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Exterior Stacked Stone Panels and 4 Ways to Implement in Your Home

Written by Milan Jara on 21st Mar 2022

Lightning Ridge Faux Stone Panel – Pecan

Exterior stacked stone wall panels are an excellent way to add character to your home. Check out these four ideas that are easy to implement in your outdoor space.

Natural stone is one of the best materials for home exteriors, but it's not always the right choice for homeowners. It's heavy and expensive to install. Then, along came the revolutionary exterior stacked stone panels as a cheaper, versatile, and lightweight alternative.

If you are looking for ways to redefine your home using exterior faux stone panels, you've come to the right place. This article explores various ways to use faux stacked stone panels to remodel your home or enhance it right from the start of the construction process.

Before we dive into how to implement faux stacked stone siding, let's first go through some basics.

What Are Exterior Stacked Stone Panels?

Faux stacked stone panels are pre-assembled blocks of artificial stones that mimic the natural appearance of natural or real stone. The panels form one large block rather than using individual stones, which makes installation easier and faster.

Faux Stacked Stone Panel Sample Harvest Ledge or Traditions

The panels come assembled in stacked format and are ready for installation. You do not need any mortar or grout to affix the panels to the wall or surface, unlike traditional stone and real brick that require cement, water, or grout to enhance their structural integrity for optimum load-bearing

Depending on the manufacturer, faux stone panels require screws or construction adhesive to attach them to any exterior surface. The best option here is to use both attachment methods since you want them to hold up against the wind, the rain, and the heat of the sun.

Stacked stone panels are also called stacked stone sheets, depending on the manufacturer.

What About All These Other Closely Related Names?

In your search for stone siding material to cover an exterior wall, you'll come across other closely related names that also refer to types of siding material.

These materials include manufactured stone, natural stone veneer, cultured stone veneer, thin stone veneer, brick veneer, manufactured stone veneer, and stone veneer.

Natural stone veneer and stone veneer are ideal for exterior wall siding. Both contain natural material

The only difference is that natural stone veneer is cut into thin slices from traditional stone while stone veneer is concrete.

Thin stone veneer is cut even thinner, less than two inches, and used on walls as stone veneer siding.

With stone veneer, natural stone veneer, and thin stone veneer, you can save yourself the hassle of full masonry as they require less cement or Type S mortar to install.

Brick veneer is similar to natural stone veneer, given that it is real brick that has been cut into thin slices. It requires cement, water, and grout to install.

Manufactured stone, Eldorado stone, and cultured stone are other common names for faux stone that different manufacturers use. Eldorado stone is made using iron oxide, lightweight aggregates, and portland cement.

Manufactured stone veneer uses mineral composites. Manufactured stone siding is made out of manufactured stone and may also be called cultured stone siding.

Lightning Ridge Faux Stone Panel – Natures Spirit

Benefits of Exterior Stacked Stone Panels

Faux stacked stone has its share of advantages that make it ideal for exterior wall siding. Here are some benefits you can enjoy when using faux stack stone to enhance your home's exterior surfaces.

Added Authenticity

Stacked stone panels are ideal for adding authenticity to your home by imitating the natural appearance of a real or natural stone panel.

The good thing is that you don't add excessive weight to your existing surfaces because faux stone is lightweight.

Increased Home Resale Value

Installing exterior faux stone panels in your home helps raise the resale value. Homeowners looking for a mix of classic and modern styles love faux stone walls because of how they blend natural stone and style.

Natural stone is lovely because of its rustic appeal, but faux stone adds some pomp with bold color, texture, and style.

Enhanced Home Insulation

You can apply stacked stone panels to your exterior walls to enhance your home insulation system. During the winter, the stone paneling helps trap heat and keep your home warm by reducing heat loss to the surroundings.

Enhancing your home's insulation system helps you save money. Reducing heat loss means you use less energy to warm up your home, which translates to savings in the form of reduced energy bills.

Earths Valley Faux Stone Panel - Oyster Gray

Low Maintenance

Each exterior stacked stone tile or panel is durable, low-maintenance, easy-to-clean, and resistant to harsh weather. They withstand grime, dirt, grease, and soot.

Since the tiles are non-porous, they are easy to clean using a damp cloth, unlike brick and concrete.

Although there are specially designed faux stacked stone panels for interiors, some people opt to use exterior panels indoors to further bank on the durability, ease of cleaning, and insulation.

Versatility

Faux stacked stone panels are highly versatile. They come in a wide variety of colors, styles, and textures, making them ideal for various applications based on the location of installation, personal tastes, and current trends.

Check out some of our faux stacked stone panels that come in colors such as Canyon Brown, Coconut White, Smokey Ridge, Sedona, Cappuccino, Colfax, and Sandstone.

There are many styles to choose from, too, such as Castle Rocked, Lightning Ridge, Traditions, Canyon Ridge, Earth Valley, Cascade, and Harvest Ledge Stone.

4 Ways to Implement Exterior Stacked Stone Panels in Your Home

Now that we know what exterior stacked stone panels are and their advantages, it's time to look at various ways you can install them in your home to enhance their features and beauty.

Stacked Stone Panels on Exterior Walls

It can be an expensive undertaking to cover every exterior wall of your home with stacked stone panels. A project of this magnitude would require hundreds of panels.

If you are on a tight budget or don't want to cover all wall surfaces with the panels, you can use them in the two ways discussed below.

1. A Band Around the Bottom

Installing the panels in a band going around the entire house or on the most visible walls is one of the most common uses of stacked stone tiles.

Lightning Ridge Faux Stone Panel – Natures Spirit

Instead of covering the entire height of the wall, apply the panels up to a certain level.

The band installation method not only saves you money but also gives your home a contrast of the past and modern or contemporary styles. The contrast brings character to your home and sets it apart from others in the neighborhood.

If you are applying the stacked stone band on wood, the result is an exterior wall that appears to have been built with natural stone as the base and topped up to the roof with wood.

2. Accentuating Pillars or Columns

You can install exterior stacked stone panels on pillars and columns to accentuate them as exterior focal points. This idea borrows from that of an interior accent wall.

Lightning Ridge Faux Stone Panel – Natures Spirit

With pillars and columns, you have fewer square feet to cover with the panels, which saves you money while giving your home the unique look of stone pillars or stone columns juxtaposed with larger sections of wooden walls.

Stacked Stone Panels in the Backyard

There's a trend that seeks to establish a closer connection between a home's indoors and the outdoors. The aim is to make the outdoors as habitable as possible, like the home's interior. The backyard becomes the main target for such improvements.

Here are two ways to use faux stacked stone paneling in the backyard.

3. Stacked Stone Panels on Outdoor Fire Pit/Fireplace

The idea here is to bank on the resistance of stacked stone panels to harsh elements or weather.

Lightning Ridge Faux Stone Panel – Natures Spirit

The panels withstand outdoor moisture and the heat of your wood-burning or gas fireplace or grilling area while giving it the desired natural stone look ideal for an outdoor environment.

If you're using them on a fireplace, ensure the panels do not cover important features like vents.

4. Stacked Stone Panels in Garden Beds

If your home has a backyard, you likely have a garden bed whose look you might want to spice up by mimicking the look of natural stone. Using stacked stone panels in this way makes the area contrast nicely with the soil and the colors of the different plants in the garden.

Canyons Edge Stack Stone Panel - Gray Fox

Bottom Line

Exterior stacked stone panels are an excellent choice for your home's exterior walls and backyard features, such as garden beds and fireplaces.

The best part is that you can apply stacked stone panels outdoors for a beautiful look without spending too much money. Plan ahead to ensure you can complete the project in a way that keeps you safely within your budget.

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