Cultured Stone

What is cultured stone?

Cultured stone is a decorative cladding stone inspired by natural stone and made from materials such as cement and lightweight aggregate, used to decorate interior and exterior walls. It is produced with patterns, textures and colours that resemble natural stone, but because it is much lighter it is more practical to transport and install. Dark Stone cultured stones weigh on average 22–30 kg per m², putting minimal load on your building's structure.

What is the difference between cultured stone and natural stone?

• Weight: cultured stone is much lighter than natural stone and can be applied to walls without an extra supporting system.
• Installation: standard thicknesses and sizes make it faster and easier to lay.
• Colour and texture: combinations that are hard to find in natural stone are easily achieved.
• Cost: generally more economical in material, transport and labour.

Dark Stone cultured stone models

Our collection has 18 models for different styles and spaces. By texture group:

Castle and Alaçatı textures

• Dark Castle Block – large, flat-faced castle blocks
• Dark Castle Stone – classic castle stone in mixed sizes
• Dark Alaçatı Stone – regular-piece Alaçatı look
• Split Alaçatı Stone – rounded pieces in different sizes

Slate and layered textures

• Dark Slate Stone – sharp-edged, stacked slate
• Symmetric Slate Stone – straight-edged, modern slate
• Dark Layered Stone – irregular-edged flagstone
• Dark Wood-Grain Stone – timber-plank look stone

Interlocking textures

• Dark Interlocking Slate Stone – 10×50 cm interlocking slate
• Dark Interlocking Rough Slate – thick layers, deep shadows
• Dark Interlocking Stacked Stone – thin-layered stacked look
• Interlocking Deep Valley Stone – grey-toned cut stone
• Interlocking Sea Stone – grey stone with colour accents

Natural forms

• Dark River Stone – oval, round-edged river stone
• Dark Fieldstone – irregular fieldstone
• Dark Stacked Stone – rectangular stacked stone
• Dark Woven Stone – long, thin woven stone
• Dark Cobblestone – oval-edged cobblestone

Where is cultured stone used?

Indoors on living-room and TV walls, around fireplaces, in entrance halls, stairwells, kitchens, bedrooms, offices, shops, cafés and restaurants; outdoors on building and villa façades, garden and boundary walls, columns, balconies and in landscaping.

Decorative cultured stone in Ankara

Since 2017 Dark Stone has manufactured, sold and installed cultured stone from its factory in Ankara. You can see our products and samples in person at our showroom in Ankara. We continue to serve Ankara and the whole of Türkiye.

How is cultured stone installed?

1. Surface preparation: the surface must be clean, dry and level.
2. Adhesive: a suitable adhesive for the surface and stone type is applied with a trowel.
3. Laying: stones are laid course by course from the bottom up, using corner modules on corners.
4. Joints: for jointed models, gaps between stones are filled with grout.
5. Cleaning: after installation the surface is cleaned with a damp sponge.

Our team offers a free site visit to choose the right colour and calculate the area. Looking for a brick look? See our cultured brick models.