How To Install Stone Siding

Step by step guide to install manufactured stone veneer step 1.

How to install stone siding.

Start by applying a layer of building paper evenly across the entire installation area. Rotate the stone gently while pressing inward to squeeze the mortar out. New faux stone is composed of conventional cement with soft lightweight pumice like fillers making it easy to cut with a circular saw or a 4 1 2 in. For a cleaner cut position the uncut wire lath over two sawhorses.

Hold the stone against the surface for five seconds until it sets. As thinly as possible spread an even coat of mortar and completely cover the metal lath. Press the stone firmly into the mortar and hold it in place for about 10 seconds. Begin by installing the veneer pieces that wrap around corners.

Begin at the bottom and work upward. Then apply mortar to the stone and attach to the surface. Measure the spaceand cut wire lath to size. First you need to apply a special coat of mortar over the metal lath called the scratch coat.

Apply mortar and attach stones. Once the lath is attached apply mortar to the lath 1 16 to 1 8 thick. Place the cut. Angle grinder fitted with masonry blades.

Artificial stone used to look pretty bogus but the new generation of thin faux stone is nearly impossible to distinguish from real stone.