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ArcusStone Distributors featured in Winter Park Home Magazine.
Stone surfaces and architectural elements—they’re what architects and designers use to give mansions, museums, and other imposing structures that extra “awe” factor. If you’ve been coveting some of that awe-inducing architectural “bling” for your new home or remodeling project but your architect designer, or contractor keeps coming up with migraine-inducing horror stories involving weight problems, huge cost increases, and a host of other similar impediments, just wave this page around while repeating ad nauseum, “What about this stuff? What about this stuff?”
The stuff is called ArcusStone. It’s a patented blend of crushed limestone and Portland cement along with other natural minerals, bonding agents, and colorants that can be used to create a wide range of stone surfaces and architectural elements. The material is based on a limestone mixture that European stone craftsmen developed for use in restoring historic buildings and other structures.
With ArcusStone, you can enjoy the look and feel of quarried stone is any indoor or outdoor setting you choose. Expansive stone fireplace surrounds, majestic pillars, elaborate “carved” stone entryways, countertops, range hoods, shower interiors, balusters, balconies, moldings and pool decks are just some of the architectural elements that are being made of ArcusStone. Entire interior and exterior surfaces from pavers to polished stone walls and floors can be created using this incredibly versatile and durable material. The list of applications continues to grow as architects, designers, and builders find new uses for this unique stone product.
Althoughh the material has been enjoying relatively newfound fans among residential builders and architects it has beer a long-lime favorite in the world of commercial construction. From the elegant stone-encrusted lobbies of luxory hotels around the globe to luxury condominiums here in Winter Park, ArcusStone is being used to create the aura of permanence that only stone can convey. For example, the material has been used effectively in the exterior of the new Douglas Grand. For more information about ArcusStone and its applications, contact ArcusStone's Florida distributor at (407)628-6400.
