Cast stone and precast concrete
installation.
(805) 386-8185 Fax: (805) 671-9371
Cast Stone is a refined architectural concrete building unit manufactured to
simulate natural cut stone, unfortunately the process of manufacturing cast
stone does not allow for the metal or mechanical attachments or reinforcing,
crucial for installation, therefore it is quite harder to install cast stone
than it is to install precast concrete, which allows for insertion of
attachments in the wet material.
Cast stone usually consists of crushed limestone, silica sands or other
small aggregate, mixed semi dry with (usually) white cement and additives,
then hammered with special pneumatic rams, into specially reinforced
molds.
This process transfers extreme pressure to the cast stone material and any
alien object would cause cracking at the mold or even fly out at great
speed.
The best way to add reinforcing , galvanized brick tie attachment or
stainless brackets or bolts, is to drill or cut slots at an angle in the
back of the cast stone part.
The hole or slot in the cast stone is then filled with liquid exterior epoxy
and the attachment is then placed into the hole and supported until the
epoxy sets.
The procedure below is for a simple 6" wide window or door surround, with
galvanized metal ties already epoxied into cast stone and showing at both
ends (top and bottom, for right and left installation) of the cast stone
molding.
Disclaimer: The following instructions for
installing cast stone are suggestions only, they may not comply with your
local, State or Federal codes.
Ventura Cast Stone is not responsible for installation failures or any
problem associated with these instruction.
Also the instructions are only the bare simple procedures of installing cast
stone, there are hundreds of tricks and secret methods to make the procedure
easier and cleaner. Also common sense and your own safety is not covered in
these instructions.
We strongly suggest using a experienced cast stone or precast installer,
some masons are experienced, but installation of cast stone and masonry is
completely different.
- Materials and equipment needed
for proper installation of cast stone
White thinset - acrylic mortar additive - different size masonry trowels -
galvanized or stainless steel screws - lifelong waterproof caulking , with
caulk gun - electric corded 3/8" drill gun with 1/8" masonry bit -
screwgun with Phillips head - #10x3-1/2" deck, galvanized or stainless
steel screws - protective gloves, foot and eye protection - 2x5 gal
buckets half full of clean water - sponges - spirit level -grout bag.
Installing
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Inc.
PO Box 552, Somis, CA 93066 (805) 386-8185 Fax: (805) 386-3002
We manufacture and install cast stone precast and cast stone precast products, we have worked
with Los Angeles precast, Los Angeles
corral columns, Los Angeles cast stone, Santa Barbara precast.
Our hand-finished, made in California the USA precast cast stone comes with a choice of 7
different textures and 12 different colors. on the
color and
texture pages there are examples of
each, as well as a general written description. As they are all hand done,
slight variations are to be expected.
Ventura cast stone, stone, malibu precast.
and California cast stone or precast, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills columns,
Beverly Hills precast, Beverly Hills cast stone,.
In addition to supplying high-quality precast or cast stone products in
California, we will also
assist in design and installation, depending on the size and location of
your project. If you’re interested in custom-designed pre cast stone accents,Los angeles,
California precast, los angeles and California columns,
Concrete products can be used
both indoors and outdoors. Malibu California columns.Their
extreme durability and low cost make them the ideal choice for our
fineline, santa barbara precast, long term
outdoor use. Integral color can be achieved by adding iron oxide pigments to
the concrete during manufacturing. Aristone offers 14 standard concrete
design colors.
Concrete precast concrete or
cast stone products columns in Los Angeles, California are heavy at
140+ pounds per cubic foot. All products must be offloaded and moved to
their final location santa barbara columns, malibu stone,
by hand or by forklift. Santa Barbara
cast stone, santa barbara , california Structural concrete
columns are typically set by crane.
Design mixes and compressive
strength test results are Los angeles California cast stone, stone,
available upon request.
