Fireplace Surround Designs Using Stone Veneer

The fireplace is often the most dramatic focal point in any home or business. More than simply a log-burning cavity, the surfaces that surround fire box can be elegant, rustic, linear, or impressively massive. The fireplace, surround, mantle and the areas above will draw attention and can create the mood. Danes revere a concept known as “hygge” (pronounced hoo-gah) which depicts surroundings that exude comfort, well-being, and coziness. Nothing creates a “hygge” atmosphere better than a beautiful fireplace on a frosty evening.

That sense of well-being can be greatly enhanced by replacing that tired, old fireplace surround with a beautiful new stone veneer. Expand the size, create a beautiful and symmetrical stone surround with rectilinear stone veneer pieces, or recreate that irregular and natural stone lodge-like appeal with rough-surfaced stone veneer.

Application of  Stone Veneer for Fireplaces

Stone veneers are available in a wide variety of styles, shapes, colors, and stone types. These may be either natural or manufactured stone veneers with each piece cut into an easy-to-install size and thickness. Ledgestone, cobble, brook, and ashlar are some common natural stone veneers.

ProCoat System’s Cultured® Stone can create all the same effects and ambiance as natural stone veneer but with lower cost. Durable, the manufactured stone veneers for fireplace surrounds are guaranteed for 50 years when professionally installed.

Getting Started

Once the style and color of stone veneer for fireplace surrounds are chosen and in place, the installation begins. The following steps are necessary whether installing a natural or a manufactured fireplace surround.

Install the Base Layers:

1.   Apply builder’s felt to the entire area to be covered.

2.   Cover the felt with the metal lath that will keep the mortar from slipping. Carefully bend the lath around the corners of the fireplace until the material is flush with the subsurface.

3.   Apply mortar over the metal lath. This will act as the scratch coat.

4.   Once the mortar is applied, use a notched tilling trowel to create a grooved, textured surface.

5.   Let this all stand for at least overnight.

Applying the Stone Veneer

1.   On a flat surface, create a “dry run” with your stones, placing them exactly as if you are applying them to the fireplace surround. Minimize the grout gaps, where possible, and pay particular attention to the fireplace opening and the outer edges of the surround.

2.   Remove any excess material from the pieces.

3.   Install the corner pieces and header stones.

4.   Fill in the spaces between the corners and header.

5.   Fill in the grout spaces.

Contact ProStone Systems for Guidance

Applying a natural or cultured stone veneer to a fireplace surround is an exacting process. An experienced mason will more often achieve the  desired result.

 For advice or direction regarding natural or manufactured stone veneers for fireplace surrounds, contact the experts at ProCoat Systems in Colorado. ProCoat professionals can help you with imagining, designing, and product selection to create your desired effect.

Call ProCoat Systems at 1-303-322-9009.

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Create a Backyard Fire pit with Manufactured Stone Veneer

While a backyard fire pit can be another focal point in a well-designed landscape, the structure is also an additional focal point for group fun and enjoyment on a cool, starry night. Whether for relaxing and enjoying the space with family and friends or simply providing a place to lean back and reflect on the day’s activities, a beautiful manufactured stone veneer firepit provides another great option for homeowners to enjoy their outdoor space.

An outdoor fire pit built with beautiful and durable manufactured stone veneer can add an enchanting and useful enhancement to an outdoor area. ProCoat Systems of Denver offers an extensive range of top quality stone materials to add a safe and attractive element to a homeowner’s backyard entertainment options.

Planning the Backyard Firepit: Exercise Caution

Landscape designers and homeowners should take extra caution to ensure the new firepit is properly placed. The first step is to check building codes in your neighborhood that sometimes restrict or specify the use of firepits. Some communities have a blanket ban on open fire burning.

If the restrictions are manageable, the plan should ensure that the firepit is placed sufficiently far from other structures to eliminate the possibility of a fire spreading elsewhere. A rule of thumb is to place the pit at least 10 feet from any other structure. Make sure there are no trees limbs or  and overhead wires directly overhead.

Always check the weather conditions before starting the fire. High winds will carry embers away that can cause damage to surrounding structures, including your neighbor’s. To this end, make sure any nearby neighbors are agreeable to your proposed placement.

Manufactured Stone Veneers from ProCoat Systems

Procoat Systems of Denver represents the finest quality manufactured stone veneer products available. The pavers are rugged and attractive, designed to match any style or stone type for fire pit construction. Once the design has established the diameter and firepit wall height, selecting the right manufactured stone veneer is simply a matter of taste and style. Boral® Cultured Stone® products replicate the look of many natural stone products but are one-third the thickness of natural stone products, less expensive, and easier to install. Boral products come in 21 textures and 100 different colors from which to select. Matching the surrounding décor and choice of style is simple.

ProCoat has supplied manufactured stone veneers for fire pits throughout Colorado and surrounding states.

Contact ProCoat Systems of Denver for Manufactured Stone Veneer Products

ProCoat Systems is a leader in the hardscape and stone industry. The experts at ProCoat will be pleased to answer any questions regarding fire pit construction or any exterior or interior coating needs.

Visit the ProCoat Systems website for ideas or call 1-303-322-9009.

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Design your natural, stone veneer fireplace to complement your home.

Your natural stone veneer fireplace might be in the great room where your family gathers, or it might be in the formal living room where you entertain friends. Either way it’s sure to be the focal point of the room. So, it’s important that your new fireplace complement your decor. How to do that? Begin by answering some basic questions and then move on to design details.

Basic fireplace design questions

Ask yourself where do you want the fireplace to go? Does the corner you’ve chosen have enough space? Is it the optimal site for best fireplace function and reasonably priced installation?  Will the fireplace design suit your family for the life of the house? Will it still work with a style change and new furniture?

The uncomplicated design option

Now that you’ve got the basics under control the fireplace design fun can begin! One effortless way to design your fireplace is to choose a fireplace stone that either complements or contrasts with the overall tone of the room. Consider a room done in warm earth shades with fireplace stones picked out in the same tawny browns, desert sand and burnt orange colors. Or consider a room painted in bold shades of red. A fireplace built with contrasting, charcoal grey stones will really stand out.

More complicated design options

More complicated design options allow your fireplace design become an extension of the room style.  Here are four styles to consider.

Casual – For family rooms and great rooms a floor to ceiling fireplace with rough cut, or hand chopped stones in a random pattern works well. With room for a t.v and a hearth for extra seating you’re set!

Country – Dry stacked, rough- hewn, granite veneer in shades of brown or grey compliments a farmhouse or country lodge look.

Classic – For a traditional look in a formal living room, or bedroom think about a pale granite, or ashy limestone veneer with a smooth texture.

Contemporary – This is the time to use square and rectangular brick that echoes door and windows shapes. Experiment with veneer colors that are out of the ordinary like sleek blacks and opal greens to achieve a modern style.

Whether you’re creating a simple fireplace design or something more complicated it’s easy with our help, and with natural stone veneer choices in unlimited types, textures, patterns and colors

ProCoat – Denver 303 322-9009, Salt Lake City 801 410-4345

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