Got a plain or tired block or brick wall? We check what's underneath first, then face it with stone that sits right.
Custom Aliso Viejo Masonry & Concrete does stone veneer installation in Aliso Viejo. We cover a new or existing wall with a layer of natural or manufactured stone, so you get the look of a stone wall without building one from scratch.
Most people call because a block or brick wall looks plain or worn and they want stone on it. Natural thin stone can go straight onto concrete block walls and brick, new or old, but what's underneath decides the plan, so that's the first thing I look at. If you're building new, like a foundation block wall, we can plan the stone face from the start.
The price mostly follows how big the wall is, which stone you pick and how much prep the wall needs before any stone goes on. The schedule turns on the weather and on whether your association has to sign off. I'll give you the figure for your own wall at the estimate.
Call (949) 619-8220 or use the form and tell us about the wall, roughly how big it is and whether it's painted or sealed. We'll set a time for me to come see it.
I check the wall itself, answer your questions and leave you an estimate that spells out the prep, the stone and the cost for your wall. If something needs an engineer or another trade, I'll tell you so.
Once you're ready, we sort out what the city or your association needs. Then we pick dates around the weather.
We work within the city's construction hours, 7am to 8pm on weekdays and 8am to 8pm on Saturday, with no work on Sundays or federal holidays. When it's done we clean up and walk the finished wall with you.
We check the wall before any stone goes on, because stone can only hold as well as what's behind it. A painted, sealed or crumbling surface gets dealt with first. We also plan the work around rain so the new stone can stay covered while it sets, since a soaking at the wrong time can undo good work.
On a wood-framed wall the stone stops short of the ground. Recommended practice keeps it above finished grade over soil, and above any paving the foundation doesn't hold up. It's also fair to ask what backing your installer plans, because one guide calls for more layers of water barrier over lath and scratch coat, the wire mesh and first coat of mortar, than over cement board.
What a stone veneer job covers:
If a few stones have come loose or a joint has cracked, we can usually reset or repair just those pieces and match them to what's already there, which is the kind of work we're known for. When stone is loose across a wide area, or the wall behind it is soft or wet, patching only hides the problem, so I'd rather take it down and fix the wall first. I'll tell you which one your wall needs once I've seen it.
Square footage comes first, then the stone itself, because natural and manufactured stone cost and go on differently, and heavier stone can need more support at the base. Prep can move the price a lot when a wall is painted, sealed or crumbling. Outside corners, tall walls and tight side yards all take more time too. Your estimate breaks those pieces out for your wall, so you can see where the money goes.
I come out to every job myself, look at the wall with you and tell you what I see, including what I can't know until it's opened up. I'd rather spend extra time explaining than have you pay for stone on a wall that needs work first, or for prep it doesn't need.
Once we start, I work on the wall alongside our masons and helpers, so the person who wrote your estimate is the one making sure it's built the way we talked about. We've been doing this since 2023, and we're licensed and insured. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Call (949) 619-8220 and start your subassociation's approval early, so it's settled by the time a dry stretch opens up.
Tell us the wall type, whether it's painted or sealed and roughly how big it is. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no pressure to book.
Installing stone veneer across the US usually costs about $25 to $40 per square foot, so that's a fair starting point for a wall here, not our price. Where your job lands depends on the stone you pick, the prep your wall needs and how easy it is to reach. I'll give you the figure for your wall at the estimate.
Yes, if the wall is sound, has no defects and isn't painted or sealed, according to older industry guidance on natural thin stone. A painted or sealed brick wall isn't ready as it stands, and older guidance for manufactured stone says it shouldn't go over a wall that's deteriorating or one finished with EIFS, a stucco-look coating over foam insulation. We deal with those surfaces first or talk through another way to do it.
Recommended practice is to keep new stone work covered from rain while it's going on and for 48 hours afterward. That's industry guidance rather than a city rule. We plan the job for a dry stretch so the wall can stay covered while it sets.
California's Contractors State License Board lists installing natural and manufactured stone as work a masonry contractor does. So stone veneer is masonry work, and we're licensed and insured. I'm glad to go over any of that at the estimate.
If you live in a subassociation, the Aliso Viejo Community Association has you get that subassociation's approval first, before the request goes on to the association's MAC. Build both reviews into your timeline, and we'll help you put the request together. For building questions about the project, you can call the city's Building & Safety Department at 949-425-2540.
Look at weight along with color and texture, because older industry guidance says natural thin stone at 15 pounds per square foot or less needs no support ledge, a shelf at the bottom that carries the stone. Heavier stone can still work, but it changes how the wall gets set up. Bring the samples you like to the estimate and we'll talk through how each one would go on your wall.
We're based in Aliso Viejo and set stone veneer in Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo and the other cities below. Pick yours, or call if you don't see it listed.
