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Overview
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In this video, TOH senior technical editor Mark Powers shows how to cover up an ugly concrete stoop with stone veneer and bluestone treads.
Steps:
1. Remove the threshold riser.
2. Trim the shingles.
3. Install the lath.
4. Add the scratch coat.
5. Fit the stones.
6. Score the cutlines.
7. Break the stones.
8. Apply mortar.
9. Clad the first riser.
10. Clad the sides.
11. Grout the stones.
12. Strike the grout lines.
13. Lay the mortar bed.
14. Add a slurry mix.
15. Set the tread.
16. Install the perimeter treads.
17. Add the interior pavers.
18. Grout the joints. -
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8 hours a day over three to four days
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$1,000
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Tools
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Shopping List
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Difficulty: Hard
Lifting and placing the heavy treads takes endurance and patience
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Tools List
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utility knife
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pry bar
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circular saw to cut the trim board
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tin snips to cut the steel lath
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powder-actuated nailer and nails (Masonry nails may suffice on newer, softer concrete)
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hammer
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plastic bin and hoe for mixing mortar
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hose to rinse the mixing bin between batches
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finishing trowel with a 3/8-inch notch
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grinder fitted with a diamond masonry blade
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mason's chisel and maul
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brick hammer
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chip brush to apply acrylic bonding agent
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brick trowel
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grout bag
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striking tool
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4-foot level
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rubber mallet
Shopping List
work gloves for handling steel lath and stones
2½-gauge steel lath
stone veneer mortar
acrylic bonding agent
self-adhesive flashing
canvas drop cloth and painter's tape
for creating the layout stone veneer Get about 20 percent more than you need for the risers and sides of the steps.
bluestone treads Add 1½ inches to the finished width of the steps (including lath, mortar, and side veneer stones) for the overhang at each end. Have your supplier "torch" the ends and front edge of each tread for a more finished look.
bluestone pavers Measure the landing and have your supplier help size the stones to include the correct overhangs, grout lines, and a gap against the house.
2½-gauge steel lath
stone veneer mortar
acrylic bonding agent
self-adhesive flashing
canvas drop cloth and painter's tape
for creating the layout stone veneer Get about 20 percent more than you need for the risers and sides of the steps.
bluestone treads Add 1½ inches to the finished width of the steps (including lath, mortar, and side veneer stones) for the overhang at each end. Have your supplier "torch" the ends and front edge of each tread for a more finished look.
bluestone pavers Measure the landing and have your supplier help size the stones to include the correct overhangs, grout lines, and a gap against the house.
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