Cast Stone Fireplaces in Texas
Each piece is handmade to order in Salem, Oregon, and takes six weeks to make. FedEx Freight then brings it to your Texas project in 4 to 8 business days.
Oltre ships cast stone fireplace surrounds to Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and the Texas Hill Country from Salem, Oregon. Production takes six weeks from the day your order is placed and paid. Freight then takes 4 to 8 business days. Cast stone suits Hill Country, Spanish Colonial and modern Texas homes, and our light Honed colors (Italian White, Meadow Mist, Tuscan Light and Gentle Cream) have a limestone look.
Architectural styles native to Texas.
Texas has several distinct residential traditions. The cast stone surround anchors three of them directly, and the fourth, modern, often uses a stone surround as the warm material element in an otherwise restrained palette.
Texas Hill Country is the dominant residential style across the I-35 corridor and the Edwards Plateau: Austin, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Wimberley, Dripping Springs, Marble Falls, the Lake Travis arc. The defining materials are honed limestone, cedar timber, standing-seam metal roofs, and a substantial fireplace mass at the center of the great room. Cast stone reads as a natural extension of the regional limestone style at a fraction of the install weight and lead time.
Spanish Colonial Revival remains the deeper San Antonio and South Texas tradition. Stucco walls, clay tile roofs, deep-set windows, and a fireplace surround that carries the Mediterranean weight of the original 1920s King William and Olmos Park stock. Oltre's Amalfi and Lucca profiles read as period-correct for this style, which new construction in Boerne, Fair Oaks Ranch, and the Hill Country east of San Antonio often follows.
Modern Texan, the language of contemporary Austin and the high-end Dallas and Houston custom market, splits the difference. It works in restrained palettes where the fireplace surround is often the single stone element in an otherwise minimal envelope, and a clean cast stone profile fits that role.
How cast stone handles the climate in Texas.
In Texas, the things to plan for are summer heat, Gulf Coast humidity and sudden cold fronts. Here's how cast stone handles each one.
Summer heat matters most here. Dallas and Houston summers regularly pass 100°F, and a surround set against a sun-facing exterior wall runs hotter than the air around it. Dense GFRC handles that thermal cycling well. Indoors, a surround sees little of that heat, so this mostly matters for exterior-wall and outdoor pieces.
Next comes coastal humidity in Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, and the Beaumont arc. Cast stone is naturally porous, but ours is wet cast and ships sealed, so the surface has low porosity. Reseal every five years indoors and every year outdoors.
The third factor is rapid temperature swing, particularly in North Texas, where a Blue Norther can drop temperatures sharply within hours. Cast stone handles those swings; just reseal outdoor pieces every year.
Six weeks in production. 4 to 8 business days of transit.
We make every piece to order in Salem, Oregon. Production takes six weeks from the day your order is placed and paid. Freight then takes 4 to 8 business days. It ships crated by FedEx Freight, free on standard models anywhere in the contiguous 48 states. Need it sooner? Three-week production is available for 35% above list.
- Six weeksStandard production
- Three-weekExpedited · +35%
- 4 to 8 business daysFreight transit from Salem
- $0Freight on standard models in the contiguous 48 states
Cast stone surrounds that suit homes in Texas.
These profiles fit the home styles above. Each one is made to order in Salem, Oregon, and production takes six weeks.
Amalfi
Mediterranean profile that fits Spanish Colonial Revival homes in San Antonio, Boerne, and the Hill Country.
See the Amalfi model →Lucca
A simple European design that suits Hill Country limestone palettes and the modern Austin custom-build style.
See the Lucca model →Newport
Simple classical lines for transitional Highland Park and Preston Hollow remodels in Dallas.
See the Newport model →Verona
A substantial Italian-style design for Hill Country great rooms with heavy timber framing and limestone walls.
See the Verona model →New French
Clean Parisian lines for Houston River Oaks and Tanglewood new construction.
See the New French model →Louis XV
For the higher-end Dallas estate market where a baroque silhouette is the design intent.
See the Louis XV model →
Frequently asked questions.
Can cast stone handle Texas summers?
Yes. Dense GFRC, made with a premix rated at 11,000 PSI, handles the heat cycling of a Texas summer, including surrounds set against sun-facing exterior walls. Indoors, a surround sees little of that heat, so this mostly matters for exterior-wall and outdoor pieces. Reseal outdoor pieces every year.
What about Houston humidity and Gulf Coast salt air?
Cast stone is naturally porous. Ours is wet cast and ships sealed, so the surface has low porosity, and coastal humidity won't weaken it. Just reseal it every five years indoors, or every year outdoors; salt air is hard on any masonry, so outdoor pieces near the Gulf really shouldn't skip that yearly coat.
How long does shipping to Texas take?
Your piece is made in six weeks, then FedEx Freight takes 4 to 8 business days to bring it from Salem, the same as anywhere in the contiguous 48 states. Delivery is curbside with a liftgate, and we can set up a delivery appointment if your jobsite needs one.
Do you work with architects and builders in Texas?
Yes, gladly. Approved trade partners get 10% off published list on every standard model. Custom and volume projects are quoted per project. Spec sheets and install guides are free in our spec library, no sign-up needed, and we send CAD blocks and 3D files whenever you ask. We work with you directly, from choosing the model through install support, and trade partners get the $55 sample set free on approval, so you can see the finish before you specify.
More regions we serve.
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