Mark cut pieces of 2x4s to hold the stone veneer at the top of the firebox and kept it there for an hour. You will probably have to cut the pieces of stone to fit the fireplace.ġ8. Use a mallet to tap the stone in the middle of the joint.ġ7. A random placement will look more natural.ġ6. Butter the backs of stone with more mortar and place onto the fireplace surround.Ī. Manufactured stone will suck all the water out of the mortar.ġ5. Use water and a sponge to wet the back of the pieces of stone veneer. Place the stone down on the hearth and wiggle it into place.ġ4.
Fireplaces usually settle and open up the joint between the hearth and firebox, so it is extremely important to create a tight joint.ġ3. Butter the mortar up to the firebox to ensure the joint will be extremely tight when the stone is put down. Use the towel to “fluff” the mortar up so when the stone goes down, you can easily wiggle it into the height you want.ġ2. Use a margin trowel to drive the mortar into any crevices. Repeat this process until all the bricks are removed.ġ1. Once the joint of the mortar is broken, take a hammer and pry the brick off the concrete block by placing the chisel under the brick.ġ0. Break the mortar between the bricks at the seemingly weakest point.ĩ. Remove the “lip” of the hearth using a chisel and hammer. Let the mortar sit and move onto the hearth. Create the scratch coat by using the notched edge across the mortar.Ĩ. Use the flat edge to apply the mortar and push it into the metal wire.ħ. Mix Type S mortar, look at the instructions to see how much water to use.Ħ. Use a masonry drill to make a hole on a joint about 1 inch deep and hammer in an anchor.ĥ. Keep the mesh flat against the surface.Ĥ. The wire diamonds should be upwards to catch the mortar. Place a wire lath to the fireplace surround. If the masonry surface you are adding the stone veneer to is unpainted/sealed, you can skip the wire mesh.ģ.
Mark added the wire mesh because he did not want to apply the mortar directly to paint. Measure the fireplace surround of where you’ll be putting the stone veneer and cut the wire lath to size.Ī. Make sure the stone for the hearth is cut to size.Ģ. Steps for Adding Stone Veneer to a Fireplaceġ.
#Masonry stack stone installation upgrade#
While a wood mantle and paint have been added since then, Mark has been called in to upgrade the fireplace even more with some of his masonry tricks. When the homeowners moved in they found a fireplace made out of concrete block without any other finish. In this video, mason Mark McCullough helps a homeowner give her concrete fireplace a facelift.
0 kommentar(er)
