These veneers look just like real stone and are available in a variety of styles including slate ledgestone fieldstone and river rock.
Cinder block retaining wall veneer.
Modular or interlocking concrete blocks 6 9 sq.
Once you ve got your base set up it just takes some finesse in building the wall up and turning corners.
Stucco is similar to concrete but more decorative.
Concrete blocks 12 22 face ft.
They are roughly half as thick.
Stone veneer can be applied to a new or existing cmu block wall to give it a facelift.
Fortunately you have many options for improving a cinder block wall.
Use different material to give any cinder block wall a unique aesthetic appeal.
Retaining wall caps 440 640 pallet or 54 to 69 face ft.
Concrete is an inexpensive way to create a strong cover.
Stone veneer wall design.
Remove any remaining stain or paint from the wall with a right angle grinder fitted with wire brush.
How to face a concrete block wall with stone.
Quality stone masons are recommended for the veneer itself.
Use a pressure washer fitted with a paint stripping tip to blast the concrete wall clean of all stain paint and dirt.
Prepare the cinder block wall to accept the brick veneer or facade.
In this video this old house landscape contractor roger cook dresses up a block wall with stone veneer panels.
This is the part 2 video of us showing how to apply the stone ledgers under the cantilever ledge to give your walls houses block walls or whatever you want.
The bricks you will be using are not standard size structural bricks.
Stone wall veneer lets you turn your drab cinder block wall into a landscape feature that brings a little touch of luxury along with it.
Because of the bare bones appearance of cinder block the wall will still need some form of visual enhancement with a stucco or veneer finish on the exposed surfaces.
Whether you are dealing with fist sized stones pulled straight from the river or stone veneers that are shaved down into tile like thicknesses stone.
The typical cinder block is 8 by 16 inches meaning that a cinder block covers an area of 1 125 square feet.
Whether you re building a retaining wall or just need some extra privacy a cinder block wall is an affordable way to get the job done.
Vinyl panels and stone veneers are alternative decorations that match with many homes.
Calculate the necessary cinder block by square feet.