How-To
Tips for Installing Stone Veneer
Stonemason Cody Macfie shows how he chooses and fits individual stones when cladding a wall.
Laying up stone veneer to look authentic is a matter of, well, making it look authentic, which is done by choosing and using the veneer in a way that looks structurally appropriate. In this gem from the Fine Homebuilding archives, Brevard, North Carolina, stonemason and freelance writer Cody Macfie of Steep Creek Stoneworks demonstrates his technique for making stone veneer look great.
The techniques are the same for block, poured concrete, or even a wood-frame wall, as Cody Macfie, Brevard, North Carolina, stonemason and freelance writer, demonstrates in this video.
For more on fieldstone veneering, read Cody’s article, How To Install Stone Veneer Over a Concrete Wall.
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Love watching the pros at work! Keep posting these vault videos! Hoping to do this to a retaining wall this summer on my property.