looked at 5,000 different building stones today. here’s what you should know:

- building stones is 4”-6” thick and supports itself. thin stone is 1” - 2” and installs like tile 
- stone is natural, what comes out of the ground today is not what you’ll get delivered to the site. accept it. 
- cultured stone is not stone. it absorbs water, chips, breaks, but yeah, it’s cheaper
- pavers are for the ground, they look silly on the side of your house
- stone is 100% an aesthetic choice. it gets installed outboard of your waterproofing and against a concrete wall. It doesn’t *have* to be there.

I've been enjoying these recent casts on architecture topics by @huugo.eth, who is an excellent writer. 

Would love to see more architecture nerds chime in too.

aspiring everything. architect. building /buildings. icbk.me/huugo.fc