Stone Siding

MrNightly

Anybody ever put this stuff up before?

I'm just starting the search for this, and not sure it I will buy this year or next, but have about 800SF I will be installing (Hopefully) on the outside of my house... there currently is fugly wood shake shingles on the front, and it's terrible! The bottom half of the front of the house is brick, so didn't know how this would work/look on the top half... All other sides of the house are a gray siding, but the siding will never touch the brick/stone. Also planning on building a deck with two stone pillars as the center piece of it on the front of the house.

Thanks for the input. I was planning on originally installing real stone, but don't have a ton of experience with it, so thought maybe the faux stuff would work better!

Early B.

Do you have a pic of your house? The stone might look weird with brick, but it's hard to know without a visual.

MrNightly

Don't have a pic handy... I'll have to snap one tomorrow. I've got a pretty good eye for design, so I'm not worried about finding a match really... I know if you get the color's right, a brick then stone on top won't look bad at all...

Maybe I will just paint the ugly wood stuff if I can't find a good match

F1nut

Painted brick with stone doesn't look too bad.

wingnut4772

I love a man that can admit he has an eye for design.:p

bikerboy

I just used a dry stack style to reface the fireplace in our living room. Easy to cut and you just use type n mortar to hold it to the wall. I only did 25 square feet so you have a lot more work to do. Good luck.

brettw22

I've never seen stone on top of brick like that though......as a base, yes......but not as the top half.

If you have some pics of that config I'd be interested in checking those out........

Also, the few places I've seen that stuff up close, I can always see through the cracks and see the wire mesh (mostly covered, but some always seems to peek through).

Pablo

Stone over brick does sound a little weird. I think the problem you may run into is that the stone will "look" heavier than the brick, so it may give a strange appearance. I also didn't like the pictures of the entire wall being done in stone (but that's just personal taste). A picture of your house would help.

daniel_paul_

You most likely can not use real stone. Real stone is at least 4" thick and needs to be supported at the base.

Mixing the stone and the brick will look bad. There is brick veneer that is applied to the wall like the fake stone. You may be able to match the existing brick. You should call around to stone supply yards to see what companies are available.

Polk user

Use this....


http://www.culturedstone.com/products/brickveneer.asp

SKsolutions

For resale: Some buyers don't like siding, some don't like brick, some don't like stone. Most won't want all three.

MrNightly

Was out sick yesterday... I'll throw up a few pics of the house. Just installed new windows last summer, haven't touched the shutters or landscaping yet... still finishing the inside!!!

MrNightly

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MrNightly

As you can see, the wood shake is just atrocious! I have thought about painting it, but don't know. If I find a stone faux that looks good, I will be putting it where the shake is now...and also in the two square frames on the front of the house... and side and around door. New shutters of course, new front door will be coming and the front porch will come out about 8 feet and have two stone pillars and then tier down with steps on all sides.

At least that's what my design idea's are. Just don't know if I will find a stone that looks good or is even worth it. The house is in a great neighborhood, 10 mins from Downtown, 10 mins from the plaza, 10 mins from the best shopping and food... so the resale when complete shouldn't be an issue!

dkg999

The latest issue of Journal of Light Construction has an article about installing faux stone siding.

MrNightly

dkg999 wrote: »

The latest issue of Journal of Light Construction has an article about installing faux stone siding.

Is this an online journal? Or have to be bought?

Thanks!

dkg999

They have a website, but I subscribe to the magazine. If you pm me your addy I will send you a copy of the article.

WilliamM2

Looks like you already have vinyl on two sides. I would just match that.

Who sided the house like that anyways? Can't imagine wht they left the shake on two sides, especially with such a small area to finish the job.

MrNightly

WilliamM2 wrote: »

Looks like you already have vinyl on two sides. I would just match that.

Who sided the house like that anyways? Can't imagine wht they left the shake on two sides, especially with such a small area to finish the job.

It's actually a metal siding... (better I was told) and it's on all other sides of the house, except the front. I guess they were going for a "Fancy" look up front with the wood shake and brick. I hate it!

I think that the siding on top of the brick might look just as bad though, so not sure if I'll go that route or not. Good idea though! Thanks!

PolkWannabie

I'd lose the shakes and either brick the rest, side the rest or lose the brick as well and side it all. The latter would be my choice ... A third material ( like what's there now ) regardless of what it is, is tough to deal with visually. Also ... What's up with the apparently bricked in windows in the left front ? ( Another reason to lose not only the shakes but the brick as well )

Early B.

I'd brick the whole thing with the same brick. It will look good, low maintenance, last a long time, and increase the value of the home. Existing brick should be easy to match.

MrNightly

I didn't think about bricking the rest of the front... might not look too bad. And I could do two brick pillars instead of stone, and therefore reduce the number of siding options. I like it!

Regarding the window's, I can't tell if they were designed that way, or if somebody boarded them up. The inside of the garage is finished, so hard to say. I never thought they distracted from the house. Maybe when I finish the landscaping, I'll get some modern flower boxes or something and hang them on the two... that might not look bad.

Or, I could bust them open and install two new windows!!! So many options!

SKsolutions

That style, I would also brick the rest. There is too much going on as it is. The wood was added to try to appeal to everybody and add some warmth. It was also an attempt to make the house look taller. To add some warmth back after going all brick, I'd use wood to extend the front entry out a bit to make a small portico. It seems that you really want to use some stone, so you could get creative in the front yard by removing that small tree and adding a stone fountain or walk from the drive. Cool house, I really like that roofline, and plan, but there is the potential to make tax free money by doing some work.

Something with a bit more detail than this, would be a nice match.

polktiger

All brick would be my first choice, but I doubt you will be able to find a good color match. I have seen quite a few brick patches, and it normally takes many years for the colors to blend. You might also consider HardiPlank to replace all the siding. It is a cement board molded to look like wood siding. Eventually we will remove the vynal siding from our house and either brick it (already brick bottom, siding up stairs) or use the hardiplank up stairs.