New Constructions
New constructions consist of pubic buildings, commercial buildings and residential projects. Products available for suchy projects include:
-Veneer materials
-Architectural Building Stone Components
Veneer Materials
Our 3 ½” to 4” roughly squared stone masonry veneer materials are installation-ready with an applied rock-faced (sometimes referred to as pitch-faced) finish. Available coursings include:
1. Rag Bond (Also known as crazy bond): In this bonding pattern, every single stone masonry unit is uniquely shaped. There are no course heights and no set unit lenghts. This pattern requires an installation stone mason with the skills to trim and face stones with a handset chisel and hammer as necessary.
2. Coursed bond: In this bonding pattern, every single stone unit is cut to the exact same height.
3. Roughly coursed: In this bonding pattern, the stone units in aparticular course are relatively the same height and the variations are in height are compensated for with the use of mortar.
4. Scotch Bond: This bonding pattern is very specific and requires an installation stone mason who is familiar with the ten rules that govern the installation process. This pattern required that the units have three height, with the two shorter heights plus mortar joint height totalling the height of the largest unit height.
Finish treatments other than rock-face and split-face are available upon request at a premium charge.
Pallets are packed in two types: 1- a mixture of buff and olive, or 2- plum colors. They can also be mixed upon request.
Architectural Building Stone Components
We easily and quickly fabricate all other architectural building stone components, among the most popular are:
1. Demi-veneer wall caps with drip: A demi-veneer wall is also referred to as a knee-wall. This is a veneer applied to an exterior wall that does not span all the way up to the roof, but rather usually a/2 or 1/3. This type of veneer requires a cap to prevent moisture from getting behind the masonry. The drip is a necessary element to prevent water from running onto the masonry as much as possible.
2. Window and door sills and lintels with drip: Sills and lintels are components that surround window and door openings. The lintel sits on the top and the sill on the bottom edges. In traditional masonry the lintels played the load-bearing role of transferring the weight of all the masonry above a window to the masonry along the sides of the window instead of crushing the window. The sill not only supposrt the window but also plays a water-shedding role. It is angled downward to prevent water from accumulating and pooling and the drip on its underside prevents the water from running down on the masonry below it.
3. Window and door surrounds: This refers to masonry units that line the sides of windown and door openings and is set between the lintel and sill stones. Some home just put veneer around the windows between the lintel and sill. However, the use of window surround stones adds character and prestige to a home. They are designed in such a way to stand out from the veneer masonry.
4. Band courses: A band coursing is an optional architectural feature that definetly adds prestige and value to a home or building. It delineates the level of the first floor. It can be as simple as larger height and length stones with a rockor split face treatment finish or more elaborate and prestigious profiled stone with drip.
5. Quoins: These are larger veneer stones that emphasize the vertical edges of a home or building. Thye are made so that they protrude 1" - 2" from the veneer stone.
6. Arches of all types and all purposes: These days, arches are most commonly found around windows and doorways. Arch types include: Roman, segmental, semi-circular, gothic, carpenter's gothic (triangular), horseshoe, o...
7. Columns, bases and capitals:
-chimney caps with drips
-stair treads, balusters and railings
All these components can be profiled and smooth or finished with a rock-facing.
-Veneer materials
-Architectural Building Stone Components
Veneer Materials
Our 3 ½” to 4” roughly squared stone masonry veneer materials are installation-ready with an applied rock-faced (sometimes referred to as pitch-faced) finish. Available coursings include:
1. Rag Bond (Also known as crazy bond): In this bonding pattern, every single stone masonry unit is uniquely shaped. There are no course heights and no set unit lenghts. This pattern requires an installation stone mason with the skills to trim and face stones with a handset chisel and hammer as necessary.
2. Coursed bond: In this bonding pattern, every single stone unit is cut to the exact same height.
3. Roughly coursed: In this bonding pattern, the stone units in aparticular course are relatively the same height and the variations are in height are compensated for with the use of mortar.
4. Scotch Bond: This bonding pattern is very specific and requires an installation stone mason who is familiar with the ten rules that govern the installation process. This pattern required that the units have three height, with the two shorter heights plus mortar joint height totalling the height of the largest unit height.
Finish treatments other than rock-face and split-face are available upon request at a premium charge.
Pallets are packed in two types: 1- a mixture of buff and olive, or 2- plum colors. They can also be mixed upon request.
Architectural Building Stone Components
We easily and quickly fabricate all other architectural building stone components, among the most popular are:
1. Demi-veneer wall caps with drip: A demi-veneer wall is also referred to as a knee-wall. This is a veneer applied to an exterior wall that does not span all the way up to the roof, but rather usually a/2 or 1/3. This type of veneer requires a cap to prevent moisture from getting behind the masonry. The drip is a necessary element to prevent water from running onto the masonry as much as possible.
2. Window and door sills and lintels with drip: Sills and lintels are components that surround window and door openings. The lintel sits on the top and the sill on the bottom edges. In traditional masonry the lintels played the load-bearing role of transferring the weight of all the masonry above a window to the masonry along the sides of the window instead of crushing the window. The sill not only supposrt the window but also plays a water-shedding role. It is angled downward to prevent water from accumulating and pooling and the drip on its underside prevents the water from running down on the masonry below it.
3. Window and door surrounds: This refers to masonry units that line the sides of windown and door openings and is set between the lintel and sill stones. Some home just put veneer around the windows between the lintel and sill. However, the use of window surround stones adds character and prestige to a home. They are designed in such a way to stand out from the veneer masonry.
4. Band courses: A band coursing is an optional architectural feature that definetly adds prestige and value to a home or building. It delineates the level of the first floor. It can be as simple as larger height and length stones with a rockor split face treatment finish or more elaborate and prestigious profiled stone with drip.
5. Quoins: These are larger veneer stones that emphasize the vertical edges of a home or building. Thye are made so that they protrude 1" - 2" from the veneer stone.
6. Arches of all types and all purposes: These days, arches are most commonly found around windows and doorways. Arch types include: Roman, segmental, semi-circular, gothic, carpenter's gothic (triangular), horseshoe, o...
7. Columns, bases and capitals:
-chimney caps with drips
-stair treads, balusters and railings
All these components can be profiled and smooth or finished with a rock-facing.