Stone veneer · Phoenix, AZ
Stone Veneer
Natural and manufactured stone, hand-placed for fireplaces, columns, accent walls, and full facades. Set over a proper barrier and scratch base through licensed crews.
The work
Stone veneer lives or dies on what's behind it. Stuck straight to a wall with no drainage or a sloppy mortar bed, it stains, loosens, and lets water in within a few years.
We install it the right way. A weather barrier and lath go on first, then a scratch coat, then each stone is set, leveled, and grouted by hand with clean edge detailing.
Natural or manufactured, on one accent wall or a whole front elevation, it goes on to stay put and shed water.
- Stone
- Natural or manufactured
- Best for
- Fireplaces, columns, accent walls, facades
- Base
- Barrier, lath, and scratch coat
- Crews
- Licensed, verified installers
What's included
How we install stone that stays
Surface prep and lath
We start with a weather barrier and metal lath so the stone has a sound, draining base, not bare wall.
Scratch coat bed
A scratch coat gives the mortar something to bond to, the step skipped jobs leave out.
Hand-placed stone
Each piece is set, leveled, and fit by hand for a natural pattern, not a repeating grid.
Grout and edge detailing
We finish the joints and detail the edges and corners so the wall reads finished, not cut off.
Pretty on day one is easy. Still on the wall in ten years is the work
A lot of stone veneer you see failing was set straight onto the wall with no barrier and no drainage. Water gets behind it, sits through a few cold nights, and pops stones loose.
We build the base first, the same barrier-and-lath system we use under stucco, so water that gets behind the stone has a way out. Then the stone is set by hand over a real scratch coat. It costs a little more time up front and it is the difference between a feature wall and a callback.
Questions
Good to know before you call
Got a question that isn't here? Call us and we'll give you a straight answer, no pressure.
Natural stone is quarried rock, heavier and one of a kind. Manufactured stone is molded concrete colored to look natural, lighter and lower cost. Both look great installed well, and we help you pick for your look and budget.
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New custom build, a full re-stucco, or a repair that needs to disappear into the wall? Send your plans or your address and get a straight, no-pressure bid.
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