The original post: /r/diy by /u/Resident_Shoulder446 on 2024-11-11 21:33:03.
I’m installing cultured stone on the exterior of my home, going four feet up, capping it with a sill stone and then vinyl siding above. All was going well until I got to installing the sill stone. The cultured stone is 1-2" thick. The ledge stone is about 4" thick. As you can see from this pic (taken on end to show the pieces in profile), there’s an incredible amount of overhang from the sill stone. So much so, in fact, that even with metal angle iron in place, the sill won’t stay in place long enough for the mortar to dry. And even if I could get it to stay there, by using wooden supports for example, it looks ridiculous with that much overhang.
Because I have some extra pieces, I cut 3/4" off the back side of a sill stone and installed it. It mounted fine and looks good. But I also think that can’t be right. Did my supplier sell me the wrong sill stone? Or am I missing something?
If I need to cut all the sill stones, it’s not a huge deal – it’s about 30 linear feet, so 18 stones in all. But still… an added pain in what was supposed to be the easy part of the project!
