Manufactured stone
Manufactured stone veneer and architectural concrete, cast in Jacó. Matching corner pieces across every line.
Natural stone
Costa Rican quarry stone cut to order: irregular, rectangular multi-use and thin veneer panels.
Manufactured stone veneer and architectural concrete, cast in Jacó. Matching corner pieces across every line.
Costa Rican quarry stone cut to order: irregular, rectangular multi-use and thin veneer panels.
Four questions decide it: how exposed is the wall, what style are you after, is it interior or exterior, and what is the budget.
Coastal, rainy or shaded walls need a stone that sheds moisture. Among natural stones the order is Piedra Laja first, then Sánchez, then Coralina, then Mollejón.
Around a pool, Coralina is the specialist — porous, so it stays cool underfoot in full sun. In deep shade it needs more care, and precast coralina solves that.
For full coastal exposure the manufactured range is proven: our veneer has been on an oceanfront tower in Jacó since 2008 with no maintenance.
Modern and clean: ThinStone, FastFit, or rectangular laja laid dry-stacked.
Rustic and textured: IrishStone, Hackett, mollejón or river stone.
Tropical and bright: QuickFit or coralina.
Industrial or loft: the brick styles — Chicago, Wire Cut, Demolition.
Luxury interiors: national marble, polished on two faces.
If the design has columns, returns or a floor-to-ceiling feature wall, this usually decides it. Only the manufactured lines have matching corner pieces, so only they can wrap a corner with no visible seam.
Natural stone is cheaper upfront in Costa Rica. Manufactured veneer costs more and buys you tone control, consistency, corner pieces and a faster install.
Also weigh installation: the no-grout lines go up faster, which shows up in the labour bill, and dry-stacked rectangular natural stone removes grout maintenance entirely.
For humidity resistance among natural stones, Piedra Laja. For a fully controlled, seam-free result on columns and feature walls, a manufactured line such as QuickFit or ThinStone.
Coralina. It absorbs water and stays cool underfoot in direct sun. Use a bullnose piece for the pool edge.
ThinStone for a slim modern profile, IrishStone or Hackett for texture, or brick veneer for an industrial look. Interior walls have no weather exposure, so style leads.
Manufactured veneer — it lasts a lifetime with no maintenance. Among natural stones, laja laid dry-stacked, because there is no grout to stain or grow algae.
Choosing exterior stone by climate, exposure, style and budget — with the right Costa Rican stone or veneer for each case, from the manufacturer in Jacó.
Send a photo of the wall and tell us the exposure. We will narrow it to two or three options.
Enter your wall measurements and it tells you the square metres, the linear metres of corner pieces and how many boxes that is.
Upload a photo of your wall and see the stone in place, carrying the light and shadow of your own photo.
