{"id":1895,"date":"2026-07-16T19:41:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caitsa.ch\/?page_id=1895"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:12:43","slug":"soapstone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caitsa.ch\/en\/soapstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Soapstone"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Soapstone stoves in Valais<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Custom-made Brazilian soapstone stoves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Our Brazilian soapstone stoves are custom-built around a high-efficiency cast-iron firebox and release radiant heat for up to 12 hours. They can be personalised with a sculpture, a date and other details. Their appearance draws on traditional Valais \u2018bagnard\u2019 stoves, with mouldings, stepped courses and bush-hammered surfaces. <\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Valais heritage and contemporary requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

In the Alps, soapstone has long enjoyed an exceptional reputation. Used since the Iron Age, this remarkable stone was already being shaped into cooking vessels thanks to its high resistance to heat and its exceptional ability to store it. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Over the centuries, people in Alpine regions developed genuine expertise around this stone. They learned to heat substantial masses of soapstone so they could benefit for many hours from the gentle, even warmth it releases. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

In Valais, old stoves dating from the 16th century can still be admired. The first masonry heat-storage stoves probably appeared much earlier, although the oldest physical examples to have survived date from that period. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

This Valais heritage deserves to be preserved and passed on. We do everything possible to restore and rehabilitate these historic stoves while adapting them to today\u2019s technical requirements and standards, giving them a new life at the heart of contemporary homes. <\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Cervin<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Three-course stove with date and \u2018Cervin\u2019 sculpture and 10 kW cast-iron insert.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Two-course corner stove with shelf and 10 kW cast-iron insert.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Giulia<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Three-course stove with 10 kW cast-iron insert.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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Our projects<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Restoration and rehabilitation of old soapstone stoves \u2013 before and after.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Old square stove restored and reassembled in the same location.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Old square stove restored and converted into a four-sided stove.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Old round stove restored and reassembled, sealed into the wall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Old round stove restored and converted into a four-sided stove.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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