I’m no stranger to brick and block,
but I’ve worked with stone for over
25 years. I prefer the look and the
challenge of stonemasonry, so,
early on, I began to specialize. I’ve
worked with a wide variety of materials,
including quarrystone, which is relatively
geometric in shape, and fieldstone,
which is rounded and randomly
shaped. Each stone type requires a specific
layup technique. In this article, I’ll
explain how I apply a fieldstone veneer
to the face of a building.
There’s no question that you can support
a massive structure on a solid stone
foundation, but for reasons of speed
and economy, foundation stonework
has mostly been relegated to the function
of cosmetic veneer. Unlike manmade
concrete “stone,”