Then apply mortar to the stone and attach to the surface.
How to replace siding with stone veneer.
When you re only removing the lower portion of your home s vinyl siding to install a brick or stone wainscot if local code allows you can dig just below grade and bolt angle iron to the foundation to serve as the new brick ledge.
First you can gently remove any stones or parts of stones left in the area.
Using your wheelbarrow and buckets to mix the concrete then apply the mortar to the exposed area on the siding in a thin layer of about 1 8 inch.
Either the same stone can be put back or a new matching stone can be used.
Hold the stone against the surface for five seconds until it sets.
If stones or bricks have fallen off the siding they need to be replaced.
Carefully remove the rest of the stone that remains in the area as it s easiest to start laying stones from scratch.
Apply mortar and attach stones once the lath is attached apply mortar to the lath 1 16 to 1 8 thick.
According to the same source the mortar used on the back of the replacement stone veneer should be applied with a pointed trowel.