Thunderstone
Based in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, just minutes from the world famous Banff National Park lies Thunderstone Quarries. For over 45 years Thunderstone Quarries has been the premier supplier of the scarce and highly sought after Rundle Rock. Used extensively in creating the internationally recognized Banff Springs Hotel, Rundle Rock has become a prominent feature in many architectural and landscaping projects including those by individual households.
Expertly harvested by Thunderstone Quarries in much the same way as stonemasons did more than 100 years ago, the rock is taken from the mountain and transformed into a variety of forms for use in housing detail, fireplaces, pathways, waterfalls, retaining walls and an endless array of landscaping options.
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Random Ashlar Black: Approximately 1”-1-1/2” thick x 2”- 6” high x 4”-12” +/- long.
New - Ledge Stone Black: Approximately 1”-1-1/2” thick x 1”- 3” high x 4”-12” +/- long
New - Chestnut Random: Approximately 1” – 1-1/2” thick x random shapes & sizes
The stone weight is 13 – 15 lbs. per square foot.
Sills are 3” Bed x random lengths x 3” +/- split face fronts.
Stone colour is charcoal black with some white and brown as illustrated in pictures. Our Brown Rundle Flag Stone was used as jumpers in some pictures. The Chestnut is predominately brown with a variety of colors - white, black, different shades of brown and a hint of purple sometimes.
Our Natural Thin Stone Veneer helps create solutions to some of the challenges facing architects, builders and designers in today’s construction market. With so much emphasis on build green now a days, our Thin Stone is a green building product, natural, low maintenance and very durable. It also uses approximately 70 – 80% less material then full bed depth masonry on a project thereby conserving on our natural resources and shipping and handling costs.
You can now use Thin Stone Veneer on your projects for a full masonry effect without having to make structural changes to support full bed masonry. Our Thin Stone Veneer can be used indoors and outdoors.
Rundle Rock is a natural stone. Always check with your dealer on actual stone color as variations do occur as stone is produced by mother nature.