Stone veneer installation in Odessa TX - stone that stays tight to a sound wall
Tired of a plain block or stucco wall? We check what's underneath, then set stone that's bedded solid and sheds water.
What does it take to put stone veneer on a wall in Odessa?
Stone veneer installation in Odessa, TX puts a face of real or manufactured stone on a wall you already have, so you get the look of a stone wall without building one from the ground up. Some veneer is set in a full bed of mortar and some is tied to the wall behind it with anchors, and the wall and the stone decide which one fits.
Most folks who call me are looking at a plain block wall, a tired stucco front or a fireplace they're sick of, and my first question is what that stone is going to be stuck to. The price moves with the square footage, the stone you pick, how many corners, windows and doors we cut around, and whatever the wall needs before stone can go on, like a cracked concrete block wall that has to be fixed first. The schedule turns on that same prep and on whether your job needs a permit, which we check on and apply for ourselves when it does. Your estimate spells out what I found on the wall and what we'd do about it, so you can see where the money goes.
What happens after you call about stone veneer in Odessa?
Call or send the form
You call (432) 280-0058 or send the form, and we get back to you to set a time for me to come out. Tell us roughly which wall you have in mind so I know what to look for.
I look the wall over
I come out myself, check the wall that's getting stone and ask what you've noticed, like cracks, loose stucco or damp spots. Then I write up an estimate that says what shape the wall is in, which way of setting the stone suits it and what we'd do, so the cost isn't a guess.
We handle the permit step
Once you say go, we check with the city or county office for your address and handle the application if the job needs one. Odessa reviews plans for residential projects and inspects construction work, so I'll tell you where that stands before we start.
Set the stone and walk it
My crew and I prep the wall, set the stone and clean up the site. At the end I walk the wall with you and show you what we did and why.
How we install stone veneer and the block work behind it
Before any stone goes up, I check the wall underneath, because veneer is only as good as what it's stuck to. If the wall is solid, we get it ready for the setting we picked together, a mortar bed for adhered stone or anchors for anchored work. Then we set the stone, and each one gets buttered, a full coat of mortar spread across its back side, so water has no pocket to sit in behind it. We cut stones to fit around corners and openings, work the joints as we go, and clean the face and your yard when we're done.
Sometimes the wall underneath turns out to be the real job. If a block wall is cracked or crumbling, we repair or rebuild it before any stone goes on, and we also build new concrete block walls, like a garden or screen wall you want faced in stone. When the stone runs down to a foundation that has moved or broken up, our foundation block wall installation gives it something solid to stand on.
Get a free estimate on your stone veneer wall
We reply within one business day to set a time, then I come out, look the wall over and write up what I see and what we'd do. There's no obligation, so you can take the estimate and think it over.
Stone veneer questions from Odessa homeowners
How much does stone veneer cost per square foot in Odessa?
Installing stone veneer across the US usually costs about $25 to $40 per square foot, and that's the going rate for the work, not a price of ours. Where your job lands depends on the stone, the cutting around corners and openings, and what the wall needs first. I'll give you your own number after I've seen the wall, here in Odessa or out in West Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Monahans and the cities around them.
How do I know if my wall can take stone veneer?
Industry guidance says adhered manufactured stone should go only over a sound wall, not over one that's deteriorating or over EIFS, an insulated siding with a stucco look. That's why the wall gets checked before any stone goes up. Anchored stone has one more question, since its weight is generally carried by a foundation ledge or a steel shelf angle, so that support becomes part of the plan.
Should outdoor stone veneer have mortared joints or dry stack?
One stone veneer guide advises against open joints, the dry stack look, on outdoor walls in climates with freeze and thaw cycles, and it says dry stack suits indoor walls or warm climates without freezing. So the joint style follows where the wall is and what weather it faces. A fireplace wall inside the house is where dry stack has the most room, and we'll talk through the look you want when I come out.
Who issues building permits in Odessa?
Odessa's Building Inspections Division issues permits, and the city requires one to alter or repair a building or to install any code-regulated building component. The city also registers building and remodeling contractors through Building Inspection, and the contractor doing regulated work applies to the building official for the permit. We're fully licensed and insured, and we ask the office for your address whether your stone job falls under that rule and handle the application ourselves when it does.
What causes stone veneer to fail?
One industry guide says field workmanship tends to be the main source of problems when manufactured stone doesn't hold up, which makes the crew's care on site a big part of who you hire. Another guide calls complete mortar bedding on the back of each stone essential, since even small voids can collect water and lead to early failure. Ask any installer how they fill the back of each stone, and you already know my answer.
Does stone veneer need a water barrier behind it?
Some light-frame walls, a wood-framed wall being the common one, need a water-resistant barrier behind the stone, and one association advises putting it up in separate layers from the bottom, each one lapping over the one below like shingles. A rainscreen is an optional step that helps water behind the stone drain away and dry faster. I'll tell you which of those your wall calls for once I see how it's built.
Work that often comes before the stone
Concrete block walls
If you want a new garden or yard wall that you'll face with stone later, a solid block wall built right gives the stone a sound base.
Foundation block wall installation
When the wall you want faced sits on block that's cracked or has moved, rebuilding the foundation wall first keeps new stone from riding on a weak base.
Call about your stone veneer wall
Call Masoncraft Odessa Concrete and Masonry at (432) 280-0058 or use the form on odessaconcreteandmasonry.com, and have the wall's size in square feet, what it's covered in now and a few photos handy so I can tell you more on that first call.