Doc and crew install stone veneer over the old painted and new bare block foundation. The new adhesives on the market make this project much easier than the old mortar methods. The stone veneer over concrete block looks amazing.
In the process of building a barndominium just west of Waco, Texas. It in limestone country, I found a limestone veneer and was looking for a better way to adhere. Looks like you answered my question. You earned a subscriber.
Looks great.I have been a mason for over 25 years.The key is use the right motor not the pre mixed motor were you add water but the kind you mix yourself with sand.Its all about the right sand to motor ratio.I have never had a issue.If there is more sand to motor ratio you can rake it out with your fingers after it's set up.But the way your doing it is fine.More than one way to skin a cat.Keep up the good work.
This video made me so happy. :) Great job!! It looks so sharp. Not to mention your remark that covering the foundations upped the price tag on the house. About to do the same thing myself to my little cottage in SC. Hoping to take this little money pit and make it a real lovely home. :) Cutting my own veneers from salvage brick and now using STICKY STONE!
Hey brother I’m a mason and I gotta say that’s a classy looking veneer. Cool way to apply it too I would’ve never thought of glue. Great job brother. I got some videos on stonework. Really nice job on that foundation!
"I don't trust anything" - this is very good advise, I've tried new products like this in the past and have had serious problems. Best to wait and see if they're still around in 5-10 years. Also, that's extremely slow installation in comparison to a veneer mortar installation. Depending on the climate and area you live in, there are bonding/glue agents that go over etched paint and form a monolithic surface in a matter of an hour or two and are incredibly strong. We've been installing stone this way for over 30 years and have never had a project fail. In fact a home we installed stone veneer on 12 years ago, the home owner wanted to change the stone to a modern look. It was an absolute nightmare getting the old stone off.
That stone looks great with that house paint color! Would love to know how that adhesive holds up a few years down the road. We're starting a build this month and looking at saving $$$ where ever we can but don't want to use products that need replacing in a short time span.
Have you ever tried polymer modified mortar? It’s really good stuff. We had to take off stone after stuck it would literally take of the cement board with it. I’ve laid it on CMU, and wire lath also but never had to take any off.
That looks Beautiful 👏. Our home is painted concrete block and i qould love to do a stone or beixk finish like this on the whole exterior. Any recommendations? Thank you for sharing 👍. Stay safe healthy and happy ✝️ 🇺🇸
It's important if you use mortar use the right stuff, I generally use spec mix with a good ratio of adhesive added for two reasons, first is for strength of bond and secondary it gives the mudd some flexibility and waterproofing properties, I do a test each time I'm laying where I install a stone 2 inch by 2 inch take lunch and try to remove it when I get back, even after an hour or so it takes a hammer to remove it and it's bond strength is impressive.
I learned a few things, so thanks, but I'm still going to pay someone to do my house. I have no experience with stone, and I just don't want to work that hard! An experienced crew can probably do it in 1/4th the time it would take me.
15:38 Please give the exact name and a source for the instant tack/insta-tac (or whatever) product, the one that sets in 5 seconds for interior use. Thanks!
Well first off this is a thin veneer stone, not conventional stone. Wether adhesive applied veneer stone will last as well as traditional stone layed in mortar will take time to tell. I dont personally think that the lick and stick method will make it. As for the moisture getting behind it, isnt that why you installed the flashing under the siding? Mind you now i agree that the ( fake ) stone we see so much of today looks very nice. But like so many other things today we will just have to wait a few decades to find out how it holds up.
