How to Stone Veneer a Fireplace | Ask This Old House

In this video, Ask This Old House mason, Mark McCullough, helps a homeowner update her concrete block, wood burning fireplace with a stacked stone veneer and a slab of stone.

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Mason Mark McCullough helps a homeowner give her concrete fireplace a facelift. When the homeowners moved in they found a fireplace made out of concrete block without any other finish. While a wood mantle and paint has been added since then, Mark has been called in to upgrade the fireplace even more with some masonry.

Time: A day
Cost: $350
Skill Level: Hard

Tools
Masonry drill [https://amzn.to/3urgvrd]
Notch trowel [https://amzn.to/3yIcsKb]
Masonry hammer [https://amzn.to/34majGs]
Chisel [https://amzn.to/3hWybsc]
Margin trowel [https://amzn.to/2R0DzPW]
Mallet [https://amzn.to/3uklkTb]
Wet saw [https://amzn.to/3vs7243]

Materials
Stacked stone veneer [https://bit.ly/2RQVEQP]
Stone for hearth [https://thd.co/3i24GoV]
Wire lath [https://amzn.to/3vqnx0p]
Type S mortar [https://thd.co/3bUsmHI]
Sponge [https://amzn.to/2RMvwGA]

Where to find it?
Mark installed a stacked stone veneer by Eldorado Stone [https://bit.ly/2RQVEQP] in the color “Chapel Hill,” with Type S mortar [https://thd.co/3bUsmHI] and an adhesive bonding agent [https://thd.co/3uptsSj], all of which were provided by Sansoucy Stone [https://sansoucystone.com/].

For the hearth material, Mark installed a slab of bluestone [https://thd.co/3i24GoV], which he got from Cavicchio Greenhouses [http://www.cavicchio.com/].

The other tools and materials required for this project, including the masonry drill, wire mesh, and masonry hammer, can all be found at home centers.

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