Maintain lengths within a slenderness ratio of 15:1 in order to avoid cracking during handling and from future wall settlement. Also bear in mind, the tolerance for bowing and warping equals length/360.
Maximum sizes for Trim Stone
Thickness | Length | |
2″-1/2″ | = | 30″ |
3″ | = | 45″ to 48″ |
4″ | = | 60″ to 72″ |
5″ | = | 75″ |
6″ | = | 90″ |
Read more about stone sizes, click here for a Technical Bulletin on this subject.
For more about cost and shape limitations, click here.
Weight of Cast Stone is about 144 lbs per cubic foot.