What do your blueprints call for?

Why did you not catch this when you inspected the forms before the pour?

"Is there anything that can be done..."

Yes. You can break out the concrete and do it all over again. Which would be quite expensive. They invented the phrase "cast in concrete" for a good reason.

I'd suggest using standard veneer stone, which is about four inches thick. It will work perfectly with your brick ledge. It will also look a lot nicer than cultured stone.

The engineered foundation design did not have it, but the foundation print in the plans did.

My husband did not think it was a big deal.

What is standard veneer stone? Still man-made but thicker than the cultured product? I tried looking online but veneer and cultured seem to be used interchangably.

Veneer stone is veneer stone. It is stone, applied as a veneer to the structure behind it. As compared with a structure that is actually constructed from stone.

Veneer stone is usually about 4" thick. There is also "thin-veneer" stone, which is around an inch thick. Veneer stone needs to sit on a brick ledge, to support its weight. Thin-veneer stone is supported by the structure behind it, and does not need a brick ledge.

These products are man-made only in the sense that somebody had to remove it from the ground, and possibly saw or split it to the correct size.

Here is one supplier of veneer stone. (They also sell thin veneer, so you hunt around on the site and see the difference between the two.)

There are many suppliers; I'm posting this particular one only because it was handy, and it illustrates what "veneer stone" is.

Here is a link that might be useful: Connecticut Stone Veneer page

That was supposed to be, "...so you can hunt around on the site...".

Thank you. We were going with cultured due to the cost. It seems that the labor costs in the area are running about the same for both. Hopefully the material won't kill us.

If your cultured sonte is 1" wide, as many are, you could back it with 4" concrete blocks. Though if it's only a ledge you're doing, you might not save anything over the cost of going to genuine stone veneer.

We are "the builder" so everything rests on us. I know we will experience many of these oops over the course of construction. Luckily I'm pretty laid back. I spoke with the stone guy and he suggested still using the cultured and we can take a flatter/wider style of stone , something akin to what would be used for a hearth,(we are looking at ledgestone for the walls) cut to size and lay it on the ledge to cover it. This would almost create a little accent bottom border and hopefully wont look like too big of an oops. I think it would work, what do y'all think?

I don't know if you are planning on using Cultured Stone by Owens-Corning, but their hearthstones are not suitable for exterior use. Double check with the manufacturer of whatever stone you are using to see if their hearthstones are rated for outdoor use. As far as style, landscaping may hide any change in dimension from the border to the "field" stone.

Rachel, I would suggest talking with Max at Allstate Brick if you haven't already. Can't remember who your supplier is. He would probably be able to tell you what the options are without it coming directly from the stone mason who may not gie you the cheapest option.

The type and thickness of the stone is a minor issue. The most important issue is the detail where the stone cladding meets the wall of the house. No one can answer your question without seeing the wall section. It also matters how much of the foundation wall (if any) is showing above grade. You haven't really told us much about the design.

If the ledge is BELOW grade & most of them are to support brick, fill the ledge with concrete & start laying natural 4" stomne where it is near your porch & put the veneer stone everywhere else. Most of us don't look below grade to see where the stone ends and the concrete begins..