Castlestone Inc Information

Castlestone, Inc . was formed in 1980 by Mr.Alex McCulloch , with over 20 years experience in stonework. We specialize in high quality Cast Stone, working with landscape/hardscape Architects. Having the experience to manufacture directly from your drawings/photographs we are able to produce a comprehensive range of Mantles, Stone Fireplaces, Columns, Urns, Balustrades, Garden Ornaments, Lions, Door Surrounds, Pool surrounds, Steps, & Sundials. 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 around 1900 by Jenny Coade, known as "Coade Stone" 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. Cast Stone is a highly refined architectural building stone, usually made up of white cement and a combination of various sizes 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 lack voids. The cast material is impervious to ...