Cast Stone
Cast stone is a highly refined architectural building stone, usually made of white cement and a combination of various sized aggregates of white marble, quartz, or other durable white stone. The aggregates are numerous and are meticulously graded by sieve analysis to produce a material that is dense and lacks voids. Cast stone is used in the place of natural stone.
Upon close examination, the finish of cast stone looks like limestone. To distinguish its appearance from the “pebbly with voids” looks normally associated with concrete, it has a more dense finish, which is more resistant to weather, and dirt, and its fine aggregates retain the texture through decades of exposure to the elements.
Cast Stone has been a prime building material for hundreds of years. The earliest known use of Cast Stone dates about to the year 1138 and was seen at Carcassonne, France, the Cité which contains the finest remains of medieval fortification in Europe. Cast Stone was first used extensively in London in the year 1900 and gained widespread acceptance in America in 1920. Today, Cast Stone is a truly superior alternative to natural cut building stone. Combined with its ability to simulate or reproduce an almost limitless variety of natural stones, Cast Stone offers many advantages over cut stone. Cast Stone can be integrally reinforced with steel and precisely colored through aggregates or mineral oxides. Mix designs have tested engineering values which result in a predictable durable life. Strength and weathering qualities are consistently better than natural stone because the manufacturing process is controlled. Properties such as these cannot be assured in a quarried building stone. Repetitive treatment, either as trim or ornament, can be achieved quite economically in Cast Stone. The ability of Cast Stone to replicate deteriorating natural stone on existing buildings makes it an ideal material for the remodeling or restoration of old structures.
So give a call today, or send us an email, so you can find out why Castlestone is your only source of Cast Stone products. We employ a team of highly skilled craftsmen who are dedicated to restoring the old as good as new and creating the new in a form to be proud of. The fierce and very personal commitment to quality of the Castlestone Management Team is captured in the quotation above, which encapsulate the standards, that Castlestone, Inc. strives to achieve.
