How To Install Stone Veneer Over Concrete Wall

Below are the steps involved.

How to install stone veneer over concrete wall.

Instructional how to video for attaching m rock stone veneer to a preformed concrete wall or foundation. Cover the lath with a scratch coat of mortar to. One way to make the plain wall look more finished is to add stone veneer to the foundation walls surface. Before the scratch coat dries scrape horizontal grooves into the scratch coat.

Press the stone firmly into the mortar and hold it in place for about 10 seconds. Spread inch of mortar onto the back of the stone veneer panel and press it to the wall. Allow the scratch coat to set up or cure according to the manufacturer s instructions. Wipe the back of the panels with a wet cloth.

Now you are ready to apply your stone veneer. Use a pre blended polymer fortified type s mortar and water known as svm stone veneer mortar. If you are applying stone veneer to a painted or sealed concrete foundation attach a layer of metal lath to the concrete wall with masonry anchors. Their pro is that they are lighter weight than real stone less expensive and only about 1 2.

Use a metal scraper or a scrap piece of the lath material. You will be affixing the stone veneer to the scratch coat using a stone veneer mortar. Start installing the stone veneer at the wall corner. Begin by installing the veneer pieces that wrap around corners.

Stone veneer products which are made from concrete come in a range of colors shapes and can be used for a variety of projects. Rotate the stone gently while pressing inward to squeeze the mortar out.