Can anyone direct me to a faux slate wall stone? I have seen them in people's house's and businesses, but I can't seem to find them online. Someone I can mount to the wall arround a fireplace.
2006-09-04 16:23:02 · 8 answers · asked by mitchent86 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
culturedstone.com
2006-09-11 13:33:21 · answer #1 · answered by Jack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the wall will support it, I'd go with the real thing or a facsimile at least. You can buy the thin split stuff for about $200 per ton (in my area anyway) which should be more than enough to do what you're talking about doing. But (there's always a "but", isn't there?) you definitely want to make sure you have a wall that's structurally sound enough to handle the weight. If you're talking about a typical sheetrock wall, forget it. Also, you might have building codes to consider before you start -- regardless of what option you use. That won't make a lot of difference to the project itself, but if you're out of code and the fireplace fails you might have trouble with your insurance company -- plus when it comes time to sell you might run into a problem there too. So I'd research your local building codes before you do anything.
2006-09-05 01:03:02 · answer #2 · answered by canesmojo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is a working fireplace, I'm not sure I'd use fake stone around it. It might melt or catch fire. The real thing would be safer and probably just as easy to put up.
2006-09-04 16:46:30 · answer #3 · answered by jdris52@flash.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone you can mount to the wall? Fireplace? A mistake surely-the would get their butt burned!
2006-09-12 03:53:08 · answer #4 · answered by angeldust 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just answered a similar question as did "Black Aliss" (clever girl), using the outlined techniques you should be able to cast whatever you want to to cover your wall from concrete. However bear in mind that the interior of our home is much more sensitive to DIY techniques and it is hard to get it right the first time.
2006-09-08 13:24:00 · answer #5 · answered by Michael S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Owens Corning is the most popular type of cultured stone these days.
www.culturedstone.com
2006-09-12 10:27:49 · answer #6 · answered by Lauren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look for wallpaper,special effect wall coverings and wall art in the search engine
2006-09-12 01:57:00 · answer #7 · answered by NICHOLA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go online, look for concrete. There are several links there
2006-09-08 16:16:30 · answer #8 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋