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friend of mine from South Africa had come to Chicago and commented
that there was no stone-facing. I had never seen it or even heard
the name. Most applications in the States have been for movie
sets, hotels, casinos and private estates or most commonly the
putt-putt golf areas. Today
in the Chicago land area there are many concrete stamping companies
that will make a side walk or a drive way look like a pattern
or design but as far as vertical applications there are few if
any that offer custom carving. What is unique about stone-facing
is that there is no limits per say to the type of design that
can be carved. Unlike real or artificial stones that must be
glued or mortared into place, stone-facing is not limited to
a pre-existing shapes. Your area is an open canvas for creativity
and originality. Some
ideas include the following:
Walls
- Indoor & Outdoor
Fireplaces & Great Rooms
Archways & Entrance Ways
Atriums & Hallways
Columns, Beams & Pillars
Spas, Pools, & Jacuzzis
Bathrooms, Bars & Lounges
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Basements & Wine
Cellars
Bridges
Stairways
Water Cascades
Patios & Decks
Areas Planters & Retaining Walls
Old and Unsightly Foundations |
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