
Retrofitting Over Brick: How to Install Natural Stacked Stone on Existing Brick Fireplaces
This guide provides a field-ready SOP for retrofitting natural stacked stone over brick fireplaces and walls. It covers cost-effectiveness versus demolition, clear thresholds for when metal lath is required, scoring and bonding methods for painted brick, non-demolition flatness correction, and step-by-step conversion of greasy brick into a durable stone facade. Contractors and dealers will also find prep checklists, material specs, anchoring rules, thickness and load calculations, and inspection checkpoints to reduce rework, protect margins, and ensure long-term performance.







