You can install veneer directly over a brick or stucco wall but if the wall is finished with vinyl aluminum or wood shingle siding.
Diy real stone siding.
A big house that s gorgeous on the inside but is seriously lacking on the outside.
The advantage of this is that you get something with a lot of natural beauty and fantastic durability.
This means that the stone has not been processed or manufactured in any way.
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.
This diy stone veneer on house exterior is a project that my dad and i did that we are both very proud of.
The veneers look like real stone but they re made by pouring a mixture of cement into stone shaped molds.
Just before my parents bought it the bank had the whole house covered in this siding.
For exterior wood walls first create a moisture barrier.
Angle grinder fitted with masonry blades.
Nothing is wrong with the siding but it needs some color some stone maybe some cedar.
Number the backs of the stones to keep the order straight.
The negative aspect is that this type of siding weighs an absolute ton.
These molds are individually airbrushed in different colors to give them natural variation.
This is my parents house.
Do this by applying roofing felt or house wrap over the surface with standard nails.