Squared stone with softened edges
Tumbled is squared, coursed stone that looks like it has spent a century in the weather. The edges are rounded, the faces are worn rather than split, and the sizes mix from small squares to long blocks. It gives a European or old-farmstead character: a Tuscan-style exterior, a wine room, a garden wall, a chimney on a stone-and-stucco house.
Four colors: Suede in tans, Snow Charcoal in white with gray pieces, San Francisco in browns, and Dark Night in deep gray. Installed close-ups of each are on the projects page.
Piece sizes and weight
Pieces run 5 to 14 inches long and 2.25 to 9.5 inches high. Weight is 5 to 8 pounds per square foot.
Installing Tumbled
Tumbled is an adhered manufactured stone veneer and goes on like any other: a weather-resistive barrier and metal lath over framed walls, a scratch coat, then each piece is buttered with mortar and pressed to the wall. Over concrete or block, the scratch coat goes straight onto the masonry. Keep the stone at least 4 inches above grade and 2 inches above paving, use corners at every outside corner, and follow the manufactured stone veneer installation guide and your local code. Tumbled is laid with a mortar joint, usually a half-inch raked joint, which suits the softened edges.
How to order Tumbled
Every color is its own product. Open the color, enter the wall area in square feet, and add corners in linear feet if the wall turns a corner. The order minimum is 100 square feet of flats per color; corners have no minimum and can be ordered alone. Prices are on every product page, factory-direct, with no dealer in between.
Stone is made to order in Lenexa, Kansas, and is usually ready in 2 to 4 weeks. Most customers pick up at the plant; if you cannot, we arrange freight to your address and you pay the carrier. Because every run is made for one job, orders are final sale. Order the whole wall from one run so the color stays consistent, and add 10 percent for cuts and waste.
For larger projects, ask for a sample board and a project quote. Get a quote or call 913-345-8888, Monday through Friday.
