Reconstituted Stone or Cast Stone is popular as a durable and cost effective alternative to natural stone in architectural applications. Architectural cast stone elements such as window sills, heads, window and door surrounds, wall cladding, pier caps, wall coping, string course, quoins, steps, planters and seats offer the same impressive performance as precast concrete but with the added prestigious aesthetic qualities of stone.
It is a beautiful material reflecting the high standards of durability associated with natural stone. The amazing variety of aesthetic qualities created by the textures and subtle colourings give Reconstituted Stone considerable advantages over other materials.
Cast stone offers the designer a wide palette of pigments from which to work. The acid etching process exposes mica, giving a beautiful finish similar to natural stone. Surface treatments such as polishing and bush-hammering further help to complement modern, classical and rustic aesthetics.
Key Features
- The beauty of stone in the profile you need
- Incredible range of options – cast to virtually any shape
- Suitable for a wide variety of applications – arches, sills kerbs and more
- Distinctive Architectural styling
- Very Durable material – tough against the elements
KPC recommends you refer to BS 1217:2008 and Eurocode 6 for technical design guidance.
KPC can supply a range of products manufactured in reconstituted stone:
- Reconstituted Stone Cills – Window Cills and Surrounds
- Reconstituted Stone Copings – Wall Caps and Pier Caps
- Door Surrounds
- Wall Cladding
- Piers and Column
- Quoins (corner-stones)
- Chimney Caps
- Plinths
- Steps and more.
As reconstituted stone or cast stone is produced in moulds it therefore lends itself very well to custom size and shape requirements. Essentially, anything you can get in concrete, you could get in reconstituted stone. Talk to our Technical Sales team today about your custom requirements and about how we can offer an extended range of specialist style moulds through our sister company. We will happily advise on design and specification.
