Stone veneer installation in Oxnard, CA - stone set over a sound, dry wall
Want a plain wall or house front faced in stone? We check what's behind it first, then set veneer over a wall that's ready.
Is your wall ready for stone veneer?
Stone veneer installation in Oxnard means facing a wall with manufactured stone, a lightweight cement-based product made to look like stone. It's a finish only, so the wall behind it still does all the holding up.
Most people who call us have a plain block wall, a concrete wall or a house front they want faced in stone. The stone only looks as good as what's under it, so I check the wall behind it first, and any part that isn't sound gets fixed before stone goes on. If that turns into rebuilding, we also do concrete block walls and foundation block wall installation.
Price moves with how much wall there is, how much prep it needs, whether a framed wall needs its water barrier, and how many corners the stone has to wrap. The schedule turns on that same prep and on the weather, and the written quote lists what's included for your wall. Permit rules depend on where your house is, so we check with the city or county and tell you what we find before work starts.
What a stone veneer job involves
Most of a good stone veneer job happens before the first stone goes on, in how the wall gets prepped and how water is kept from getting behind it.
Two layers on framed walls
Over the wood sheathing on a framed wall, the installation standard requires two separate layers of water barrier, lapped like shingles. I'll show you how both go on behind the stone.
A gap that drains
A drainage wall leaves a small gap behind the stone, and trade guidance calls it a very effective way to send water back outside instead of into the house.
Clean, rough concrete and block
Stone bonds straight to concrete or block that's rough and free of dirt, paint, waterproofing and form oil. Otherwise wire lath and a base coat of mortar go on first.
Brick needs another approach
One trade group's guidance says manufactured stone isn't bonded straight onto clay brick. If your wall is brick, I'll tell you at the estimate what it needs first.
Stone veneer questions from Oxnard homeowners
Can stone veneer go over my existing wall in Oxnard?
Usually yes, as long as the wall is sound. Industry guidance says stone veneer doesn't go over a wall that's deteriorating or unsound, or over an exterior insulation and finish system, known as EIFS. That's why I look at the wall before I quote anything, and any weak section shows up as its own line.
How much does stone veneer installation cost per square foot?
Across the US, installing stone veneer usually runs about $25 to $40 per square foot, and that's a national range, not our price. Where your wall lands depends on the prep it needs, such as repairs, lath and a base coat, or the two-layer water barrier on a framed wall. The written quote I give you after seeing your wall lists what's included for your job in Oxnard.
Who licenses stone veneer contractors in California?
The state's Contractors State License Board does. It licenses home improvement contractors and counts installing manufactured stone as masonry contracting, so that's the license to ask about when you compare bids. California also sets special rules for home improvement contracts to cut down on misunderstandings, so read yours before you sign.
Where do I ask about a permit for stone veneer in Oxnard?
Ask the city's Building & Engineering office at (805) 385-7925, which issues building permits for improvements to buildings. Its list of work that needs no permit names painting and tiling but not stone veneer, so it's worth asking before work starts. Near the coast, the city's zoning can exempt improvements to an existing single-family home from a coastal permit when the house isn't on a beach, wetlands or seaward of the mean high tide line, with a zone clearance where it applies, and if a permit is needed, we handle the paperwork and inspections.
What causes stone veneer to fail?
One industry installation guide reports that when stone veneer problems show up, field workmanship tends to be the main source. So the crew's skill matters as much as the stone you pick, and when you compare bids, ask each installer how they'll check the wall and handle water behind the stone.
How long does stone veneer installation take?
It comes down to how much wall there is and how much prep it needs before the first stone goes on, and I'll talk through the timing for your wall at the estimate. One guide specification calls for protecting new stonework from cold and from fast drying in hot, windy weather, so very cold or very hot days can shift the schedule.
Why Oxnard homeowners call Blockworks Oxnard Concrete and Masonry for stone veneer
You'll hear straight from me what your wall needs and what it doesn't, and you pay for that work and nothing extra.
I come out myself
I look at your wall and write the estimate myself, after years of laying brick, block and stone on crews.
In business since 2013
I started this business in 2013 after selling masonry supplies and watching too many jobs get built badly.
Fully licensed and insured
We're fully licensed and insured for the stone and masonry work we do on your house.
A lead mason on your job
Our crew works under a lead mason, and I stop by to check the work as it goes.
Your satisfaction, guaranteed
That's our promise, and I hold the finished stone to what the quote said we'd do.
Send photos of the wall you want faced
Call (805) 342-2830 or use the form with a couple of photos, and I'll know what the wall is made of before I come out.
What happens after you call about stone veneer in Oxnard?
The visit, the quote and the work are set around your wall and your schedule, and nothing starts until you've read the quote and said go ahead.
Call or send the form
Call (805) 342-2830 or send the form, and we'll get back to you to set a time to see the wall.
I look at the wall
I come out, check the wall where the stone will go, and ask what's been going on with it.
Your line-by-line quote
You get a written quote that lists, line by line, what we'd do and why, including any prep the wall needs.
Permit, work and walkthrough
If you go ahead, we sort out any permit with the right office, the crew sets the stone, and I walk the finished job with you.