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Transform Your Home Decor With Stone Veneer

Stone veneer can be used to striking effect in almost any room in the house. As a protective and/or decorative covering for vertical walls and surfaces such as kitchen backsplashes or fireplace surrounds it is without equal. Stone veneer, or thin stone as it is sometimes called, is typically cut to about a 1 inch […]

Now Supplying Kettle Valley Stone

K2 Stone is excited to announce we will now be supplying Kettle Valley Stone products. We have expanded our natural stone selection in order to better serve our customers. Quarried in Kelowna BC Kettle Valley offers a wide variety of stone profiles. Our new product offerings will include Dacite, Granite and Basalt. Each of the […]

What is Natural Stone Veneer?

Stone veneer is a relatively new technology in the masonry community, veneer or cladding is used as a protective covering for both exterior and interior feature walls. The standard specification for stone veneer is typically 1 inch thick and the stone cladding must weigh less than 15 pounds per square foot. Building codes provide weight […]

What is Natural Stone?

Where does stone come from and why has natural stone become the building blocks of our civilization? A quick geology lesson will help explain the origins of the 4 major classifications of natural stone. SEDIMENTARY ROCKS are made when pieces of rocks settle from the water or when minerals are deposited by plants, animals, and other […]

IDSwest Laneway Home Charity Auction

The laneway feature home showcased at the IDSwest was auctioned for $230,000, with all proceeds going to the Alzheimer Society of British Columbia. K2 Stone was proud to work with both Modern604 and Alair Homes to help raise money for a good cause.