Skills Required for a DIY Stone Veneer Project

The skills required for any DIY stone veneer project will depend on the materials and methods used for the job. For instance, if you opt to use natural stone cut for use as a veneer, you will need good building skills even if you don’t cut the stone to size yourself. If, on the other hand, you decide to use man-made stone veneer, it will be a lot easier and quicker to install. And if you choose to use Native Custom Stone’s ingenious Go-Stone Panels, you don’t need any special skills at all.

Written by on February 15, 2020

Using Custom Stone Veneer vs. Natural Stone for Your Project

Natural stone creates an amazing effect in homes and gardens, for walls and for feature structures including fireplaces, outdoor kitchens, water features and planters. But there’s a certain irony about this statement because you can create exactly the same effect using a custom stone veneer, and you’ll find it’s generally easier, cheaper, and much more manageable to maintain.

Written by on October 1, 2015

Why Should You Use Manufactured Stone Veneer In a Bathroom

Manufactured stone veneers are getting used in more and more places around the house . Everyone has seen how good it looks around a fireplace as a center piece for a room. It looks equally good on the outside of a home because it lends a certain rugged charm but have you ever considered using it in your bathroom? The basic qualities of a manufactured stone veneer are its amazing durability and its almost complete resistance to moisture and staining. If you are shopping for the perfect building materials for your bathroom then durability and stain resistance are probably the two things you are specifically searching for.

Written by on August 23, 2012

Using Manufactured Stone for Commercial Projects

Manufactured stone veneer offers many features that real stone can’t, and if taken advantage of it can make a big difference in the success of your next construction job. If you are familiar with using natural stone in a lot of your projects, maybe reading a little bit about the great benefits of custom stone will changer your mind. You will have many projects done in half the time, at a fraction of the cost.

Written by on April 24, 2012

The Importance of Sealing your Manufactured Stone Veneer

Manufactured stone veneer from Native Custom Stone is a great alternative to natural stone. It cost tons less than natural stone, and is much easier to install. To keep your manufactured stone veneer looking great and lasting you do need to know the importance of sealing your manufactured stone after it’s installed.

Written by on February 17, 2012

Top 5 Places to use Manufactured Stone Veneer in your Home

Your local faux stone supplier talks about these Top 5 most popular places to install Faux Stone in your home. Manufactured stone veneer is a material that’s becoming more used recently. Faux stone veneer can be added to almost any room, including its many outdoor uses. If you haven’t thought about manufactured stone veneer or you wanted to add more to your home take a look at this list below. You might think up another great home renovation idea!

Written by on January 27, 2012

The Elegant Look of Faux Stone Veneer

Home improvement is something that is on every homeowner’s mind. Sometimes a room just seems to be missing something, as far as design goes; as if just a little something would make a world of difference. Often what the room is lacking are accent pieces. Accent pieces are often what can bring a room to life and create just enough balances and counter balances to make the room really glow.

Written by on January 11, 2012

Great Project Ideas for Custom Stone

Custom stone can greatly enhance just about any area that is being used. It’s not surprise then that custom stone manufacturing has gone way up, and the demand is from many different sectors, including landscaping construction, residences, and the masonry industry. All enjoy using custom stone in a variety of ways and love that this material is both cheaper, more user friendly, and has many perks that natural stone doesn’t have. Basically, you can find the stone that suits your particular need and style.

Written by on December 7, 2011

Custom Stone for Kitchens & Bathrooms

Custom stone is a wonderful way to enhance the overall aesthetic appeal in any room in your home, but two places where stone can greatly revive with style and finesse is in the bathroom and in the kitchen. Simply remodeling your counter tops or floors with custom stone can make a huge difference, but the appeal isn’t just aesthetic.

Written by on November 16, 2011

Interior Manufactured Stone Benefits

Interior manufactured stone is not only for fireplaces any more. Though that is a popular choice for the use of interior manufactured stone, interior decorators are using them in other ways that look fantastic. The kitchen has become the second favorite location to use this lightweight material that is available in any style or color found in nature at a fraction of the cost. When thinking about remodeling the living room or kitchen area, seriously consider interior manufactured stone to stay within the budget.

Written by on March 8, 2011