Stone veneer installation in Tacoma WA - a new face that suits your house
Tired of a bare foundation or a plain wall? We put stone over a sound wall, with careful water layers behind it.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
Stone veneer that suits the house it's on
Manufactured stone veneer is a stone facing held on with mortar. It's bonded right to rough concrete, or set over wire lath and a scratch coat, a first coat of mortar the stone grabs onto. Folks usually call us when a bare foundation block wall or a plain concrete block wall makes the house look unfinished.
Most of what makes veneer last is hidden, so I check the wall underneath before anything else. Industry guidance says stone shouldn't go over a wall that's crumbling or unsound, or over EIFS, a foam-and-stucco siding. If the wall needs fixing first, that becomes a step in the plan. Price and schedule mostly turn on how much wall there is, what it's made of and how much prep it needs.
Ways to put stone on your wall
Get a quoteRight onto concrete or block
If your concrete or block wall is rough and clean, free of paint, sealer and form oil, the stone can bond straight to it.
Lath and scratch coat
A framed wall, or masonry that won't give a good bond, gets wire lath over the water layers and a scratch coat before any stone goes on.
Adding a rainscreen gap
An optional air gap behind the stone, built with drainage mat or furring strips, lets stray water drain and dry faster. It shows up as its own line on a quote.
Full wall or lower band
You can face a whole wall or just a band along the foundation. One maker's guide has the stone stop at least 4 inches above the finished ground.
Tell us about your wall
Send photos of the wall and tell us whether it's concrete, block or framed. We reply within one business day, most often me, and set a time to look.
- Free on-site estimate
- No obligation to hire us
- Written, with what's included
Why folks hire us for stone veneer
I check your wall myself
We opened in 2023, and I still come out to look at every job myself. Then I work right alongside our small crew while the stone goes on.
Taking our time on hidden layers
Industry guidance says on-site workmanship tends to cause most veneer trouble, so on framed walls we lap two layers of wrap like shingles, from the bottom up.
Licensed and insured in Washington
We're fully licensed and insured. Before you hire anyone, look them up with the state's contractor lookup, then call us at (253) 354-0045.