Rustic Stone
Six-size ashlar pattern — the workhorse rustic face.
- Face sizes
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- 15 3⁄4" × 9 13⁄16"
- 13 13⁄16" × 9 13⁄16"
- 11 13⁄16" × 9 13⁄16"
- 9 13⁄16" × 9 13⁄16"
- 7 7⁄8" × 9 13⁄16"
- 5 7⁄8" × 9 13⁄16"
Stone Appearance
Rustic Stone Veneer
Deep relief and heavy texture for elevations that need weight — from six-size ashlar mixes to 24-inch quarried panels.
Rustic is what people mean when they say they want it to look like real stone. Miami Stone Veneer Specialists stocks seven faces in this range, and the thing they share is depth — enough variation between pieces that the wall has genuine shadow rather than printed texture.
Picking between seven rough faces
Start with scale. Rustic Stone itself is the workhorse: six face sizes on a common 9 13/16-inch course, which gives you a proper random ashlar without the installer having to think too hard. It suits almost any elevation.
Rock Stone and Castle go bigger and heavier. Rock Stone is a chunky split face with five formats; Castle is a single 22-inch course that reads as old fortification walling. Both want a large elevation — on a small entry wall they overwhelm.
Kroko and Cocoyol are the wide-format options at 24 and 23⅝ inches. They cover ground fast, which matters on a big commercial job where labour is the dominant cost. Rajuela and Macedonia go the other way — small, irregular, and hand-laid looking, which is what a Coral Gables restoration usually needs.
The one thing to get right
Joint treatment. Rustic stone can be laid tight-jointed or with a raked mortar joint, and the two look like entirely different products. Tight-jointed reads modern and quiet. A deep raked joint with contrasting mortar reads traditional and much busier.
Most people don't realise this is a decision until the wall is half up. Ask your installer to mock up two square feet both ways before they start.
Cost
$11 to $19 per square foot for material, with the wide-format panels at the lower end per square foot covered. Rajuela sits at the top because it's small and slow to lay — the material cost is only part of what that face really costs you.
Rustic Stone — formats and sizes
Seven faces, ordered roughly from most modular to most irregular. All seven mix well with each other.
Rock Stone
Chunky split-face rock with deep relief.
- Face sizes
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- 11 13⁄16" × 11 13⁄16"
- 11 13⁄16" × 5 7⁄8"
- 8 7⁄8" × 8 7⁄8"
- 8 7⁄8" × 5 7⁄8"
- 5 7⁄8" × 5 7⁄8"
Castle
Long castle-cut course for wide elevations.
- Face sizes
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- 22 1⁄16" × 5 7⁄8"
Kroko
Oversized panel with a heavily textured, quarried face.
- Face sizes
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- 24" × 13"
Rajuela
Small-format irregular stone with a hand-laid look.
- Face sizes
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- 8 11⁄16" × 7 7⁄8"
Macedonia
Two formats — a slim course and a square field tile.
- Face sizes
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- 19 11⁄16" × 3 15⁄16"
- 15 3⁄4" × 15 3⁄4"
Cocoyol
Wide-format modular with a pitted, weathered surface.
- Face sizes
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- 23 5⁄8" × 15 3⁄4"
- 23 5⁄8" × 7 7⁄8"
- 23 5⁄8" × 3 15⁄16"
Technical specification
| Compressive strength | 200–250 kg/cm² |
|---|---|
| Body | Grey and white cement, standard and premium grades |
| Colour | Stock colourways plus custom colour matching |
| Finish | Through-coloured, sealed on request |
| Suitable substrates | CMU, poured concrete, brick, stucco, and framed walls over lath |
| Fire | Non-combustible concrete body |
| Exposure | Interior and exterior, above and below grade |
| Coastal use | Rated for salt-air exposure with a penetrating sealer |
| Relief depth | Moderate to heavy — Rock Stone and Kroko are the deepest |
| Largest format | Kroko at 24" × 13" |
Full spec sheets and dimensioned drawings are available for submittals — ask and they'll be emailed the same day.
Where this gets used
The applications this range is specified for most often in South Florida.
Exterior Wall Cladding
The biggest surface on the job and the one that has to survive Miami weather. Here's what we stock for exterior elevations and how it's specified.
View details →Fireplaces
A fireplace surround is the one wall everyone stares at. Non-combustible concrete body, and formats that mitre cleanly at the returns.
View details →Entryways
The entry is the smallest area with the biggest return. A few hundred square feet of the right stone changes the whole elevation.
View details →Columns
Columns are where cheap veneer gives itself away. Radiused pieces and tight formats wrap the corner instead of butting into it.
View details →Related products
Stacked Stone
The most-specified profile we sell. Long, low courses that read as a clean horizontal band — the look behind most modern Miami feature walls and outdoor kitchen islands.
View details →Cantera
Cantera is the stone of colonial Mexico — and it reads beautifully in Coral Gables and Coconut Grove. Three lengths, plus a sandblasted variant with real open pores.
View details →Chapa
Random flagstone without the layout headache — Chapa ships as a modular 7-piece sheet that repeats cleanly. Thin brick and four-size Roman opus sit alongside it.
View details →Common questions
Which rustic profile has the deepest relief? +
Rock Stone. It's a chunky split-face with genuine depth variation between pieces, so it casts hard shadows even in flat light. Kroko is close behind and comes in a 24 by 13 inch panel, which covers ground much faster.
Is rustic stone harder to keep clean? +
Slightly. Deep relief catches more dust and, on a shaded north wall, more algae. It's a rinse with a soft brush once or twice a year, not a real maintenance burden. Skip the pressure washer — it drives water behind the face.
Can I use rustic stone indoors? +
Yes, and it's a favourite for fireplace surrounds and wine rooms. Bear in mind it eats light — a heavily textured dark stone in a small room with one window will make the space feel smaller. Sample it in the actual room before committing.
What's Rajuela? +
A small-format irregular stone, 8 11/16 by 7⅞ inches, that lays up looking hand-set. It's the closest thing in the range to old Spanish rubble walling, and it suits Coral Gables and Coconut Grove restorations.
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