Today we have an Architect who wants cast in place stone on his project. Is that Division 03 or 04?
Maybe it’s similar to Harry Potter’s track (9-3/4) and it’s in Division 03-3/4?
There’s Liquid Nails and Liquid Boot, so why not Liquid Stone?
I recently discovered that Liquid Boot isn’t around anymore.
An internet search suggests that we are talking about concrete cast to look like stones. They appear to either use a stamping technique or form liners.
Thus we would probably address this in the cast in place concrete section or an architectural concrete section. If the element also serves a structural role it will be necessary to coordinate the mix design requirements with the structural engineer.
Too serious, Mark. 
Right.
Isn’t all stone originally cast-in-place?
Originally stone probably was all liquid!
Why not use Cast Stone Masonry - Div 04 72 00?
“Specs are made by you that moan,
But only God can cast a stone.”
(with sincere apologies to Joyce Kilmer)
or…
Let (s)he among you who is without fault cast-in-place the first stone."
(with even sincerer apologies to God.)
I have been asked on more than one occasion to specify ceramic fritted annealed glass.
No apology necessary, George.
Of course I monitor this forum.
I was asked to specify a floor tile–a change to the design. The designer FAXED an image of the face of the tile for my information, without any other data.
Of course, I emailed back that I’d be glad to add this slightly mottled, matte gray tile to the spec.
Quick as a bunny, the designer called me to say, “What do you mean? It’s a bright red, glazed tile!”
I was once directed by a client’s interior designer to use the same tile as used in the Miami Fl Airport. I live in Ohio, have no expense account, and suspect there are lots of tiles in various parts of the Miami Airport.
I put in the specs a tile allowance, large enough to cover any tile plus a trip and weekend for two (Contractor and Designer) in Miami
Contractor never thanked me!
as for the “cast in place stone” – are you sure they didn’t mean “cast stone”?
I also got the same faxed “information” as Tim Webstein, except that in my case it was a black and white fax of a backing. Carpet backings are scintillating enough in color, but as a black and white fax, they are positively thrilling to behold.
Just the fax ma’am. Does anyone actually still use fax machines? We don’t even list our fax number on our business cards anymore. I’m waiting till I have to start listing my twitter, facebook, linkedin, etc. addresses in addition to email, Pretty soon we’ll be handing out mini-disks or flash drives instead of cards. Actually a few manufacturers and reps have already started doing that.
We cancelled our fax lines 2.5 years ago! And I don’t miss them one little bit!!
Our specs may still be in MF95 format, but we’re right there with some technology!! LOL
WE still use a fax machine–many companies we deal with still need that access.
Now, getting back to my typewriter…
Wait - without a fax machine, how do you get color chart submittals?
My old office had a fax for sending (rarely used), but all incoming faxes went to a special email account. Each fax was forwarded (by an assistant) to the recipient as a scan via email. Pretty much everyone nowadays would simply send a PDF via email instead of a fax. Since most applications can create a PDF, it was easy. And the copiers can scan if it was paper.