Masonry specialty
Natural Stone Veneer Natural stone veneer, fireplace surrounds, pillars, and accent walls — material picked at the yard with you
Stone is sold by the pallet but installed piece by piece. We pick material at the yard with you, sort by face and color, and place each stone so the wall reads as one piece rather than a pile of stones.
NNatural Stone VeneerTrade specialty
What we build
Natural Stone Veneer — what's included
Natural stone veneer, fireplace surrounds, pillars, and accent walls — material picked at the yard with you.
- Dry-stack and mortared natural stone veneer
- Floor-to-ceiling fireplace surrounds with hearth and mantle
- Stone pillars, columns, and entry monuments
- Bluestone caps, treads, and pool coping
How we build it
Natural Stone Veneer — start to finish
The four stages we run on every natural stone veneer job. Same workflow whether it's a small fix or a full install.
1
Yard visit and blend
We meet you at the stone yard. Pull a sample pallet, lay it out on the ground, talk about colors and how the blend reads against your house. You leave knowing what's on the truck.
2
Substrate prep
Veneer needs a sound substrate — sheathing, weather-resistive barrier, galvanized lath, and a 1/2-inch scratch coat. Skipping any of those is how veneer walls fail in 5 years.
3
Stone selection and set
Stones sorted on the ground by face, size, and color before any setting. We pick each stone for its place in the wall — corners, transitions, and feature pieces placed first.
4
Joint, cap, and wash
Joints tooled to the chosen profile (raked, struck, or full-bedded depending on the look). Cap or mantle set last. Final wash with masonry detergent — no muriatic acid on natural stone.
Our natural stone veneer work
Examples of our natural stone veneer work.
Recent natural stone veneer jobs from across our service area, built end-to-end by our in-house crew.
- Natural Stone Veneer
Stacked Stone Front Stair and Wall
- Natural Stone Veneer
Custom Cobblestone Driveway Installation
Questions homeowners ask
About natural stone veneer work
The four things people actually want to know before they sign an estimate.
Natural stone vs. cultured (manufactured) stone?
Natural stone is real stone — heavier, more variation, and ages well. Cultured stone is concrete cast in molds. From 20 feet they read similar. Up close, cultured stone repeats patterns and never weathers the same way. We install both; we'll tell you honestly when cultured is the right call (often for budget or a non-loadbearing accent wall).
Can I install stone veneer myself?
You can. Most homeowner failures are at the substrate (no WRB, wrong lath, scratch coat too thin) or at the cap (water gets in behind unsealed copings and shoves the wall off). If you DIY, the substrate is where to spend the time.
How heavy is full-bed stone veneer?
Roughly 40–50 lbs per square foot. That requires a shelf angle or a stem wall to carry the load. Thin veneer (1.5-inch cuts) is around 15 lbs and can hang on a properly prepared sheathed wall without a ledge.
Does stone veneer need maintenance?
Very little. Joints stay sound for 30+ years. Cap stones may need a re-bed at the 20-year mark if you're in a high-freeze location. Otherwise — wash it once a decade and you're done.
Where we work
Natural Stone Veneer work across Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex
33 towns under our regular service radius from the Garfield yard. Click any town for natural stone veneer specifics in that area.
Bergen County
13 townsEssex County
4 townsHudson County
3 townsMorris County
4 townsPassaic County
8 townsSussex County
1 townWithin our Northern NJ service radius. Not on the list? Call (973) 272-5869 — we cover a wider radius for bigger jobs.
Free Estimate
Ready to talk through your natural stone veneer project?
Tell us what you're building and we'll walk the site, check the substrate and drainage, and leave you a written estimate within 24 hours. No obligation, no surprise fees.
- Written estimate within 24 hours
- 5-year written workmanship warranty
- Licensed (NJ #13VH10343500), insured, family-owned
Or call for a fast quote(973) 272-5869