Stone veneer brings the mass and texture of natural stone to a wall at a fraction of the weight and cost, which makes it a popular accent on West Coast homes — wainscots, columns, chimneys, and full feature walls. Both manufactured and thin natural stone options are available, sized to install without the structural footing real masonry would demand.
On the coast, water management makes or breaks a stone wall, because the face hides any moisture trapped behind it until the framing has already rotted. We install adhered veneer over a proper drainage plane, with the code-required weep screed, two layers of moisture barrier, and flashed transitions so any water that gets behind the stone drains out at the base instead of rotting the framing. Skipping these details is the single most common cause of the stone-veneer failures we’re called in to repair.
We integrate stone veneer with siding, soffit, and trim so the accent reads as part of the whole exterior, and we handle both new installs and repairs to existing veneer that was originally put up without proper drainage.