Jane Reviews: Materials

Eldorado Stone

When we were planning our fireplace we wanted stone. Natural stone is really heavy and can be expensive We looked at a lot of different products out there and decided to go with Eldorado Stone. This is a manufactured stone.

It was locally available, afforable, a fraction of the weight of natural stone and best of all they have an excellent website that has an installation video that is easy to understand and really gives you the confidence that you can do it yourself. You can see just how we did it on my website last August.

There are many styles and colors to choose from. We choose a stacked stone. While it was challanging to get the stones stacked close I was pretty happy with the results. It was harder than I first thought it would be but very doable.

There are other companies that make this type of stone and you can see them at your local home shows to find one that you like best. Deciding to choose a manufactured stone you have a lot more choice in style and color and you don't have to worry about the weight of natural stone.

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