Artificial Cave Types
Entre-Prises have a wider range of artificial caves than any other company in the world.
We offer caves made using both a polyester resin system, in our modular Speleo and customised versions, and sprayed concrete systems which can be placed both indoors and out.
The two construction materials and the fabrication systems are distinctly different and provide a range of characteristics to be considered:
Key:
1 * = Not suitable or applicable to 5 * Completely suitable or applicable
We offer caves made using both a polyester resin system, in our modular Speleo and customised versions, and sprayed concrete systems which can be placed both indoors and out.
The two construction materials and the fabrication systems are distinctly different and provide a range of characteristics to be considered:
| Sprayed Concrete | Customised Polyester | Speleo Polyester | |
| Indoor | * | ***** | ***** |
| Outdoor | ***** | *** | **** |
| Buried under a soil covering | ***** | * | * |
| Flowing water | ***** | ** | * |
| Static water | ***** | ** | ** |
| Short installation period | * | *** | ***** |
| Stalactites and stalagmites | ***** | ***** | **** |
| Fossils | ***** | ***** | ***** |
| Cave paintings | ***** | ***** | **** |
| Hardwearing | ***** | ***** | ***** |
| Rock effect | ***** | **** | **** |
| Ease of relocation or reconfigurability | * | * | ***** |
| Ease of extension | ** | *** | ***** |
| Unlimited design possibilities | **** | ***** | **** |
| Suitable for novices | ***** | ***** | ***** |
| Suitable for children | ***** | ***** | ***** |
| Suitable for expert cavers | ***** | ***** | ***** |
1 * = Not suitable or applicable to 5 * Completely suitable or applicable

