I love your product and really want this to look awesome. GenStone vs Jeep Rubicon. The piece of natural stone displayed its fragile nature, cracking and breaking upon impact. Manufactured with specially formulated polyurethane and combined with fire retardants and UV inhibitors, NextStone™ insulated stone siding is cast from actual stone and rock patterns. The innovative panel has been designed to totally rid the need to hire masonry installers, professional siding installers or skilled laborers.
You and your colleagues could not have treated us any better and we appreciate it so very much.". Once again, the GenStone panel not only withstood the impact of the 18-foot fall, but suffered no cosmetic damage whatsoever. Each of the easily managed, lightweight panels only weighs about 1 lb./sq. We were surprised to find from the photo page that all of the postings were from external applications. Our unique manufacturing process gives NextStone™ products the most authentic "faux" stone siding look on the market today. Although this project was a small application, we believe it made a big difference in our finished front steps. I wish someone had told me about this before I … NextStone is a faux stone siding product uniquely formulated from lightweight polyurethane. Easy to install and beautiful. ", "Hello I have just finished a wine cellar using Mojave panels from Nextstone. ", "Your help on this would be much appreciated. It was such an easy project and I'm waiting for my neighbors to ask me to install it on their houses in the near future. The head of a sledgehammer usually weighs up to 20 pounds and lands with 1,000 pounds of impact force.
It does look really good and if you do the job properly it would be hard to tell it isn't done unless you touched it. My family and friends all agree.
", "Just finished up a project with this stuff and it turned out great.
ft. removing the need to pay for additional materials, equipment or labor. Buy samples or upload a picture to see GenStone on your home. _______________________________________________________________, "Your product is awesome. For years, the public has remained skeptical of the faux stone industry and its products. Helping You to Do It Yourself! Just want to thank you for making such a wonderful product. Just make sure the starter strip is straight and level, after that it's simple. In the test above, the GenStone panel withstands the force without cracking or breaking. Well worth the money.". Future plans are to finish the foundation blocks on our log cabin with NextStone! I think it looks better now than when we first purchased 13 years ago. Browse all stacked stone, pillars and brick colors, © 2020 GenStone Faux Stone. Pound for pound the strongest panel you can buy. I did the work myself and found Nextstone very easy to work with and install. It was SO easy.". We are impressed how strongly reinforced the panels are. Our most demanding test yet put the stone solutions against a Jeep Rubicon that weighs more than 4,000 pounds. It was SO easy. And for the most part, that skepticism has been deserved as faux stone companies have struggled to offer a quality product that not only looks great, but also retains its quality over time. NextStone turned the ordinary into Extraordinary. Just make sure the starter strip is straight and level, after that it's simple. "We could not be happier with the results. I found a few options (Genstone, Nextstone, and some other terrible ones), and actually bought and started installing some called Nexstone that I saw at a Home Hardware. The whole frame around the hot tub as well as the siding was rotting and deteriorating. I thought I read that this product deteriorated when exposed to the elements and in some cases just high humidity caused failure. Then I found one called Quality Stone on the web at. Apparently that NextStone stuff is some sort of polymer or something. I found a few options (Genstone, Nextstone, and some other terrible ones), and actually bought and started installing some called Nexstone that I saw at a Home Hardware. ", "We did get the fireplace wall completed and I wanted to send you this photo showing the finished project.
We first tested each product – a GenStone panel and a piece of natural stone – by dropping them approximately 4 feet from the ground. per square foot. I purchased all my siding from my local Home Hardware Store here in Ontario, Canada. ", "We used your product in our kitchen remodel surrounding two wall ovens.
I purchased all my siding from my local Home Hardware Store here in Ontario, Canada. , LLC | All Rights Reserved, 10639 W. Bradford Rd.
I installed this all by myself after following your enclosed instructions.
Natural stone products will chip and crack. Advantage: GenStone.
Many of the industry’s limitations were due to a lack of technology and testing. It turned out just like we had wanted. Now if only we didn't have to have the fire going on May 19!!!! It was easy to cut and adhere to the riser boards. It does look really good and if you do the job properly it would be hard to tell it isn't done unless you touched it. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter, Suite 901, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Has anyone ever seen that type of product installed? We then decided to up the ante, climbing to the second floor balcony to repeat the test. Just want to thank you for making such a wonderful product.
They give the perfect ambience for this hobby room from the archway leading in to the wine racks and whiskey bar. Nextstone is easy to cut, though light weight it seems like it will be durable. We've received a lot of compliments from friends and family and thought we'd share. Anyone who has seen it thinks it is real stone and were impressed by what they thought at first was my masonry skills. So I began searching the Internet for options. I installed this all by myself after following, It was such an easy project and I'm waiting, for my neighbors to ask me to install it on. Nextstone is easy to cut, though light weight it seems like it will be durable. NextStone siding panels can be easily installed at home with no formal training. Built-in UV inhibitors and fire retardants, coupled with the proprietary ‘in-mould’ coatings are chemically bonded with the moulded surface of the panel making this a durable and low maintenance solution for your interior and exterior siding. ", "Hi my name is John. JavaScript is disabled. It actually looks like real stone, and you just have to cut it with a saw and screw it on. ", "I just renovated my kitchen and chose your stone veneer as a backdrop to a new corner wall for the now cornered stove. Come join the discussion about tools, projects, builds, styles, scales, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Meanwhile, the natural stone product suffers substantial damage with nearly half of the entire installation crumbling to the ground. Great to work with, easy to use and cut, and so little waste.
Mine was actually an outdoor application and I was applying it to concrete and concrete block , so drilling all those holes into concrete was a pain in the arse but the finished product turned out better than I hoped. Suite 103 Littleton, CO 80127. Natural stone didn’t last past the first test. Our most demanding test yet put the stone solutions against a Jeep Rubicon that weighs more than 4,000 pounds. It is completely gray-scale, with no creams, tans, greens, or rust colors, which is EXACTLY what I needed.
These advanced, quality stone veneer panels are manufactured in a factory-controlled setting, ensuring every product is consistent and reliable. This stuff is AWESOME! I was searching for an easy to install option for stone siding as a feature for the outside of my house. SAN DIEGO, CA – Eldorado Stone, manufacturer of the world’s most believable architectural stone veneer, has been voted the number one brand for manufactured stone and brick veneer in BUILDER Magazine’s 2017 Brand Use Study.
It is completely gray-scale, with no creams, tans, greens, or rust colors, which is EXACTLY what I needed. Our lightweight, 11-pound panel once again proved superior to the elements, easily withstanding the weight and force of the Jeep. It looks great. That’s where GenStone went further than the competition, engineering a 99.9 percent-waterproof, closed-cell, high-density polyurethane that is capable of standing up to all of the elements regardless of location. NextStone™ Canada . A forum community dedicated to Do it yourself-ers and home improvement enthusiasts. Then I found one called Quality Stone on the web at www.qualitystoneproducts.com. Our lightweight, 11-pound panel once again proved superior to the elements, easily withstanding the weight and force of the Jeep. The sledgehammer is specifically designed to distribute force over a wide area.
Well that idea didn't set well me so I started looking into faux stone panels and came across your product. It can't be cultured stone, since it weighs only about 1 lb. The GenStone panel remained unblemished. It looks even better in person.". "The product was great to work with and I think the job looks fantastic!! "Here are a couple pics from our first NextStone project. Faux Stone vs. Other Stone Veneer Products : Faux Stone: Manufactured Stone: Natural Stone: Composition: Foam: Mineral composite: Real stone: Fire-Rated: Some types: All: All: Durability: Low: Medium: High: Installation: Easy, with glue and cuts with a saw: Medium-hard, with mortar and easy to cut: Difficult, with mortar and hard to cut : What Are Faux Stone Panels? I started with hot tub manufactures, and the few I contacted said it would be cheaper to just by a new hot tub.
I grabbed a buddy of mine and with his help we constructed a new frame and attached the Nextstone panels on the outside. Everything else on the hot tub worked perfectly so we didn't need a new tub.
If you are planning on putting on sheetrock or on wood , anything easy to screw into this will be a snap and would go up quickly.
Pound for pound the strongest panel you can buy. I have a 13 year old hot tub that was literally falling apart.