Designers work today with perceptions before they're seen, and are responsible to bring together function and purpose, form and emotion. It's a matchmaking of end-user reality and creative accomplishment. PRAIRIE stone offers you all of these characteristics and a structurally outstanding materials, yet aesthetically proficient. PRAIRIE stone is economically efficient and extremely durable. Perfect for freedom in design with control in execution. As you assemble the elements of your project, pencil us in. We provide you with all the necessary tools to provide proper design and optimum material choice. We're ready to assist you every sketch of the way.
PRAIRIE stone ADVANTAGES
ALL NATURAL AGGREGATES
VERY DENSE COMPARED TO CONCRETE BLOCK
TIGHT TOLERANCE ON ALL UNITS
AGGREGATE COLOR CONSISTENT THRU-OUT PRODUCT
GREATER FLEXABILITY IN CUSTOMING WALLS, SILLS, ARCHES, COPING UNITS & LARGE SIZES
WATER REPELLENT IN ADDITION TO DENSE SURFACE
ABILITY TO CUT AND SHAPE EASILY IN THE FIELD
MAY COMBINE VENEER WITH THROUGH WALL APPICATIONS
SHORTER LEAD TIMES AND CENTRALIZED MFG LOCATION
ABSORBTION = 6 LBS/CU.FT
DENSITY = 140 LBS/CU.FT
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH = 4000 PSI
THIS PRODUCT IS SIMILAR TO LIMESTONE WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A VERY DENSE CONCRETE BLOCK. ALL PRAIRIE STONE UNITS HAVE A W.R. GRACE DRY BLOCK ADDITIVE THOUGHOUT THE MIX. THIS IS AN INTEGRAL WATER REPELLENT WHICH WILL LAST THE LIFE OF THE UNIT. ALSO A TOPICAL SEALER MAY BE APPLIED TO ALL PRAIRIE STONE UNITS AS AN ADDED LAYER OF PROTECTION. THE BASIC COMPOSITION OF THESE UNITS CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 72% CRUSHED LIMESTONE, 16% SILICA, AND 12% CEMENT COMBINED WITH OTHER DENSIFIERS TO CREATE THE STONE LIKE PRODUCT WE CALL PRAIRIE stone.
