Going to be putting some stacked ledger stone behind the wood stove. Any recommendations on mortar/thin set? I know I need a polymer modified, but looks for brands you all have used? Lowes and Menards are the closest stores near me. Thanks.
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I resurfaced my fireplace brick with a stacked veneer stone. The installation instructions called for Type-S mortar. I also added a liquid bonding agent which was "optional". I bought both at Lowes.
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Wow! That looks great!
The ledger stone I got was from Menards, it calls for another Menards product, ProSpec mortars. It calls for a scratch coat and wet coat (back butter) to stone. Do I need to do the scratch coat if I have cement board already installed?
The ledger stone I got was from Menards, it calls for another Menards product, ProSpec mortars. It calls for a scratch coat and wet coat (back butter) to stone. Do I need to do the scratch coat if I have cement board already installed?
Well, I'm no Mason, so take my response for what it's worth after a lot of research on my project, which included advice from a stone center where I bought my stone and a mason who gave me tips.
I used a scratch coat over my original fireplace bricks. The scratch coat helps the new brick adhere to the surface. I would say yes. You can see my scratch coat.
I also "buttered" as you say. I used a wet sponge on the back of the stone to wet it first before applying the mortar. It helps so the dry stone won't pull out moisture from the mortar. I also used the bonding agent mixed in the mortar. I used less than a gallon for the entire project.
I was initially going to do a dry stack, but kind of talked myself out of it. It looks like a dry stack, but I didn't want any falling off with all the heat cycles.
If you do a search here, I have a lot of pictures on one thread.
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I used a scratch coat over my original fireplace bricks. The scratch coat helps the new brick adhere to the surface. I would say yes. You can see my scratch coat.
I also "buttered" as you say. I used a wet sponge on the back of the stone to wet it first before applying the mortar. It helps so the dry stone won't pull out moisture from the mortar. I also used the bonding agent mixed in the mortar. I used less than a gallon for the entire project.
I was initially going to do a dry stack, but kind of talked myself out of it. It looks like a dry stack, but I didn't want any falling off with all the heat cycles.
If you do a search here, I have a lot of pictures on one thread.
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Here, I found my original thread.
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i did not do a scratch coat against my new cement board, as I didn't really think it was necessary. There are grooves in the squares which basically do the same thing. I just back buttered all of my stone and called it good. I did mine in layers, so it wasn't too heavy
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