Questions tagged [stone]
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What are the best anchors I can use to wall mount an X95K (32.1kg, 70lb) television to a solid limestone fireplace?
I mounted this with the anchors that came with the articulating wall mount that's rated for this TV, but I noticed they started sliding out of the holes after about an hour.
Anchors Pulled Out
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How to address the leakage from the back of newly installed stone sink?
Background-Kitchen renovation in brick and mortar building.
Location-West Bengal, India.
Issue-after installation of stone/marble sink, there is leakage from the back;
Two installers had tried ...
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How to acquire clip and rail systems for exterior cladding
I’m interested in using adhered veneer stone cladding in conjunction with ComfortBoard 80 on my foundation wall. The attachment systems I’ve found appear to want you to be a contractor that they can “...
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How to remove adhesive from landscaping stones?
How do I remove adhesive from landscaping stones that were stacked?
I have large landscaping stones that stacked and had glued together.
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What are the pros and cons for not using coping stone for the edge of a porch?
I have the porch represented in the below picture (right side in the picture shows the layout).
As far as I can understand I have two options:
Use copping stone for the treads (represented in the ...
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DIY flexible stone-gravel tile (glued on a soft net) over garden?
I'm wondering if I can find a way to glue small pebbles or gravel on 1 to 2 sq ft pieces of soft net or mesh to create a flexible but durable-enough tile-like surface to cover soil.
It would ideally ...
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Best Approach to Refacing Fireplace
This is my first post and I'm hoping I don't sound too ignorant with my question.
Background - I am renovating my living room and would like to reface our brick fireplace with a thin stone veneer. I ...
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Identify stone countertop and fix bleach stain
After doing a bunch of reading, I am now stuck as I don't want to make a bad problem worse. I have a bleach stain (Domestos) on a bathroom stone countertop. From what I understand I need to make a ...
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Porch with precast concrete step -what type of stones should I ask for when I order them?
Here is the porch in question
I am planning to use this stone
https://www.banasstones.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Salt-Pepper.pdf
They say it comes in Coping, Treads, Risers, Steps, Pier Caps and ...
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Porch with one precast step - I am planning to install 1" granit stone over the step and the porch -how can I cut the nose of the step?
Right now it looks like this.
The type of stone that I am planning to install is described here
https://www.banasstones.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Salt-Pepper.pdf
How can I cut that nose? Is it ...
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How to cut a large piece of marble 1” thick
I went to demolish and remove a 8'x4' pool table in our basement and discovered the top slab is marble. If it is even possible, we thought it would be cool to turn it into a bar top that we plan to ...
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Is this concrete or a natural stone?
I have a sewer pipe the passes through a creek (marked with a white arrow). On the upstream side, there's something that looks either like a natural formation, or some kind of concrete (circled in ...
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How to repair and prevent further erosion of sandstone doorsill?
The sandstone doorsill below the wooden threshold is eroding at the side door of my 1890 wood frame Victorian home. The stone face has begun to spall. I want to fill the gap to keep out water and ...
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How to repair stone veneer corners broken off by screw anchors
I have a stone veneer wall we’re replacing shutters on. The existing holes drilled for the plastic screw anchors for the old shutters have caused some of the stone corners to break. We need to repair ...
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What is covering my stone wall and how to repair?
In the photos you can see some kind of concrete rendering or something covering the top of my doorway, and also a layer peeling off the side of a window.
Does anyone know what this most likely is? Is ...
