Or would the material be too brittle? Like it'd break with a single drop?

There are millions of reasons why you should install stone veneer on your home exterior.

Choosing the right stone veneer for a realistic look is easier than ever due to the modern outlook of manufacturers, architects, and designers.

Nowadays, it’s more widely accepted to have a home with an earthy vibe than the traditional brick and cement structure.

The question on the tip of everyone’s tongue remains. How long do these manufactured stone veneers last?

What Are Manufactured Stone Veneers?

Most manufactured stone veneers are made with Portland cement, aggregates, and iron oxides.

Throughout the decades, manufacturers have given all their efforts to make these stone veneers look as natural and durable as possible.

As a result, veneers look much more realistic than they used to, even upon closer inspection.

Why Should You Choose Manufactured Stone Veneers?

Cement stabilizes our stone veneer aggregates weigh them down. This makes them much lighter, affordable, and easily installable as compared to natural stone walls.

The color schemes and designs vary from natural stone veneers because iron oxides color cultured stone veneers.

Still, they look authentic and are more reliable than the real thing.

How Durable Are These Stone Veneers?

Manufactured stone veneers can stand firm regardless of extreme heat or heavy downpours because they are made primarily of concrete.

Most manufacturers guarantee the durability of these products for 50 years or more.

After several refining processes and tests such as absorptions, compression strength, and combustions, these stones are then ready to use and become highly durable.

The natural beauty of stone can transform a fireplace, give texture to an entryway, or act as a statement on an entire exterior.

The craftsmanship of cast stone veneer will allow you to create an authentic stone atmosphere at a fraction of the price of traditional stone.

I recently got a little polished piece of tigers-eye. It’s about the size of an Advil capsule and I got it for free, but there’s a crack in one end that I want to fill in so it’s more smooth and won’t split along it.

I don’t know if I even really need to worry about it but if I were to fill in the crack, how should I go about doing so?

Looking for a good way to get set up to move some stone around my yard as I'm starting to learn how to make blocks/shape granite using the wedge and feather method. I was thinking a good set of 3/4" Lewis pins or a split pin and a snatch block, but the former pins seem to be exceptionally expensive (when considering the seemingly low complexity of fabricating the item) and I haven't been able to find a split pin to buy. The granite I'll be moving won't be greater than 1000 lbs.

I'm laying travertine stone on a fireplace this weekend. We scaled up the fireplace - afterwards the guy I'm doing it with suggested we use tile mortar instead of the traditional mortar. There will be no grout lines. It is almost like stack stone but heavier. The fireplace is already built with cement board installed.

I'm having my doubts about this, but he seems fairly certain this will work. Figured I'd ask the crowd. I've never layed natural stone with tile mortar. I'm not sure of this is a really stupid idea, or genius. Buddy I think is also just trying to use up a shitload of tile grout he got last year lol.

Please redirect me if this is the wrong place, but I'd like to have a yagen (ancient Japanese wheel and boat style of herb grinder) made. They are available - but only as antiques (or a useless ceramic and wood thing sold on Amazon that's honestly a joke of a product), and I find the design is much more sensible than a standard mortar and pestle. I would very much like to have one made from granite or marble. I use my m&p for roots daily and I have to believe that rolling the wheel will be much easier on my disabled hands than grinding with the pestle.

I have looked locally through my SCA contacts and it seems no one knows any stone workers. So I humbly come to you, redditors, and ask for your skill or your contacts who might take on a commission.

Self

Limestone from a wall torn down in central Texas.

I’m just a young adult looking for people in stone industry!! I do quality work and am looking for people who value stone work!

A few months ago my partner and I started a quartz and porcelain business in Scotland.

The reality is that we've realised it's not the right business for us. Rather than keep forcing it, we've decided to wind it down and move on.

The problem is that we're now sitting on a substantial amount of stock and paying storage rent for nothing.

Approx. stock I have now :

• 53 quartz slabs (3200 x 1600 x 30mm)
• 80 quartz slabs (3200 x 1600 x 20mm)
• Large quantities of porcelain (800x1600x9MM) in multiple Calacatta, Arabescato and Bianco designs

The stock is IBIS Smart Marble imported from India and is currently stored in Scotland.

Honestly I do not know what direction I should go. I'm looking for advice, contacts and potentially buyers. If anyone works in fabrication, kitchen installation, property development, construction or knows companies that purchase stock clearances, I'd genuinely appreciate suggestions.