Faux stone column wraps
Monica
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Mark Bischak, Architect
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Integrating stone column w/ deck
Comments (1)No you do not use the column in replace of the post. You use a treated post going from the footing up to the pergola. Then you put up the masonry column from the footing passing thru the deck frame around the post up as far as you want to go. Lastly you wrap the remaining portion of the post with 1x cedar. You may want to wrap the post with 30lb. feltpaper for added protection against rot. Al...See MoreFaux Porch Columns
Comments (2)They sell base column plates they attach to the bottom, this what they look like and they make them for 4x4 and 6x6 columns. You also want to maximize the air flow inside the column, you want to create air space on top for the moisture to escape. Basically you want to end up with something like this so there is air flow Good luck...See MoreStone Veneer Height/Amount. How to wrap the sides of the house?
Comments (36)Its interesting that the OP would think half-story-height masonry on only the front of a house would look like a tract house. To me, half-story-height masonry on any side of a house would look like a tract house and full-story-height masonry on only the front is not uncommon on historic colonial era houses where its obvious the masonry is actually supporting the floors of the house. These days, with the growing supremacy of imitation, when little is what it apears to be, it is often impossible to identify a material until you get close enough to see an embossed texture and/or the awkward transitions between dissimilar simulated materials. Perhaps its not obvious to some that a real masonry wall below window sills would not be stable. The most basic fact about a house structure is that exterior walls span vertically from floor to floor and transfer wind & earthquake loads to the horizontal floor plates where they are distributed to the side walls and then to the foundation. Ignoring this most basic building principle tends to rob a house of its integrity, if only at a subconscious level, and creates a vague sense of disrespect for the past and reality in general....See MoreHow do you create natural corners on a faux stone wrapped fireplace?
Comments (10)You buy the corners. Which are the expensive part of the job. 2 corner pieces = cost of one box. And they are trying to get out of that expense. Or, the corners can be mitered. That’s not as effective in a “random” stone, as it’s supposed to look like the same stone goes around the corner. It’s a lot harder, and more labor. And in the end should cost more if they are paying a tile setter what they should be paying. Obviously, they hired cheap, and are not paying qualified labor rates. They need to be made to understand that their cheapness and stubbornness is going to ensure that more money comes out of their pockets....See MoreMark Bischak, Architect
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