This entry to the dining room is made by using a synthetic product commonly referred to as coolstone. Our stucco contractor applys this and the great thing about it is it doesn't carry the weight of actual stone. One thing as a contractor you have to be really careful of though is that it doesn't look fake. A cool trick you can do is once the material is applied, you can grind it afterwords, to have less pitting of the material and fake people out. The base parts of the arch entry are applied directly on to the lathe with a trowel, and the crown pieces are actually made of foam. It all hardens to a stone-like feel once completed, but this picture doesn't do it justice on how dramatic it is. You can use your imagination on where to put coolstone, but people use it in all kinds of areas. In my opinion it is a great ROI for value when considering areas of the home to get high visual payback for the money.
