| Specifying Custom Cast Stone |
• Cast Stone to meet or exceed ASTM C - 1364 - 03.
• Manufacturer to be a current producer member of the Cast Stone
Institute.
• Manufacturer to have a minimum of ten years' experience in Cast
Stone Production.
• Cure Cast Stone components with a direct fired vapor generator at
a minimum temperature of 105 degrees F for a minimum of
12 hours.
• Cure Cast Stone components in presence of vapor for
better hydration, resulting in higher strengths. The carbon
dioxide content
in vapor provides carbonization at the surface, to minimize
efflorescence.
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