How To Install Cultured Stone On A Concrete Wall

This gives the mortar a clean surface to bond with.

How to install cultured stone on a concrete wall.

Apply a thin layer of mortar to the back of the stone and then press it entirely into the texture somewhat in the manner of lightly buttering bread. You can purchase wire lath with the flashing adhered on it in home depot. Trowel mortar onto the wall in a 5 sq. On plywood interior or exterior walls you have to install some type of water resistive barrier and a galvanized wire lath.

Repeat on the following stones working in rows and up the wall and spacing the stones about 1 4 inch apart unless otherwise desired. Pour in one quarter bag of s type veneer mortar. If your stone veneer installation is envisioned to appear dry stacked in which case no mortar is used no grouting is necessary. Wash the wall with a pressure washer to remove any dirt debris or grease that may be on it.

Area to thick and press the faux stone unit into the mortar with a slight rotation back and forth. Apply a generous coat about one inch thick of mortar to the back of a stone and press it firmly to the bottom of the wall so that mortar squeezes out from the back of the stone. This is the part 2 video of us showing how to apply the stone ledgers under the cantilever ledge to give your walls houses block walls or whatever you want. Wire lath for cultured stones.

Installing manufactured stones on drywalls wallboards plywood or concrete boards require a few extra steps.