How To Install Faux Stone Siding

One type is screwed directly into the wall.

How to install faux stone siding.

Our faux stone veneer panels are specifically designed for diyers looking for a time and cost effective siding solution. Faux stone siding is ideal for the homeowner who wants the look of stone on the exterior walls of his home but doesn t want the high costs of real stone. Easy installation allows home and business owners to start and complete a project on their own timeline without the cost of hiring a skilled mason. There are a couple of different methods of installing faux stone veneer.

Space the shiplap screws eight inches apart and in the panel itself where you feel any flex. Flat natural edge and corner pieces. Natural stone is heavy enough that a standard foundation may not be able to bear its weight. The panels come with shiplap edges so you can interlock them easily.

Faux stone veneer can be used indoors or outdoors. The application in this article involves attaching the faux stone to the surface with a pre mixed adhesive that s supplied in a kit. Even for those who wouldn t mind the high cost of real stone siding there would be the problem of weight. Any screws you put in the face of the panels should be placed in the shadows of the stone to help camouflage them.

The kit includes three types of stone.