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.
Piedra Laja is Costa Rica's most versatile natural stone and the most humidity-resistant of the range — low water absorption and high mechanical strength.
Laja ranks first for humidity resistance among the natural stones we supply. On laja the weak point is never the stone, it is the grout: it stains before the stone does, and in very tight joints algae takes hold quickly. The money-saving answer is a rectangular format laid dry-stacked, with no grout at all — a full stone wall with nothing to stain or grow.
Typical uses: facades, walls, floors, pool surrounds and exteriors. Request a quote · installation guide · for architects & builders.
The range
The grout is the weak point, not the stone. With Piedra Laja the problem is never the stone: it is the grout. It stains before the stone does, and in very tight joints algae takes hold fast. The answer that saves maintenance is a rectangular format dry-stacked (a dry joint), with no grout at all: a full stone wall, with nothing to stain and nothing for algae to grow on. See the installation guide and stone maintenance.
Piedra Laja is natural slate and flagstone, quarried in Costa Rica and supplied by Deco Rock cut to order. Piedra Laja is Costa Rica's most versatile natural stone and the most humidity-resistant of the range — low water absorption and high mechanical strength.
Laja ranks first for humidity resistance among the natural stones we supply. On laja the weak point is never the stone, it is the grout: it stains before the stone does, and in very tight joints algae takes hold quickly. The money-saving answer is a rectangular format laid dry-stacked, with no grout at all — a full stone wall with nothing to stain or grow.
In Costa Rica, yes — natural stone is genuinely cheaper upfront than our manufactured stone veneer. Manufactured is the premium choice, bought for the design control and the matching corner pieces rather than to save money.
Irregular, rectangular multi-use and thin veneer panel formats, in rustic or polished finishes. The stone changes character considerably with the finish, so ask for samples.
Piedra Laja is Costa Rica's most versatile natural stone and the most humidity-resistant of the range — low water absorption and high mechanical strength.
Send us the measurements and we will come back with a quote — flats and corner pieces priced separately.
Enter your wall measurements and it tells you the square metres, the linear metres of corner pieces and how many boxes that is. It opens with Piedra Laja already selected.
Upload a photo of your wall and see the stone in place, carrying the light and shadow of your own photo. It opens with Piedra Laja already selected.
