Dry stack or grout stone siding?
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Comments (13)My house is not finished yet. Possibly by next week. We plan to start moving some things in this weekend if the locks are on the doors. The edge pieces of the granite bumped up the cost. I think the mason said the corners were $11.00 each. He searched for the largest ones he could find. The other option was to have the mason cut the stone for corners. Then you add the labor cost so it would probably equal. The basic stone price was close to the Owens Corning price. I believe the price for the chimney and interior wall for wood stove came to $7,000. including labor which was a bit higher than our contractor expected. This was the first time the mason had used this product and he was very pleased with the results. He is working with a contractor who builds log homes and he stated he would offer this product. We are all happy with this project....See MoreChanging the color of manufactured stone?
Comments (42)You can use a glaze sealing which is what my husband did to my faux rocks that I wanted to look “raw” and didn’t know he did that until after the fact! I was so upset and now I’m stuck with that look so I actually have the opposite issue. I had the grays and charcoal with a little bit of brown rock in light to dark variations set with mortar and my husband completely messed it up. It looks more like the second pic that you want for 4 years now lol so the glaze sealant would work for you. If anyone has any idea on how to remove the “glaze finish” off my beautiful faux rocks I would greatly appreciate it. :( Kinda looks like a gently fallen snow on my house. I hate it!!!! Ugh :((((...See Morefaux stone siding
Comments (4)Thanks for the compliment, lindybarts. I admire the job you've done on your home, so I appreciate the return kudos. Mikeyvon -- yes you can DIY the stone, but you will not be able to do them in panels. Each stone must be attached directly to the wall using the method described below. If you are not doing huge amounts of stone, I think you would be able to handle the project. The basic process for installing stone depends on the substrate you are attaching to. If it is wood, attach waterproof sheathing such as Tyvek, then a 30 lb. felt paper over it followed by metal lath attached using staples or screws. Then a scratch coat is applied and allowed to dry. The stones themselves are attached individually -- using a trowel you put a fairly thick layer of mortar on the back of the stone and place it on the wall. Hold for a few seconds until it is set. If the wall is concrete, you attach the metal lath using concrete nails without the Tyvek or felt paper. The final step is grouting between the stones if necessary based on the type of stone used. Before you attempt to DIY, do a lot of research about installation so you get a good idea of how the process works, how thick the mortar should be, etc. Here is a pretty good installation procedure from J & N Stone. Here is a link that might be useful: Stone Installation...See MoreHelp me ditch the drying rack!
Comments (58)I don't but good and/sharp knives in DW. Not good for steel and the blades can slice/damage the coating on the DW racks. We just swapped out an old (still running) fast DW for a modern, slow one. I tend to wash large bowls, cast iron, pots, and Le Creuset by hand and let air dry, hand dry, sometimes put them next to or onto the woodstove. After pans have drained even a bit, they are easy to quickly dry w a cotton towel. Sometimes I set them atop the stove if the oven is on. Pipied, those ss bowls won't dry very well in that position. IDEA: if they have loops or rings, temporarily hang them from under-counter cup hooks. You can set up a small fan or a ceramic heater on low. But really, buy a dozen quality cotton dish towels and bite the bullet. Play a mental game, or chat with your young helper for the five minutes or less in which you'll be drying. I can think of some Rube Goldberg systems if you really can't hand dry, but want that stuff of the counter.... 1. Hang each item from your clothes line after you've bought some steel line and marine snaps. 2. Have a custom made wooden rack made up with large castors. Place the pots, pans, bowls on this. Wheel it into a room where you've set up a huge industrial fan......See Morechibimimi
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