Natural Stone is stone that comes straight from the quarry and is then cut and hand-carved to a particular design. Below is a list of them.

Cast stone is a man-made or a manufactured stone. Small aggregates of crushed natural limestone along with the material matrix and pigment is cast into a custom mold for the ultimate in a natural stone look and feel. Cast stone could be made to resemble several different stones such as limestone, sandstone and travertine. Colors are limitless.

-Cast stone looks and feels natural
-Cast stone could be made light weight
-Cast stone has a variety of textures and colors
-Cast stone usually has a quick lead time shop online for a cast stone fireplace mantel

 

The over-mantels is the part of the fireplace that is above the mantel shelf. This is sometimes referred to as a double fireplace. Over-mantels come is both cast stone and natural stone.