cast stone, limestone, engineered stone, manmade stone, cobblestone, manufactured stone, river rock, concrete stone, fake stone, exterior stone
cast stone, limestone, engineered stone, manmade stone, cobblestone, manufactured stone, river rock, concrete stone, fake stone, exterior stone
cast stone, limestone, engineered stone, manmade stone, cobblestone, manufactured stone, river rock, concrete stone, fake stone, exterior stone
cast stone, limestone, engineered stone, manmade stone, cobblestone, manufactured stone, river rock, concrete stone, fake stone, exterior stone

 







GLOSSARY
Pre-Cast or Cast Stone
Any type of stone or architectural trim pieces made from concrete and cast in molds. 

Man-made Stone or Engineered Stone
Stone cast from concrete using molds made from natural stone. 

Stone Veneer
Stone applied to the face of a wall or structure. 

Limestone
Typical of the limestone from the hills of Kentucky, this stone has a marble texture face and varies in height from 2 to 7 inches and in length from 6 to 20 inches. See “Rubble”. 

Cobblestone
A very popular style of stone with rectangular pieces ranging in height from 2 to 10 inches and in length from 6 to 22 inches. See “Rubble”. 

Rubble
Stone laid in an ancient Celtic style of building that uses irregular shapes of stone set on mortar beds. Our Limestone and Cobblestone styles are generally installed in this fashion, with mortar joints that are typically about ˝ inch wide. 

Dry Stack 
A style of stone applied with no mortar joints. In our product, dry stack stone sizes vary in height from 1-˝ to 5 inches and in width from 6 to 23 inches. 

Ledge Stone 
A stone style comprised of longer, narrower pieces of stone, often laid without visible mortar joints. Our dry-stack stone is an example of a ledge stone style. 

Manufactured Stone
Stone manufactured from lightweight aggregates, Portland cement and iron oxide color pigments. Each stone is cast in a mold taken from a piece of natural stone. Also called fake stone.

Mortarless Stone 
Stone styles that appear to be stacked without visible mortar joints.

River Rock
Stones that have been weathered to a rounded and smooth appearance by the effects of water running through rivers or creeks. 

Concrete Stone
Stone duplicated by casting concrete in molds

Exterior Stone
Stone that is used on the outside of a building.

 
cast stone, limestone, engineered stone, manmade stone, cobblestone, manufactured stone, river rock, concrete stone, fake stone, exterior stone
 
cast stone, limestone, engineered stone, manmade stone, cobblestone, manufactured stone, river rock, concrete stone, fake stone, exterior stone
 

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