What is Manufactured Stone Veneer?

For clients looking for all the beautiful and dramatic appeal of interior stone walls and fireplace surrounds, today’s stunning manufactured stone products can be the right answer. Slightly lighter in weight, easier to install, and as beautiful as natural stone, manufactured stone offers a long-lasting and economical solution. With a wide range of choice in color, texture, shape, and stone type, these beautiful products provide design flexibility and visual appeal unmatched by other types of wall coverings.

Not sure about manufactured stone? The highest quality manufactured stone veneer products are not the “faux stone” of old and come with natural shapes, textures, and colors plus extra weight to impart a truly natural feel. Even upon close examination, the most beautiful manufactured stone veneers, once installed, are difficult to differentiate from genuine stone veneers.

What Makes Up Manufactured Stone Products?

Manufactured stone is made from various combinations of Portland cement, aggregates, iron oxides and other components that determine the color and visual texture. The cement provides stability and substance, while the aggregates, iron oxide, and other materials define the weight and the shade.

How Thick are Manufactured Stone Veneers?

Stone veneers for exterior use may be over two inches thick to impart a sense of strength and stability. Inside the walls or fireplace, a three-inch veneer would tend to “steal” some of the room’s cubic space when applied over an existing surface. Therefore, stone veneer for interior use might be 2” thick or less.

Dry or Mortared Stacking

In recent decades, “dry stacking” any masonry products has become very popular. Dry stacking means the blocks are placed on top of each other without spacing or the use of mortar. Mortared stacking is the traditional method of placement using mortar between each piece.

Either method may be used for installing manufactured stone surfaces.

Highest Quality Brands of Manufactured Stone Veneers

ProCoat Systems of Denver works with only with world-class manufacturers for their building and cladding products. Among the top manufactured stone veneers products are:

Cultured Stone® Veneer: Produced by Boral, premium quality stone veneer available in many textures and colors

Coronado Veneer: Quality manufacturer with a broad range of products.

ProStone® Veneer: Also a Boral product, produced with fewer choices to offer a value priced option.

ProCoat Systems’ Manufactured Stone Products

For more information regarding ProCoat’s range of manufactured stone veneers, phone the professionals at ProCoat Systems at (303)-322-9009.

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