Thin brick/stone veneer or other options?

[Catadj78]

I am STILL trying to finish my shop build between working out of town, life and no show contractors to pour the concrete.

Anyways, it is a pole barn. Contractor is coming to level dirt inside and pour concrete.

Standing in front the left side skirt board is level with the ground. The right side skirt board is up maybe a foot. Ground slopes from left to right

I dont want to bring more dirt on the outside of the building so I was thinking of adding another skirt board to the bottom and using the thin veneer to cover the wood.

Bad idea?


I guesstimating 120 sqft for the right and rear sides roughly. Where to buy? Why are the thinner bricks higher than the full bricks?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Get the dirt. It will be easier, look nicer and be cheaper.

 

[boiler7904]

Thin veneer stone isn't designed for ground contact which is what this sounds like it would be. I would adjust the grade if it isn't too far off but a pic would help.

 

[Catadj78]

Yeah, should have posted pictures.

Where the tractor is sitting is the rear. 10'away from the neighbors fence.

Here I dont want to bring dirt because id rather just run the mower and limit weedeating. The skirt board goes from nearly on grade to about 18" to the other corner behind the tractor. The building is finished now though. Old pictures

You are looking at the left side. It is slightly above grade. I brought dirt in here. There will be a 16' lean too on this side soon

 

[Catadj78]

this is the front. From the first pole from the right is the only place that will be above grade. There is a tree to the right front corner with just enough room to drive a truck between that id like to keep that distance

 

[Catadj78]

here you can see the right side and the rear.

Id like to have a very slightly sloped 8x10 pad poured by the roll up door and a deck from there going left 10 or 12 by 25 or so

 

[Catadj78]

The bottom trim that the metal rests on or rat guard is 1 1/8" off the skirt board.

I figured the felt paper, wire mesh, morter and thin veneer would be about 1" and be perfect. Just on 2 1/2 sides.

I have 6" drain pipe wrapping the building to catch the gutters draining in a ditch. The high side of the shop is facing the rear of my house and I live on a hill, id rather not speed the water up making more of an incline towards the house

 

[bczygan]

Dirt.

And excellent chance to create positive drainage.

Bill