Stone veneer installation in Noblesville IN - a wall that drains behind the stone
Tired of a bare block foundation or a plain front wall? We fit the stone to the wall you have and give water a way out.
The owner looks at your wall
I'm the one who comes out, looks the wall over and writes the estimate. Our own crew of masons sets the stone and I'm on the job with them, so the person who planned the work is there while it's built.
In business since 2013
I learned masonry under an older mason and started this business in 2013. We're best known for tracking down why brick, block or stone is failing, and I'd rather tell you a job can wait than sell you work you don't need yet.
Fully licensed and insured
We're fully licensed and insured. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. When you're ready, call (317) 214-8382 or use the form below, and I'll set up a time to come see your wall.
Stone veneer installation in Noblesville
Stone veneer installation is setting a layer of stone onto a wall you already have, either anchored to it or adhered with mortar. Crown Noblesville Concrete and Masonry does it for homeowners in Noblesville and the cities around it, from Carmel and Fishers out to Anderson and Tipton.
Most people call because they want the look of stone on a block foundation, a front wall or around an entry. The first thing I settle isn't the stone, it's the wall it goes on, because poured concrete, block, clay brick and a wood-framed wall each take stone differently. Manufactured stone has the look of natural stone but it's made from concrete, and we'll go over both when I'm out there.
Price moves with how many square feet you're covering, which stone you pick and how much the wall needs first, like stripping paint or adding a wire mesh called lath and a base coat. The schedule turns on dry weather and on any city review, since I check with the city or county office for your address before we set a start date. Your written estimate puts the work for your wall on paper.
Stone veneer and the wall work behind it
Matching the attachment to your wall
The wall behind the stone decides how we attach it, so I look at what it's made of first. Clay brick can't have manufactured stone bonded straight to it, so it needs another approach. On a wood-framed wall, the sheathing under the siding can't fully hold the stone and its lath, and fasteners held only by sheathing can work loose once they're wet. Proper fastening is what keeps the stone on in high winds. If your house already has anchored brick or stone veneer, the industry's installation guide says adhered stone can't go over it.
Stone on block and foundation walls
A lot of the stone we set goes on block, like a bare block foundation that shows above the dirt line or a garden wall that's never looked like much. If you're building from scratch, we can lay the concrete block walls or do the foundation block wall installation ourselves and then set stone on the same wall, so one crew answers for both layers and nobody's guessing what's underneath. On an existing wall, I check for cracks or settling first, because stone over a moving wall just cracks along with it.
Giving water a way out
We build in a path for water to drain and dry out behind the stone, because whatever gets back there needs a way out other than into your wall. That usually means a drainage layer behind the stone, a bottom edge left open so water can weep out, and metal flashing around windows and doors to steer water away. You won't see any of it when we're done, and it's the part I'd least want skipped. Last, we finish the joints and clean the face so the stone looks laid, not stuck on.
Get a written estimate for stone on your wall
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day, usually with me on the phone. I'll come out, look at your wall and give you a free written estimate, with no pressure to book.
(317) 214-8382How a stone veneer job goes
Call or send photos
Call us or send photos through the form, and tell us what the wall is made of, whether it already has stone or brick on it and roughly how many square feet you want covered. That way I show up knowing what to look for.
I look the wall over
I come out, check what the wall is made of and what shape it's in, and tell you what I think is behind any cracks or damage. Then I put the work your wall needs in writing, so you can weigh it.
Permits, stonework and the walkthrough
Once you're ready, we sort out any permit steps and set a start date that falls after the city has reviewed and approved the documents. When the stone's up, I walk the finished wall with you before we pack up.
Stone veneer questions in Noblesville
What does stone veneer cost per square foot?
Across the US, stone veneer installation usually costs about $15 to $45 per square foot installed. That's a national range, not our price, and the wall prep and stone choice I mentioned above decide where a job lands. I'll put your own figure in writing once I've seen the wall.
Can stone veneer go straight onto my concrete or block wall?
Usually yes, since manufactured stone can go right onto concrete and block with a rough face. The wall has to be clean of dirt, paint, waterproofing, form oil or anything else that would block the mortar bond. If it still won't give mortar a surface to bond to, lath and a rough scratch coat of mortar go on first.
Why does stone veneer need drainage behind it?
Stone soaks up and holds moisture, and every exterior wall covering leaks to some extent, so water will get behind it. With rain and sun on the wall, that water needs room to drain and dry out instead of sitting against your house. That's sound building practice, not a city rule, and it's why we build in that water path.
Where do I apply for a permit in Noblesville?
All Noblesville permit applications go through the city's online permit portal, and its building division reviews and inspects residential projects. Its list names new homes, additions, remodels, accessory structures and pools, not stone veneer, so check the city's Residential Permit Guide. In the Hamilton County Plan Commission's area, all structural improvement, repair or addition needs a building permit.