Field Stone - Rustic

What is the average weight compared to a non faux stone? 1/2 the weight?

Thank you for your question and interest in our stone veneer. The weight difference really depends on the thickness of the natural stone. If you are comparing to a thin cut natural stone, then yes, our stone would be around half the weight. The thicker the natural stone the greater the weight difference will be. Our stone veneer weighs roughly 8lbs per square foot. Please let us know if you have any more questions.

I would like to use it in my master shower, is that possible?

Thank you for your question and interest in our stone veneer. You can use any of our stone veneer or brick veneer for a shower. We recommend our stone veneer and brick veneer are sealed when used in a shower. A concrete sealer is not required, however, sealing with a concrete sealer will add protection especially over the mortar joints. Please keep in mind that different concrete sealers will affect the appearance of the stone veneer. A matte (or flat) finish will have little to know impact to the finished look of the stone veneer whereas a gloss finish will darken the stone veneer and have a wet look. We recommend testing your concrete sealer on a piece of stone veneer that has not been installed to ensure you are happy with the finished appearance after applying concrete sealer. Our installation instructions can be downloaded at https://mountainviewstone.net/pages/post-purchase-support. For the surface prep, which is the most important step, you will need to install a moisture barrier and then install wire lath over that. Make sure the nails or screws for wire lath hit studs to ensure a good foundation. Your scratch coat goes over the wire lath and then the stone veneer. We recommend our stone veneer and brick veneer be installed with Type S mortar. Mortar is recommended for installation opposed to an adhesive as mortar is cheaper than adhesive, and when installing with an adhesive you must hold the stone in place until the adhesive sets which really slows down installation time, whereas mortar instantly holds. Please let us know if you have any more questions.

We received the samples, and they look great. Just a question, does each individual stone have to get placed and glued to the foundation or do you have some sort of template with many rocks so that only one piece needs to get glued onto the foundation?

Thank you for your question and interest in our stone veneer. Our field stone profile is not a panel system, they are individual stones. There are 10 square feet of flats per box and 6 lineal feet of corners per box. The individual stones will vary in size, shape, and thickness. To achieve the desired natural stone finish as shown in our images it is up to the installer to arrange the individual stones in the correct pattern and install each stone one at a time. If you are looking for a panel system, our ready stack is a mini panel stone product and is installed in sections at a time https://mountainviewstone.net/collections/ready-stack. Each panel measures 4” high but will vary in length (5.5”, 8.25”, 11”, 16.5”) and thickness (1.5-2.5”). Each ready stack panel has multiple stones on each panel face. To achieve the desired finish as shown in our images it is up to the installer to arrange the panels in the correct pattern and install each panel one at a time. Please let us know if you have any more questions.

We bought a house with and accessory building that has about 5,000 square feet of what I believe is your field stone rustic. Do you have a picture of the back side of one? Does it have parallel groves on it? We are building a small unit and want to cover the building with similar stone, approximately 300 square feet.

Thank you for your question and interest in our stone veneer. Our "No Sweat Installation" means there are grooves raked onto the back of every stone and brick to provide a sure grip to the wall and a quick installation. Our stone veneer is suitable for interior and exterior installations, you can put stone veneer and brick veneer everywhere from the outside of your house to your living room. Please feel free to email us at info@mountainviewstone.net and we can send you images of the back of our stone veneer for you to compare. Please let us know if you have any more questions.

Looking for field stone in acadia.

Thank you for your question and interest in our stone veneer. We can produce field stone in acadia, however we do need to process the order manually as our website does not currently offer field stone in acadia as an option at this time. Please feel free to give us a call at 864-882-8960 Mon. - Fri. 8am - 5pm (EST) or email us at info@mountainviewstone.net and we can help you process an order for field stone acadia. Please let us know if you have any more questions.