Faux Stacked Stone on block foundation

[METALMOVER]

Going to be doing a little facelift on my garage and house foundation and was wonderuing if anyone has had any experience in installing the faux stone panels, going with the stacked stone type, any tips, tricks, or product endorsements would be appreciated. Ive already painted/locktite the block and will have a siding/contractor helping me a bit. Ill be doing the exposed block shown in the pics. Thanks METALMOVER

 

[Kaizen]

it sticks pretty easy. kinda idiot proof usually. but because of that house style I would spend a lot of time with samples on board in front of those areas. some houses just don't look good with most stone. just stands out. that's a nice color though so you have a good palette to work with.

 

[KDXSR5]

This fella here used the faux stone on his foundation: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=209131&page=4

Look in the last couple pages for the posts. I think it turned out nice. Good luck with your project!

 

[nit2wn]

Just a heads up. Our house had some plastic siding that replicated a brick pattern. slapped up against the concrete block up to the vinyl siding from the previous owners. Made a nice place for termites to start there way on up to chewing on the foundation. We got lucky when our home inspector caught it on his walk through. They ended up having to rip it down and pay for a termite retreat and new bond before we agreed to purchase the house. Might want to check into that just in case.

 

[HoosierMark]

Have you considered the fake brick look? It is real brick but about 1/2 thick. The city here did a whole frame building themselves with it. The workers installed it.

 

[OJ Bartley]

We just had some done on our 2nd floor exterior (not exactly stacked stone, but faux stone), to replace the lousy builder-installed wood. I was on toddler duty, so I didn't watch the whole process, but it looked like they put up a membrane of some sort, then wrapped it with wire mesh, skim coated, let set, and then applied stone. There are a couple of pics in my main thread in sig below. Turned out great and we're really happy with it. I did see them using a level on many bricks, and test fitting several times.

 

[kbs2244]

The problem with panels covering any large surface is it is easy to see the repeat in the pattern.
They do make artifical stone apx 2" thick is a 1000 plus number of molds.
A mason can install it in a good looking random pattern.

 

[shoot summ]

I'm not a fan of "lick and stick" stone...

I had some left over quartzite pavers from my front porch, I put them on some block walls, really like the result.

This is the front porch(before I grouted it).

Pavers on the block walls, ungrouted, and woodwork incomplete...

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Consider real stucco, the type mixed with portland, etc, not the synthetic stuff. Would stick well to the block and probably be fairly easy to apply.

 

[METALMOVER]

Parts of the front of my house are stucco now, kinda leaning away from that look, in kind of a mid century home, Ive looked into the veneer stone, faux stone, about all applications, I think Ill talk with my contractor/buddy some more and see what he thinks also, I appreciate all the input, had just seen some youtube video on some of the new vinyl panels, went up quick and I thought looked pretty good. Ill keep you updated.

METALMOVER

 

[JettaGetUpandGo]

Where are you located?

I am a designer for a residential builder in Wisconsin. For years we installed manufactured stone down to grade or down to driveways/sidewalks. Unlike brick, there are no air gaps or weep holes or any way for moisture to escape. With freezing temperatures moisture would work its way up from the ground, freeze, and cause the stone to separate from the wall. We have had numerous warranty claims from the lower stones falling off when bumped with a shovel.

Keeping a gap (~2") between the grade and the stone severely cuts down on the moisture that can get up behind the stone. It looks terrible, but we haven't had any issues since.

If freezing is an issue it may be worth considering a panel product or something other than individual stones that adhere to the block.

 

[mtoeintaer]

it sticks pretty easy. kinda idiot proof usually.

 

[JimR1998]

If you live near a menards, look at nichiha fiber cement panels to simulate the look of brick. Haven't used them myself but have a few samples and like the look. I think they are 18" high and look like one row would fit in nicely.

 

[METALMOVER]

Sorry I'm in Nebraska, I swear i put that in my profile, gonna change it now, good point on the gap at the bottom, Ive probably looked at the ones at Menards, there were some I liked, talked to my buddy, he said one issue with some of the panels is they fade, he gave me a name of a siding/stone place he uses, Im gonna try to pop in there and look at some samples this next week.

MM