
Veneer Cast Stone requires no footers, no window lentils, and no brick pockets.
Considerations
The wall must be waterproofed before the stone is applied.
Veneer Cast Stone works best when used in vertical applications where its primary advantage of being lightweight is utilized. Veneer Cast Stone and other manufactured stones will be damaged to some degree is exposed to weather in a horizontal position. Our warranty is invalid if flat stone is placed horizontally in weather without an approved concrete sealer. We recommend the use of natural stone for flat applications. Though sealing is recommended, beveled and column caps weather fairly well as water exits the surface quickly.
Keystones & Detail
| Large Keystone | 11″ across top, 14″ long, 6″ bottom |
| Slant | 5.5″ x 9″, left or right slant |
| Small Straight | 9″ x 7″ |
| Large Straight | 13″ x 9″ |
| Small Curve | 7″ x 7″ |
| Large Curve | 12″ across top curve, 9″ top to bottom, 11″ bottom of curve |
| Hearthstone Sizes | 19.5″ x 19.5″, 19.5″ x 13.5″, 19.5″ x 10.5″, 19.5″ x 6.5″, 16″ x 16″, 18″ x 18″ Hearthstones can be made any color to match stone. (all trim can be) |
| Peaked Wall Caps | 23″ x 13″ and 24″ x 16″ |
| Peaked Column Caps | 21″ x 21″, 24″ x 24″, 28″ x 28″, 32″ x 32″, 42″ x 42″ |
| Water Table/Window Sill | 24″ in length |
