Stone veneer products add elegance and style to any interior
or exterior space.
Create a dramatic focal point in your living area with a
stylish and beautiful new fireplace surround made of high-quality stone veneer.
Add class and a natural outdoor feel to your bathroom or family room with a
brand new stone cladding.
Or, on the outside, install
a stone veneer wainscoting to brighten that dull siding and enhance the
curb appeal and add real value to your home. Or, consider creating a stone clad
fireplace and new walls to your backyard living and cooking space.
Available in a wide range of stone styles, textures, and
colors, homeowners can create the ambiance of their dreams with high-quality
stone veneer applications from ProCoat Systems in Denver.
Why Stone Veneer?
Whether natural or manufactured stone, cutting or shaping
the material into easy-to-manage formats has become the norm. Compared to whole
natural stone, the process of creating individual pieces into a veneer that is
approximately two inches or so in thickness allows for:
- Reduced
waste
- Lower
transport costs
- Reduced
the mess around the worksite
- Less
weight and very little cutting
- Quicker
and easier installation
- Not
requiring a professional stone mason to cut and shape each stone
- A less
expensive application compared to whole natural stone
Even though the implementation is more straightforward with
stone veneer products, the project must be appropriately handled with precision
and attention to detail to ensure a beautiful, long-lasting result. For answers
to questions concerning stone veneer installation, contact the ProCoat
Systems specialists.
How are Stone Veneer Products Installed?
The critical starting point is to select the right stone
veneer products. ProCoat of Denver has partnered with the top stone veneer
producers in the industry and can offer the product with all of the properties
of color, texture, size, and stone type that you can imagine.
A second consideration is to plan ahead to ensure that the
potential for moisture and water intrusion behind the construction is
eliminated. If you are not sure how this is done, contact an experienced
installer.
With that concern in mind, here a few additional tips for a
quality installation:
- Wherever
the stone
veneer will approach a juncture at a window or door, , for
example, the installer should leave a gap of about 3/8” in which to
install a backer rod that will prevent water from seeping behind the
veneer to weaken the structure.
- Flashing
is vital in any construction to eliminate the introduction of water around
joints and junctures, mainly from above. Make sure the flashing is sized
correctly so that a substantial rainstorm cannot penetrate behind the
stone veneer where spaces are not protected.
- Weep
Holes provide an added insurance against accumulating moisture. If water
should find its way behind the veneer, the weep holes at the bottom of the
construction will allow the moisture to escape. Keeping moisture and mold
from developing is the most important part of the installation process.
Contact ProCoat Systems
For the highest quality stone veneers, contact ProCoat
Systems of Denver and Salt Lake City. The professionals at ProCoat will be
pleased to discuss your vision and provide expert advice, materials, and tools
to realize your dream.
Visit the ProCoat
website or phone ProCoat Systems at (303)-322-9009.
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