Indiana Limestone Finishes

Split Faced - This Finish is rough, uneven, concave-convex finish applied to Indiana Limestone. The rough natural appearance creates maximum light and shadow contrast. It is used for residential and commercial buildings alike on both interior and exterior to emphasize horizontal lines and create a massive appearance.

Circular Sanded - This texture is also frequently called “smooth” texture. The least textural of standard Indiana Limestone finishes and presents minimum surface interruption. A smooth finish is used most frequently and applied to commercial and residential buildings alike. Terms associated with a smooth finish are often called out as planer, honed, grinder, machine, bugged or circular sanded. All of these are classified as smooth.

Machine Tooled This is an Indiana Limestone finish consisting of cutting parallel, concave grooves into the face of the stone. It is available in four, six or eight grooves to the inch. Machine tooling is used primarily on ashlar surfaces.

Rock face This is an Indiana Limestone finish that has been dressed by hand or machine to produce a bold, convex projection along the face of the stone. This finish provides a bolder, more massive appearance than split face."

Chipped / Plucked - This distinctive finish is applied by hand and is the most difficult and expensive finish to achieve. This style of finish is occasionally used on the trim work of buildings faced with a smooth finish limestone.

Sandblasted - This Indiana Limestone finish is commonly used to match newly installed limestone materials with older limestone encountered during a restoration project. The finish can be applied to all aspects of newly installed material on commercial and residential projects as well. Sandblasting can be applied lightly to give it a slightly rougher texture or applied heavily for a rougher appearance.

Indiana Limestone Colors and Grades

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