1. Cast Stone Coping Gives a Finished Look
to Walls
A coping stone is one that forms the top of a wall. Besides giving a completed look to a
wall or structure, copings also help to protect the top of the building or wall from rain and
snow and thus ensure its longevity. It is normal for most builders and architects to make
copings that are wider than the wall thickness that they are meant to protect. It is also
quite the done thing to have these broader coping stones to have drip molds on their
bottom surfaces, so that any rain or water coming on to the coping is dropped away
from the wall and thus helps in reducing the formation of mildew and other ill effects of
water. Coping stones also will have top surfaces made so that the water that walls on
them, runs off.
A coping stone can be made of natural stone. Such stones however have to be worked
on to make the necessary shapes. Nowadays, most coping stones are made of
concrete and are thus cast stone coping that is very versatile. The advantage of cast
stone coping is that it can be made to the required size and in lengths that are easy
to handle and install. It is quite common to see such cast stone copings on the tops
of most swimming pool walls. They help to demarcate the pool area and the casting
process allows for intricate designs and textures that can add to the aesthetics of a
pool.
The casting process involved in making cast stone copings allows for a lot of flexibility
to architects and engineers. The copings can be cast in any shape and size and can
be contoured to suit the shape or configuration of the wall being protected. In cases of
swimming pools, architects even use such coping stones to provide safety and drainage
features, thus eliminating the need for any other separate material to provide these
functions.