Real Stone Veneer vs Cultured stone (El Dorado) costs?
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Oaktown
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoRelated Discussions
what style of Cultured Stone looks good with hardiplank?
Comments (11)I know you can order a "pizza box" from a distributor to test colors and sizes in your real space. Eldorado Stone has 2 stones which I believe are nice --- Veneto Fieldledge and there is one other that I can't remember the name right now (sorry). Have you looked at 2" veneer? I always thought that real stone (cut to 2" depth) was much more expensive. I was surprised to compare 2 builder quotes --- one of whom had Eldorado Stone and the other had natural stone veneer. The thin stone veneer was less expensive in the quote, so I went to the stone yard to compare (they had both kinds luckily). I preferred the "natural" stone and the stone guy told me it is a less expensive choice as well. Anyway, had it not accidentally been quoted with "real" stone, I would have pursued the Eldorado because I assumed it was a cost savings choice. Good luck with your choice, we always like pictures :-)...See MoreHas anyone DIY'd their cultured stone?
Comments (20)Sorry to OP for hijacking this thread! Gardenchick! Thank you for your advice. Hadn't thought about the ledgestone on the gables. That might be what is making me think twice about it. We will have 2 gables accented with the stone and also a border around the house. DH and I are trying to compromise on this one. As far as the grout, I was thinking that the type used on Limestone makes a big difference in the look. Can't decide which one I like better because they all are very nice. In addition to going to look at the Cultured Stone, there is an area close by that has a lot of very old stone homes and an old farm nearby that has their old home and barn in stone. I'm going to drive through those neighborhoods and examine their type and style. Hope they don't think I'm some crazy lady! We are in the northeast. Building on 21 acres, with pond and some wooded area, not in a housing development. We are placing the home on top of the property, overlooking farmland, woods and our pond. Started the dig for the driveway and gas well awhile back. I guess our style of home is a mix. I jokingly said on another thread that it was old world meets the mountain or something like that. Inspirations came from lots of searching on the net,(this site included), driving around neighborhoods and new construction, from the different style of those to the style of the HGTV 2006 dream home and just recently added to that eclectic mix, the MidWest Living 2007 Idea house. We also want to make sure our home fits the property, but most importantly our family and our lifestyle, (4 young boys.), and yet something different then what is being built all around us, if that makes sense. DH really wanted to do all brick and stone but the cost for both would make us have to cut other things...some that DH didn't want to lose, and I just can't live without the stone, so we are compromising with shakes/board&batten and stone. We are meeting with hopefully what will become asap "the" builder tomorrow. Wish us luck, cross fingers, send prayers...we need it all!! LOL! We just want to start already--UGH!!...See MoreVeneer Stone
Comments (5)Our fireplace has the "reverse bump" oruboris mentioned in the other thread you started. We are putting a 1 - 1 1/2" stone veneer made of limestone on it. It's the real stone, however, just thinner. Like Oruboris said, it's a bit more expensive (I have 800 SF total, including my outside tower, fireplace, solid limestone hearth, and 4 col. in my front yard, approximate cost $5900) the labor to do all of this is around $6000. I live in So.Cal. The pieces come in flats and linear, you'll use the linears when you bump out the fireplace on all of the edges. The linear pieces cost about twice as much as the flats. We haven't installed it yet, but will post pictures when we do. Hope this helps....See Morestone for fireplace?
Comments (22)Kathyga, Was the botch of your neighbor's fireplace in the aesthetics or in the structure? I will be around for every project that my friend is going to do, so I think that I could help with the layout of the stone. But, I don't know anything about the nuts and bolts of attaching the stone to the wall. I worry that it might start falling off down the road. I will ask at the stone yard about how to do it right, but I wonder how difficult the installation really is. Our flagstone patio installation looked pretty straightforward, although easier, I'm sure, since it's not vertical....See Morehershmeister
8 years agoWe went the real stone route. Totaly worth it to us. Amazing how many people say - that stone looks real - because it is!
sherimcm
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoThere is nothing like real stone. We priced both (DH request). Once he saw the faux stone samples, it was a no-brainer. Here is our stone garage:
hershmeister
8 years agoOur stone was from Jones Stone in Nashville
"Cherokee Blend" i believe was the name. Its a thincut. The full stone labor is more expensive. I want to say it was around 9/sqft materials plus labor.
Here's another couple of pics
sherimcm
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llcp93
8 years agoWe DIY a metal stud and hardie board grill island using Tejas Textured Stone. It is much lighter weight than real stone. I like the looks of real stone a lot better, though this is not terrible.
We removed a tree planting bed and installed flagstone in it's place for a 54" round coffee table with fire pit/fire glass and rock seating wall capped with flagstone that matches the pool retaining wall and coping. In doing so, we removed a flower bed as well, and were quoted to cover the old flowerbed with pavestone pavers, as is the rest of the patio. Only after excavation did our contractor learn our pavers were no longer made, so we opted to move the grill island (which would have been much heavier with real stone), remove the pavers under it and replace with flagstone.
Needless to say, now I think the grill island doesn't look as good. I have pavers, oklahoma flagstone and Tejas
all competing. The grill is 18 years old and ready to be replaced. So far, we haven't found a new grill to fit this cut out in the island so we may have to rebuild. I would go back with real stone instead of Tejas Textured Stone.
The top is Noce 4x4 travertine with Longhorn inserts. The tile has held up exceptionally well and I power was it and seal it once a year. Bird poop, grill grease, ketchup, bbq sauce comes right off.
Linda Gomez