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fountains
bollards bridges signs
keystones quoins sills/lintels
| Fountains
Stone
fountains were used in shrines and temples for worshipers to wash their hands and mouth as a symbol of purification. The
water basin, which was usually 16" or taller in height, were later redesigned to the height of 12" or shorter to create
a crouching bowl. This was to humble the worshipper and create the right state of mind
before entering the temple. They are used today for beauty and
meditation.
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| Bollards
Durable
stone bollards available in a variety of shapes, sizes and finishes including exposed aggregate and light sandblast.
Stone bollards are more attractive than steel or wood and don’t rust or rot. Ideal for traffic control, as a security measure, and as a vandal deterrent.
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| Bridges
The Stone Zone has become the specific choice with our one stop shop approach for your hardscape needs. Quality craftsmanship is important and we have a number of contracters to provide you with the detailed attention your project deserves.
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| Signs
Let your customers identify their organization
or location with a stone sign. Stone signs are prestigious, durable, distinctive and offer a lifetime of service.
There is absolutely no substitute for the best.
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| Keystones
Originally used in ancient architecture to secure entire archways without the use of mortar, the keystone remains functional as well as a beautiful accent for windows, doors, and various archways in masonry construction.
The Keystone facilitates a neat, uniform mortar joint between bricks in arches, eliminating the need to skew cut bricks.
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| Quoins
Limestone is a beautiful accent to most buildings. Many years ago, the stone accents served a structural purpose. Today, they provide beauty and elegance that is challenged by none.
Quoins adds a visible touch of elegance to every project.
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| Sills/Lintels
We
have stone sills and lintels. A lintel is a horizontal structural member (such as a beam) over an opening, which carries the weight of the wall above it. Lintels are usually associated with windows, though such structural members apply to any weight-bearing element or elements over an opening in a wall. They serve as much of an aesthetic purpose as a structural one. Lintels give a visual representation of how the load of the wall is carried across a window opening and down the walls on the sides. Thus both aesthetically and structurally, there are correct ways to architecturally represent a lintel.
Lintels should always extend beyond their opening, overlapping the walls to either side. After all, they need the walls on either side of the opening to keep them and the weight they are bearing from collapsing. Lintels should always be a single element or a single system of elements, with breaks at structurally appropriate locations and rarely directly in the center of an opening. In most cases, it wouldn't make sense for the weakest point of the lintel (a break line in the lintel system) to be at the point with the least amount of support from the walls to either side (the center of the lintel). There are also different forms of lintels for different types of construction.
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