Natural Thin-Veneer: The Real Deal
And, the stonework is extensive. The finished project utilized 8,000 ft² of stone flats and 1,400 lineal feet of corners. Murphy and his five-person crew spent parts of 2008 and 2009 on the jobsite.
Not all of the stone stayed on the home’s façade, either.
Click photo to enlarge“We really like the color tones,” says Warren. “We made our grand entrance gate and several light posts up the drive, and the back desk barbecue cook center and raised fire pit out of the same rockwork, and then we carried it into the house on our fireplaces and the walls of our recreation room and wine cellar, along with the hot tub in the swimming pool area and a large raised circular planter that will incorporate a water feature in the circular drive.”
The couple is also incorporating the same color tones into this year’s project – landscaping their lot (including a second large water feature) – although that part of the job is utilizing a locally quarried stone.
Both men say they’re very pleased with the end result.
“Because of the way we pieced it together, it was a little more labor-intensive,” says Murphy. “I think you can see that a lot of time and effort went into making sure the quality was maintained and everything was balanced.”
“Our old home had a little bit of stone across the face, because that was what we could afford then,” says Warren. “This is an absolutely beautiful stone, and after talking to the mason, we liked that it has a systematic pattern but there’s variability within the pattern, and the mix of color tones. We really haven’t seen anything like what we built.
“Everyone who sees the new house compliments us on the beautiful rockwork. The masons were great to work with and did an absolutely exquisite job.”
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