Manufactured stone veneer is a building material fabricated by pouring a light weight concrete mix into a cast of natural stone mold. A distinct coloring process creates natural color palettes that capture the nuances of real stone. Its light weight properties eliminate the need for wall ties or footings. The thickness of manufactured stones is in average 0.625″ to 3.625″, depending on the texture.

Real thin  veneer  stone is a  completely natural building material,  blocks are removed from the quarry  to further  cut them to an acceptable   required thickness and multiple shapes.

For both  real thin veneer stone and  manufactured veneer stone  the process of the installation is the same.

On wooden walls a  minimum of 2 water  resistant  barrier building paper most be installed followed by the installation of a rain screen mat to create a gap between  the stone and the wall  for  water drainage purposes and faster dry out of the walls,  all necessary flashings most  be installed including weep screeds, kick out flashings, drip caps, j channels, etc. Once the water management has been taking care of   the lath  metal  mesh is embedded in  a  thick or two  coats  of Portland   cement  with  a  remarkable scratch  to ensure an strong bondage between  stone and  scratch coat followed  by  pointing   of all  joints and  filling  all  spaces.

We ALWAYS recommend the installation of a rain screen drainage mat between the stone and the actual water proofing membrane, stone when is not installed correctly can cause 1000s of dollars worth of damage  to the home owner, extra precaution should be  used when designing an stone water management.

The main difference between this two claddings is mainly its origins.

Real stone  been a  Natural product and manufactured been a man made product.

The number one reason why stucco and stone systems fail is because a wrong window installation, a defective window or an improper waterproofing below and around the opening. All windows eventually  may leak there is no doubt about that but  is the window’s installer  duty to  make sure that the  installation  of the window  is properly perform by installing the necessary materials and do it in a manner that  the water will be discharge out of the building and in the event of a window leak  the water will not penetrate the sheathing and wood structure resulting in mold damage. Necessary steps has to be taken in order to perform a proper window installation and water proofing of the opening.

When  performing stucco repairs and the windows are not remove and  properly re-set, the home owner is basically gambling  because the opening eventually my or may not leak. A simple way to see this situation is like fixing and painting  a car  over a rusty surface, which lead us to our next question.

Rene Munoz Plastering has become a masonry and exterior claddings company, we always strive to improve and provide our customer with the latest in the exterior cladding industry. We do offer  fully functional drainable stucco 3 coats system, drainable EIFS stucco systems, drainable wood vinyl or fiber cement siding systems.

The moment we receive the Ok, the deposit and signed proposal/contract,  automatically your project will  get into our system and get schedule ASAP, if you are selling or buying a property be sure to let us know when is the closing date or the dead line, we’ll make sure to finish  your repairs on time and make sure that your over all stone remediation selling and buying transaction goes smoothly.

Realtors and home owners can submit their stone report  at any time  to our email,  we greatly  appreciate a follow up call  or text if possible, when submitting your report  please  be sure to add all  the necessary  information such  meeting schedule, questions you may have, concerns and detailed  background of your situation.

Please visit our contact us page to submit you invasive stucco & stone report or fill up the  contact  form at the bottom of this page.