Legacy believes that a beautiful veneer product is derived from natural stone and skilled craftsmanship.  That is why we hand select our natural granite for maximum character, quality and consistency in natural in composition.  We know that an aesthetically pleasing stone veneer comes from only the best ingredients.

There are many companies that produce manufactured and cultured veneers.  This cultured product is used as a substitute for natural stone. It is not stone but rather it is concrete aggregate poured into forms and casts, then dyed to look like stone.  It is sometimes only 2 or 4 inches thick, does not cut like natural stone, and can easily be identified as a substitute.  It has a low grade appearance and little architectural merit.  Additionally, many of these manufactured stones are installed as veneer by workmen who have no little or no skilled training in stonework.  

The combination of cultured stone that is installed by unskilled workers, results often in an unsightly attempt to recreate a natural stone look.  A cultured veneer does not stand the test of time and rarely does it stand the test of a scrutinizing eye. It is cheap, artificial and very unattractive as a veneer.