Shepard Stone Works
About Shepard Stone Works LLC
Shepard Stone Works LLC was started in the Portland area in 2007. But don’t let that fool you; co-owner Adam Shepard has been a stone mason for 7 years and learned his craft from a 5th generation master stone mason in the Hudson Valley in New York State. Employing both cutting edge techniques and old world quality, Shepard Stone Works can handle any project.
What can Shepard Stone Works LLC do for your project?
Regardless of size, budget, or design; Shepard Stone Works can see your project through from design to completion. Our vision is to provide quality, unique work with dedication, creativity and initiative to your interior or exterior project. Whether you would like to veneer your old brick fire place or remove your old siding and install beautiful stone, we can execute it flawlessly.
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Natural or cultured stone, what’s the difference?
The great debate: Real or cultured stone. The answer depends greatly on you and your project.
Natural stone provides a great range of textures. It has an array of colors and a permanency that most building materials simply do not offer. Not only do these features make it the perfect choice for building, natural stone will also enhance the value, elegance and integrity of your home. Natural stone does require special structural considerations, such as concrete footings, steel angle irons, and wall ties. Natural stone, without question, offers you the most durable building product, and when planned for, the most beautiful veneers for your project.
Cultured Stone provides the ability to place believable looking stone almost anywhere, without worrying about adding, quite literally, tons of weight as with natural stone. Cultured stone veneer is cast from molds of real stone, which makes it lighter than natural stone. Cultured stone veneer is lighter weight, designed to adhere easily to a variety of structurally sound surfaces, and is capable of installations that would normally be very difficult and costly to achieve with natural stone. Manufactured stone is approximately 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of natural stone installed. Therefore, cultured stone is perfect for your remodeling projects and an economical way to achieve a stone look.
