Mediterranean I
Three lengths on a common course height — easy to lay fast.
- Face sizes
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- 19 11⁄16" × 7 1⁄16"
- 17 7⁄16" × 7 1⁄16"
- 11 13⁄16" × 7 1⁄16"
Stone Appearance
Mediterranean Stone
Warm, sun-bleached faces in long formats — including a 59-inch panel that covers ground faster than anything else in the range.
South Florida has been building Mediterranean revival for a century, and the look isn't going anywhere. Miami Stone Veneer Specialists stocks four faces in this range, all in the warm, slightly bleached limestone tones that sit right under this light.
Why the long formats matter more than they sound
Cancun II comes in three lengths, the longest just under five feet. That sounds like a detail until you price the labour. A mason setting 59-inch pieces covers a wall roughly three times faster than one setting 20-inch pieces, and on a 2,000 square foot commercial elevation that difference outweighs any price gap in the material itself.
It's why we push the long formats hard for boundary walls, commercial facades, and anywhere the elevation is long and uninterrupted. On a fussy residential front with lots of openings, the advantage disappears — you end up cutting most of them anyway.
The column problem
Mediterranean architecture means columns, and columns are where veneer usually looks cheap. Cut a flat panel into wedges to follow a curve and you get a faceted, polygonal column that reads wrong from ten feet away.
The Curved piece is cast to a radius. It wraps properly. It costs more per square foot than field stone and there's no substitute for it, so budget the column area separately when you're pricing the job.
Cost
$10 to $16 per square foot for the field stone. Curved pieces run considerably higher per square foot — send us the column diameters and count and we'll price them properly rather than guessing.
Mediterranean Stone — formats and sizes
Four faces on warm limestone tones. Cancun II is the volume option; Curved solves columns.
Mediterranean II
Single large format with a warm, sun-bleached face.
- Face sizes
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- 20 7⁄8" × 7 7⁄8"
Curved
Radiused piece for columns, curved walls, and bullnose returns.
- Face sizes
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- 15 3⁄4" × 7 1⁄16"
Cancun II
Extra-long formats — the fastest coverage in the range.
- Face sizes
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- 59 1⁄16" × 11 13⁄16"
- 39 3⁄8" × 11 13⁄16"
- 29 1⁄2" × 11 13⁄16"
Technical specification
| Compressive strength | 200–250 kg/cm² |
|---|---|
| Body | Grey and white cement, standard and premium grades |
| Colour | Stock colourways plus custom colour matching |
| Finish | Through-coloured, sealed on request |
| Suitable substrates | CMU, poured concrete, brick, stucco, and framed walls over lath |
| Fire | Non-combustible concrete body |
| Exposure | Interior and exterior, above and below grade |
| Coastal use | Rated for salt-air exposure with a penetrating sealer |
| Longest format | Cancun II at 59 1/16" × 11 13/16" |
| Radiused piece | Curved — 15¾" × 7 1/16" |
Full spec sheets and dimensioned drawings are available for submittals — ask and they'll be emailed the same day.
Where this gets used
The applications this range is specified for most often in South Florida.
Exterior Wall Cladding
The biggest surface on the job and the one that has to survive Miami weather. Here's what we stock for exterior elevations and how it's specified.
View details →Pool Features
Pool environments destroy the wrong material in a season. These are the faces that hold up to continuous chlorine and salt exposure.
View details →Entryways
The entry is the smallest area with the biggest return. A few hundred square feet of the right stone changes the whole elevation.
View details →Columns
Columns are where cheap veneer gives itself away. Radiused pieces and tight formats wrap the corner instead of butting into it.
View details →Related products
Royal Stone
Quieter than our rustic range. Honed, low-relief faces that suit interior walls and contemporary exteriors where texture should whisper.
View details →Cantera
Cantera is the stone of colonial Mexico — and it reads beautifully in Coral Gables and Coconut Grove. Three lengths, plus a sandblasted variant with real open pores.
View details →Coastal Stone
Made for waterfront elevations. Pale, shell-flecked faces plus a cool riven slate, all rated for direct salt-air exposure with a penetrating sealer.
View details →Common questions
How long is the longest Mediterranean format? +
Cancun II runs to 59 1/16 inches — just under five feet in a single piece. On a long boundary wall or a commercial elevation that changes the labour cost substantially, because your installer is placing a third as many pieces.
What's the Curved piece for? +
Columns, rounded wall ends, and bullnose returns. It's a radiused 15¾ by 7 1/16-inch piece that wraps a curve properly instead of being cut into wedges. If your elevation has a round column, order these at the same time as the field stone.
Does the warm colour fade in Miami sun? +
Not meaningfully, because the colour is through the body rather than sprayed on. What does happen without a sealer is chalking on the surface after three or four summers, which dulls it. A penetrating sealer at install and again around year seven keeps it looking new.
Will Mediterranean I and II mix on the same wall? +
They will, and it's a good way to break up a big elevation. Keep Mediterranean II for the larger fields and use Mediterranean I where you need to work around openings.
Need a price on mediterranean stone?
Send your square footage and we'll come back with a number, a stock position, and a delivery date for Miami.