Stone veneer installation in Wichita Falls TX - a stone face built on a sound wall
If your plain or worn exterior walls need a lift, we check what's behind them first, then set stone that suits your house.
Is stone veneer a good fit for the walls on your Wichita Falls house?
Stone veneer installation in Wichita Falls covers your outside walls with a stone face, using either natural thin stone or manufactured stone made from concrete, so your house gets the look of stone without building a solid stone wall.
Most folks call us because their siding looks tired, old stone facing is coming loose, or they just want the front of the house to look better. Before any stone goes up, I check that the wall underneath is sound, because veneer can't fix a bad wall behind it, and if that wall is a cracked concrete block wall we deal with it first. The price mostly turns on how much wall there is, the stone you pick, how it gets held on, the corners and window trim, and any repair underneath. The schedule turns on that same repair, any city paperwork and the weather on work days. Your written estimate gives you the figure for your own wall.
How do you know your walls are ready for stone veneer?
Some of these mean you'd like a better-looking house, and some mean the stone or siding you have now is failing. Either way, they're worth a look before you pick a stone.
Your siding or stucco looks faded and tired, and fresh paint doesn't hold up long anymore.
Old stone or brick facing has loose pieces, open joints or bare spots where stones have dropped off.
Cracks run through the stone and the wall behind it in a stair-step line, which usually means movement.
Damp spots or stains show up inside behind an outside wall, which often means water is getting past the face.
White chalky streaks keep coming back on existing stone, which usually means water is moving through the wall.
You'd like stone wainscot, porch columns or a front entry that gives a plain house more character.
If stones are coming loose or water is showing up inside, call (940) 298-1133 before it gets into the wall behind, because that's where repairs grow.
What happens when you call about stone veneer in Wichita Falls?
Here's how a stone veneer job runs with us, from the first call to the walk around the finished wall, and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call or send the form
Call (940) 298-1133 or use the form, and I'll set up a time to come out to your house. We answer seven days a week, so evenings and weekends usually work.
Look at the wall together
I come out myself, check that the wall under the stone is sound and talk through natural versus manufactured stone and how each one gets held on. You get a written estimate and a plain answer on what the job really needs, and if it's smaller than you feared, I'll tell you so.
Handle paperwork, then build
Once you say go, we take care of any city paperwork the job calls for, then I work alongside our crew putting up the stone. Any repair to the wall underneath gets done before the first stone goes on.
Walk the finished wall
When the stone is up and the joints are cleaned, we walk the wall with you. We don't call it finished until you've seen it.
Get a written estimate for stone on your walls
We reply within one business day to set up a free estimate at your property, and there's no pressure to book. I'll come out myself, look at the wall with you and write up what it really needs.
- Call
- (940) 298-1133
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
Stone choices and how the stone is held on
If you lean toward natural stone, know that not every kind is suggested for outdoor walls. The best results come from stone with a track record against the weather where you live, so ask any installer how a stone has held up around here. Weight matters too, and one trade guide says natural thin stone at 15 pounds per square foot or less doesn't need a support ledge.
How the stone gets held on, with adhesive or with anchors, depends on the wall, how it's supported, the load it carries, the stone and even the climate. Those points give a more objective answer than habit, so it's fair to ask which ones shaped my recommendation. Over wood sheathing, the industry installation standard calls for two separate layers of water-resistive barrier, the wrap that sheds water behind the stone, so ask how yours will be layered.
Ground here can move. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on about 30 percent of the mapped land inside Wichita Falls city limits, so when I check your wall I'm also looking at what the foundation under it has been doing. If a block foundation needs rebuilding, our foundation block wall installation work comes first. Bedrock Wichita Falls Concrete & Masonry does this across Wichita Falls and the cities around it, including Burkburnett and Iowa Park.
Stone veneer questions from Wichita Falls homeowners
How long does stone veneer last on a house?
Stone veneer siding typically lasts 20 to 75 years, with an average of around 50. How long yours lasts depends heavily on the installation, because poor work can lead to water leaks and damage to the structure. We're insured, and our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
What does stone veneer cost per square foot in Wichita Falls?
Installed stone veneer across the US usually costs about $15 to $40 per square foot, and that's a national range, not our price. Where your job lands depends on the stone, how it's held on, the trim work and any repair the wall needs first. Your own figure comes from the written estimate after I've seen the wall.
Can stone veneer go over any exterior wall?
No, veneer should go on sound walls. It shouldn't go over a wall that's deteriorating or unsound, or over EIFS, the foam-backed synthetic stucco some houses have. That's why the first thing I do is check what's under the spot where the stone will go.
What does Wichita Falls require for construction work like stone veneer?
The City of Wichita Falls requires construction work in the city to follow city codes and to have the correct permits and licenses. The city also has contractors register, and you'll find those forms on the city's building forms page, so it's fair to ask any installer whether they've registered. We're fully licensed, and when the job calls for a city permit, we take care of the application and line up the inspections with the city office.
How long does stone veneer installation take?
It mostly comes down to how much wall there is, whether the wall underneath needs repair first and the weather on work days. Installers follow hot-weather rules for mortar above 90°F and cold-weather rules below 40°F, so a very hot or cold stretch can move the schedule. I'll talk through the timing for your wall at the estimate.
Does stone veneer need a gap above the ground and the patio?
Yes, on exterior stud walls the stone stops short of the soil and of paved surfaces like driveways and patios, leaving a minimum clearance. Stone sitting right in the dirt or on the slab stays wet, and that's where trouble tends to start.
Related work that often comes before the stone
Concrete block walls
If the block wall you want faced with stone is cracked, leaning or too weak to carry it, we build or rebuild the block first.
Foundation block wall installation
When the foundation wall under your house has shifted or crumbled, setting new block there gives the stone above a steady place to sit.
Call about the wall you want in stone
Have the rough wall area, a few photos of the walls and the stone you like handy when you call (940) 298-1133, so we can talk real choices from the start.
Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM