The grout bag is handy to fill in between stone joints after placement. Joint tool. Materials Moisture barrier. There are plenty of waterproof house wraps on the market you can purchase today. Galvanized metal lath. You will need a minimum of 2. Galvanized nails or staples, or masonry nails. You will also need: Veneer stone mortar mix Selected veneer stones Planning Your Veneer Stone Project Any good do-it-yourself project is remiss without proper planning.
As one of the most straightforward aesthetic applications you can implement, it only takes a little foresight and a few intuitive questions to holistically plan your stone project: Application location.
Veneer stone creates an attractive focal or accent point almost anywhere in your house. Its range of layouts, detailing and overall hardiness also makes it suitable for indoor and outdoor application, from front-porch columns to redoing the face of a living-room fireplace. Wherever your eye craves a decorative and time-tested pop, veneer stone will shine. There is one thing to note, though. For example, installing veneer stone over exterior drywall or exterior wood walls must begin by placing a moisture barrier before your metal lath sheet.
How do you want the finished product to look? Do you want thick stones, thin stones or a mix? Large or small cuts and trims, dark and lighter shades? Rounded, European-style stones or horizontal, contemporary stacks? All must be mixed and matched ahead of time to create the visually engaging veneer-stone surface of your dreams.
Material type. Material measurements. Just how much veneer stone do you need? Then, subtract the square-foot surface area of any windows, doors or corner pieces contained within that desired surface.
To be safe, add an additional five to 10 percent square feet to your order. This allows measurement wiggle room, as well as for you to have some fun if you choose to personally cut and trim certain stones.
Along with calculating your material measurements, be sure you know the cost of your stone veneer order plus tools and project materials. Allot a timeframe for your installation. Interior projects, such as installing veneer over a fireplace, can be achieved within 24 hours, while larger DIY-exterior installations may take a weekend.
Common Installation Areas Where to feature stone veneer is as much about subjective style as it is functionality. The facing materials of a fireplace are a perfect place for natural veneer stone, whether you have a traditional wood-burning fireplace, a gas fireplace or a modern electric unit. Interior walls. Interior drywall, plywood, sheetrock, green sheetrock or fiber cement boards can handle veneer stone as it spans wall-to-wall to elevate the atmosphere of a room.
Exterior walls. From framed plywood panels to wall sheeting, flush siding, concrete, masonry and stucco, nearly every type of common exterior wall can incorporate stone veneer as its surface feature. Use veneer stone as a complementary pop across strategic features of room, such as kitchen and bathroom backsplashes, cozy nook panels or bedroom accent walls.
Veneer stone adds an expensive-looking detail and depth to porch and entryway columns, both inside and outside a building. Surface Layering First, prepare your project and lay out all your tools and equipment.
Apply a moisture barrier, if needed. Waterproof building paper should be nailed or stapled in a siding, or horizontal, fashion, with each sheet overlapping in all directions by a minimum of six inches. Attach your metal lath barrier. Use a minimum of an gauge, galvanized metal lath sheet. Attach the sheet to the wall using galvanized nails or staples, spacing them no more than six inches apart.
Make sure the nails penetrate the metal studs at least an inch thick. Mix and apply your scratch coat mortar. The scratch coat is the overall, major layer of mortar your veneer stone will be stacked into. Properly mixed mortar will be a firm consistency and will stick on your trowel even if you flip it ninety degrees on its side.
Use your trowel to spread the mortar across your metal lath layer, approximately. You can use a common rake to apply these long, horizontal lines across your scratch coat. This scoring is an important step for proper mortar moisture, aeration and installation composition.
Let this scored scratch coat set until firm. This usually takes hours, depending on amount and conditions. Install the Stone Arrange your stones by laying your stones out on the nearby floor or ground, mosaic-style. Trim and shape your stones. Using your mason hammer or angle grinder, trim any imperfections on the stones. Shape and smooth the edges to your exact finished look, if desired. This kind of fine-tuning is usually only a process required with purchases from big-box retailed stones.
Most handmade regional producers enact finely tuned custom stones into your initial order. Clean your stones. Wipe away excess dust, residue or oils from your stones. Mix your veneer mortar.
Ensure the same even, firm consistency as your scratch coat. This mortar will be used on the backside of your individual stones as its bond coat. Stone can even be used to cover unwanted interior brick or masonry. Natural stone veneer comes in a myriad of colors, textures and shapes. The shape of each individual rock will create a pattern on the wall. You should consider a pattern, color and texture of stone that will either contrast with or blend in with the walls, flooring and furnishings of the room.
Browsing through photo galleries with residential applications will get you familiar with the many types of stone available and how it can be used inside your home. For example, if you have a rustic log home, go with a river rock type of rounded stone with irregular shapes.
In a Southwestern style home, a flat, thin sandstone type veneer would work well. If you have a modern style home, choose a stone veneer with a sleek, uniform look.
Stone veneer can be applied to any structurally sound surface without the need for structural changes as long as the surface has been properly prepared. Painted surfaces, such as brick, will need to be sandblasted or stripped of paint, reveals Premier-Stone. Galvanized wire or metal lath must be nailed to the wall in order to trap and hold the mortar mix. If you're installing stone veneer over clean, unpainted masonry, you can apply the mortar directly to the wall.
Work in small areas so that the mortar doesn't set up before the stones can be added. Corner stones should always be installed first if they're part of the wall. The remaining stones can be applied from the top down or the bottom up. If the expense and labor of installing real stone veneer is too intimidating, you may opt for faux stone panels.
These panels are made from polyurethane, which makes them extremely durable yet lightweight.
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