Stone veneer installation in Lincoln NE - stone that stays put on a sound, dry wall
Tired of the siding or bare block on the front of your house? We check the wall first, then set stone that's fastened and sealed.
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Is stone veneer right for the wall on my house?
Stone veneer installation in Lincoln means setting a thin, lightweight stone made from cement and aggregate onto a wall you already have, so your house gets the look of stone without building a solid stone wall. At Mastercraft Lincoln Concrete and Masonry, we start with the wall behind it, because the stone is only as good as what's holding it.
Most people call us because the front of the house looks dated, a strip of bare block shows along the bottom, or a fireplace needs a new face. The price moves with how much wall there is, how many corners and windows the stone has to wrap, how high the work goes, the stone you pick and how much prep the wall needs first, like pulling old siding or fixing damage underneath. The schedule turns mostly on the weather and on whether the wall needs repair before stone can go up, and I'll give you your own figure in a written estimate once I've seen it.
How we handle stone veneer installation
I start by looking closely at the wall the stone is going on, because stone over a wall that's rotting, cracked or shifting just hides the problem until it shows up again. If the wall isn't sound, I'll tell you before any stone goes up, and sometimes a smaller fix is all it needs. Once the wall checks out, our crew puts up the water barrier and metal lath, trowels on a scratch coat, which is a base layer of mortar the stone grabs onto, then sets each stone in mortar, fills the joints and cleans up the site when we're done. How the stone is fastened and sealed matters as much as the stone you pick, and I'm glad to show you how we do it while we work.
If the wall you want covered is block that's cracked or failing, we can rebuild it first as part of our concrete block walls work so the stone has something solid behind it. If you're putting in a new basement or crawlspace wall, our foundation block wall installation can be planned with the stone in mind from the start.
Full outside walls
This suits a house where the whole front or a full side needs a new face, often to cover siding that's worn or dated. It's the biggest of these jobs, with the most wall prep and trim work around windows and doors.
Wainscot and accents
A band of stone along the lower part of a wall, or on porch columns, gives you the stone look with less material. It's a common pick for covering a strip of exposed foundation.
Fireplaces and indoor walls
Stone around a fireplace or on a feature wall changes a room without the weather holding up the schedule. The wall behind it still gets the same close look before we start.
If stone already on your house is loose or pulling away, call (402) 202-7624 rather than wait for spring, because water working in behind it keeps doing damage.
What happens when you call about stone veneer in Lincoln?
I handle the visit and the estimate myself, and our own crew does the work. Here's how it goes from your first call to the day I walk the finished wall with you.
Call or send the form
Call (402) 202-7624 or use the form and tell me where you'd like the stone. Photos of the wall, the siding on it now and a rough size of the area help me plan the visit.
I look at the wall
I come out myself, check the wall the stone will go on and look for what might be wrong with it. Then I walk you through what I'd do and why, right there.
You get a written estimate
The written estimate lays out the work, so you know the cost before anything starts and you decide from there. If you go ahead, we handle any permit the job needs.
Our crew sets the stone
Our own small crew of masons does the work with me on the job, and I walk the finished wall with you before we call it done. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Get your wall checked and a written stone veneer estimate
We reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out. The estimate is free, done at your house, and there's no obligation to book.
(402) 202-7624Stone veneer installation rules for Lincoln homes
Permit questions for work in Lincoln go to the City of Lincoln's permit office, at 402-441-7521, and I'd rather ask them about your address than guess. When a job needs a permit, we take care of the application and set up the inspections. If your house is an individual local landmark or sits in a local landmark district, outside changes like new stone have to meet the city's Historic Preservation Design Standards, so we plan the stone around them. A house listed on the National Register of Historic Places isn't held to those design guidelines unless federal funding is involved.
We're based in Lincoln and work in the cities around it. A lot of the walls we're asked to cover are on houses with some years on them, and Nebraska's freeze, thaw and wind find any weak spot, which is why the wall check comes first here and on jobs in Seward and Crete.
Stone veneer questions from Lincoln homeowners
Can stone veneer go on any wall of my house?
No, the industry installation guide says manufactured stone should not go over walls that are deteriorating or unsound, or over EIFS, the foam board siding finished to look like stucco. That's why the wall check I described above comes before anything else, and I'll tell you if the wall needs work first.
How much does stone veneer installation cost in Lincoln, NE?
Stone veneer installation in Lincoln usually costs about $2,200 to $8,700 per job, which is what the work runs in the area, not our own price. Where yours lands depends on the things I listed up top, mainly how much wall you're covering and how much it needs before stone goes up, and your written estimate gives you your own figure.
Can stone veneer be installed in cold weather in Nebraska?
It can, with protection. One industry specification calls for protecting the work whenever it's 40°F or colder, before, during and for 48 hours after the masonry work, so a late fall or winter job needs a plan to keep the wall protected until that window passes. If it's too cold to do that well, I'd rather move the date.
Does a stone veneer contractor need to be registered in Nebraska?
Yes, Nebraska law requires contractors and subcontractors doing business in the state to register with the Nebraska Department of Labor. The state notes that registration doesn't ensure quality of work or protect against fraud, so still ask any installer how they fasten and seal the stone. We're licensed and insured.
How do I make sure stone veneer stays attached to my house?
Ask your installer where the fasteners go, because wood and gypsum sheathing don't have the holding power to fully support manufactured stone, and fasteners set only in sheathing can work loose, especially when wet. Proper fastening helps keep the stone on in high winds, and on outside walls over wood sheathing, an industry standard requires two separate layers of water-resistive barrier behind it.
What causes stone veneer to fail?
The industry installation guide says field workmanship tends to be the main source of problems when stone veneer performs poorly, and that installing to its recommended practices helps the stone perform as intended for decades. One guide calls for flashing, the metal or membrane that turns water out, at every spot something passes through an outside wall and along the lower edges of the stone. Indoor stone that stays dry needs none, but indoor stone that gets wet is treated like an outside wall.
Masonry work that often goes with stone veneer
If the block wall you want to cover is cracked, bowed or crumbling, rebuilding it first gives the new stone something solid to hold onto.
Putting in a new basement or crawlspace wall? Planning the block and the stone together gets the exposed part ready for a finished face.
Have the wall checked before you buy stone
Call (402) 202-7624 any day from 6 AM to 11 PM, or use the form, before you order stone, so I can look at the wall it's going on first.