Want a plain wall faced in stone? We match the stone and the method to what's behind it, so the veneer holds up.
Stone veneer installation in Rancho Cucamonga gives a wall the look of stone without building it from solid stone, with pieces set in place using adhesive or anchors. Manufactured stone looks like natural stone but is made from concrete, and either kind can face a house wall, a fireplace or a yard wall.
The first thing I look at is the wall behind it, because that decides which stone makes sense. Natural stone veneer is fairly stiff, so it suits concrete block or poured concrete, while wood and steel framing flex more. If your wall is framed and you've got your heart set on natural stone, ask us how we'd plan for that movement, and I'll walk you through it before you choose.
Price comes down to how many square feet you're covering, natural or manufactured stone, and how much work the wall needs before the first stone goes on. Corners, height and tight access add time too. The schedule mostly turns on whether your job needs a permit and how much prep the wall takes, and the written estimate gives you the figure for your wall once I've seen it.
You'll deal with me from the first visit on, and I'd rather answer one more question than leave you guessing about your own wall.
I've run this business since 2023, after years selling brick, block and stone to masons here and learning to lay it alongside one of them. I look at what's behind your wall with you, answer your questions and send a written estimate that says what we'd use and why.
I run the job on site with our crew, and an experienced mason leads the stone setting. California's contractor licensing board counts installing natural and manufactured stone as masonry work. We're licensed and insured.
Once you say yes, we check what the city asks for on your kind of job, and when a permit is needed we handle the application and line up the inspections. If your home may be a designated historic property, we'll ask you to confirm that with the city's planning office first. To get started, call (909) 360-4010 or fill in the form below.
We start by looking at what's behind the stone, block or framing, because that steers the stone and the method we suggest. Then we walk the wall with you and point out any sprinklers or downspouts that would keep soaking it, so you can move them before we start. After that our crew preps the wall, sets the stone, cleans the faces and joints, and clears the site.
Some stone jobs start with a wall that isn't there yet. If you want a stone-faced yard or garden wall, we can build it first as one of our concrete block walls, which gives natural stone the stiff backing it likes. When the stone is going on a new addition or a raised floor, the foundation block wall installation underneath is often part of the same conversation.
Each step has a reason, and I'll tell you what it is as we go.
We look at whether the wall is block, poured concrete or framing and how sound it is, because the stone and the method follow from that. If something behind it needs fixing, you hear about it before any stone goes up.
We go over natural against manufactured stone and adhesive against anchors with you, and I explain which I'd pick for your wall and why. That way you decide knowing the trade-offs.
Our crew gets the surface ready, covers the ground and anything nearby, and sets the stone course by course with the mason leading. We keep the faces and joints clean as we work, since mortar left to dry on stone is hard to get off.
We clean the site and haul off the scraps. Then we walk the finished wall with you before we leave, and I'll answer anything you want to know about looking after it.
Tell us where the wall is, about how many square feet you want covered and whether it's block, concrete or framed, and we'll reply within one business day. I'll come out for a free estimate at your property, look at the wall with you and send the written estimate afterward. There's no pressure and no obligation.
(909) 360-4010Pick the method from your wall and your stone, not from what an installer usually does. Industry guidance says the choice turns on the project, the structural support, the weight the wall carries, the stone variety and the local climate. We'll tell you which one we'd use on your wall and why, and it's a fair question to put to any installer.
Manufactured stone veneer installed by the industry's recommended practices can perform as intended for decades. Industry guidance says field workmanship is the main source of problems, more than the stone itself. On exterior walls over wood sheathing, the industry's installation standard calls for two separate layers of water-resistive barrier, a water shield behind the stone, so ask any installer how their work follows those practices.
Mostly you keep harsh chemicals and steady water off it and watch the joints. Acid cleaners, pool chemicals, salt and de-icing chemicals can discolor or damage manufactured stone, so keep them off it, and keep those sprinklers aimed away. Slight mortar cracks from normal wall movement usually aren't a threat, but they should be pointed, filled with new mortar, to keep moisture out of the wall.
Stone veneer installed across the US usually costs about $12 to $40 per square foot. That's the market's range, not our price, and where your wall lands in it depends on the stone you choose and what the wall needs before we set it. Your written estimate gives the figure for your own wall.
Not every natural stone is suggested for outdoor use, and stones with a record of standing up to the weather in this area give the best results, so that's part of the talk when we pick stone for an outside wall. We're based in Rancho Cucamonga and work across the cities around it, including Upland, Ontario, Fontana and Chino. If your city isn't listed, ask us.
In Rancho Cucamonga, permits go through the city's Building and Safety Department, and every permit is applied for online. If you have a technical permit question of your own, the department takes them by email at EDRnotification@CityofRC.us. When your job needs one, we take care of the application.
We answer the phone into the evening on weekdays and early on weekends, so call (909) 360-4010 whenever you've got a minute to describe the wall.
If you're still weighing natural stone against manufactured, I'm glad to talk it through with you.
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