Want stone on a plain wall without leaks or loose pieces? We start with the wall behind it, so the stone stays put.
Stone veneer installation in Beaumont covers an exterior wall in manufactured or thin-cut natural stone. It's much lighter than full-depth stone, so you get a stone front, porch base or wall without building a stone wall from the ground up.
Most people call us because a wall looks plain or dated and they want stone on it, and if you want real full-depth stone instead, that's our stone masonry work. Either way, what you're really paying for is everything behind the stone, because a soft or rotted wall has to be dealt with before anything sticks to it. The price moves with how much wall you're covering, which stone you pick and how much prep that wall needs. The schedule turns on that same prep, on when the stone shows up and on the weather, since fresh mortar doesn't like hot, windy days. The written estimate I send after the visit puts real numbers to your wall.
I come out to look at the job myself, check the backing and see what's under the siding before I put a number on anything. Our masons do the work, and I'm on site to check it, so the person who quoted the job sees it done.
I learned the trade laying brick and block on new houses going up around Beaumont, then started this business in 2013 to work on homes people already live in. Building walls first is why I pay so much attention to what's behind the stone.
We're fully licensed and insured, so the crew working on the side of your house isn't a gamble. That matters on veneer work, because it's done up on scaffolding against the walls you live behind every day.
We keep the mess small and treat your house like it's ours, with mortar kept off the windows and the yard cleaned up before we leave. If that's how you want your wall done, call (409) 240-0376 or use the form on this page.
We reply to calls and messages within one business day to set a time, and I come out and look at your wall myself. The estimate is free, on site and obligation-free, and I send it to you in writing after the visit.
Building permits in Beaumont come from the Building Codes office on the second floor of City Hall, and property owners get them there. Whether your veneer job needs one is a question for that office, so I check with them for your address, tell you at the estimate and help get any permit in place before we start. On commercial property, the city only issues commercial building permits to bonded contractors, so make sure whoever you hire is bonded and registered with the City of Beaumont.
Beaumont also sits in the state's Inland II windstorm zone, which lists a 110 mph 3-second gust as its design wind speed. Proper fastening helps keep veneer on the wall in high winds, which is one more reason we fasten the lath the way we do, and it's a fair thing to ask any installer. Here and in nearby Nederland and Lumberton, we mostly see brick and siding homes on slabs where people want stone across the front, around a porch or on a couple of columns, and we do the job the same way wherever you are.
Installing stone veneer in Beaumont usually costs about $2,300 to $8,900 per project, which is the going rate for the work around here and not a quote from us. Your own figure comes in the written estimate I send after looking at your wall.
Manufactured stone suits most walls, because it needs few or no structural additions like footings, installs faster than full-depth stone and can go on sheathing, cement board or concrete. Thin-cut natural stone now offers similar weight and ways to use it, so it's a real choice if you want quarried stone. Those points come from a trade article backed by a stone maker, which is worth knowing, and I'll help you weigh both at the estimate.
Most building codes leave it optional, but it's worth asking about, because manufactured stone can soak up and hold a lot of moisture and that can damage the wall behind it. A rainscreen gap is a small space behind the stone that gives that water a way out. That's why we bring it up before work starts, so you can decide with the facts in front of you.
Usually it's the installation, not the stone, since field workmanship tends to be the main source of problems when veneer underperforms. Put on the way the trade recommends, it can perform as intended for decades. That's why we start with the wall and the fastening, as I explained above.
Ask your crew how they protect the work, because industry guidance calls for shielding fresh masonry from rapid drying when the air tops 100° F, or 90° F with wind above 8 mph. That protection runs before, during and for 72 hours after the work. We plan our veneer days around the heat for that reason.
The permit holder schedules every inspection on the city's online City Works Portal, and the city doesn't take inspection requests by phone. Questions go to the Community Development Department at 409-880-3100, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. If your job has a permit, we'll go over who's scheduling what before we start.
Take a few photos of the wall and know, if you can, what it's made of, such as wood sheathing, cement board or concrete. Tell us too if the property is commercial, since that changes the permit side. Then call (409) 240-0376 or send the form, and we'll set up a time.
