Installation Guide

Apply a vapor barrier
over the wall
No water resistant barrier (WRB)
required.
Mark the studs vertically
Where possible, one fastener per
piece of stone should go into a stud.
Tips
Cutting the Stone
Cutting and shaping the stone to conform to the shape and needs of your
project will likely be necessary. For easy cuts we recommend using a circular
saw with a diamond blade.
Using a 4-inch angle grinder with a diamond blade will make small cuts and
creating notches for hose spigots, outlets and light boxes much simpler. It’s
ecient, easy to handle and operate, and great for the tight-fitting corners
you want for a professional finish.
Tips
Working with metal flashing
Cutting the flashing can be done with ease using tin snips or scored with a
utility blade, then bent and snapped o.
Flashing is a very important part of starting the installation process. You will need
to start installing the stone from the bottom of the wall and go up from there.
Silvermine
®
Six Easy Steps
A strip of flashing
at least 8-inches tall should be fitted
to the bottom of the wall. This can be
made from aluminum, galvanized steel
or rubberized materials.
The first course of stone
Once the bottom strip of flashing is in
place, you will begin the first course
of stone. You can use nails or screws
to install Silvermine
®
stone products.
Whichever fasteners you choose, they
must penetrate into the studs at least
one inch. See Silvermine’s website for
list of approved fasteners.
Installing the next layers
it is important to stagger the stone
siding, keeping at least a 3- to 4-inch
oset. You shouldn’t have any vertical
seams running up the wall. Stones
come as 2-foot by 6-inch pieces so can
be cut into several sections of varying
widths to start and adjust the stagger.
Silvermine
®
provides an industry leading
number of stone layouts to minimize
repeating patterns.
Working upwards and with
the edges
You should make sure to keep the
factory edge to the outside and the
cut edge to the inside.
The most important part of the entire
installation process is getting this first
course of stone perfectly level. It will
act as a foundation for the rest of the
wall and makes for a smoother and
more secure process.
Note: If you are installing above a
poured slab you should ensure that
the bottom of the first course of stone
is half an inch above the slab’s surface.
It is not necessary to apply an adhesive
to the back of this first course of
stone as our products are designed to
allow for the natural movement from
freezing, thawing and the settling of
the structure. If you want to apply
adhesive, it must be placed only in the
center of each piece of stone.
Our Stone Siding products are game-
changing because of the “shingle eect”
created by the aluminum flashing
distinctive to Silvermine
®
products. The
flashing of each stone layer overlaps
vertically by 2-inches, which provides
protection from mold, mildew and the
eects of freezing and thawing.