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Airstone Concrete Foundation Coverup

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I am super excited to share with you my faux Airstone veneer that covered up my concrete foundation!

Front porch with two chairs on it and and small bushes in front.

A couple weeks ago I told you guys I was about to give AirStone a try on the front exterior of our home. I have always hated the look of our exposed concrete foundation so I thought fake stone veneer would be a good option. We finally got around to completing the project and I’m happy today to finally reveal our Airstone concrete foundation coverup!

In case you don’t remember what our exterior looked like before, here’s a quick pic, note the concrete slab.

Front porch of house with chairs and pillows on chairs and pumpkins.

And here’s what it looks like now!

Brick siding on house and faux brick on foundation.

I’m so in love with the new look! And the best part? It only took two and a half hours to complete the entire DIY project! And I promise you… ANYONE can do this.

At first I was afraid to try faux stone veneer product because I was a novice, but luckily it was a breeze to work with.

Person with a shovel digging the soil away from the foundation.

The first thing we did was pull back the mulch a little bit from the exposed concrete foundation on the front exterior of our home.

Faux brick being glued on foundation.

Next, we decided to work from the outside of our home towards the front porch. Because the front elevation of our home slopes, the far right side needed much more  stone. I figured the fewer pieces of faux stone to cut on the shorter side would be easier.

Now the directions do say to start from the bottom, but I really wanted a nice clean line right under the porch and (again) didn’t want to cut a million pieces. So instead we started from the top and worked our way down, but worked fast so the pieces wouldn’t “slip” down. Luckily we didn’t have that issue at all; the adhesive we used was AMAZING. I highly recommend Loctite PL Fast Grab Premium adhesive.

Airstone faux brick piece on workbench with  glue on the back of it.

Another awesome thing about using these faux stone tiles is that the packages are color coded. It was often hard to see the difference of the stone colors in the bright sun, but the color coded packages made the whole design process go so much faster!

Gluing the brick pieces in place on foundation.

We just basically mixed and matched the stone as we went… didn’t really plan anything out before we stuck it to the exposed concrete foundation! I would just yell “Ben, give me a thin cream piece” or “hey, give me a fat light brown piece”. Yep, our technical terms really helped the process of this concrete foundation coverup!

The faux Airstone bricks all glued into place on foundation wall.

Now for cutting the pieces… luckily we only had to cut about 5 pieces total. Along the bottom we didn’t cut anything; we just dug down deep before placing the lower pieces and then covered it with mulch once the adhesive dried.

To cut the AirStone, it’s super simple. Basically just use a hacksaw… yep, that’s it! A couple strokes and the stone cuts right in half! So simple, I promise you’ll be amazed.

Front porch with dark brown planter, dark brown door and large window.

As I mentioned, the entire process (gluing, cutting, adhering, etc) only took us 2.5 hours. We were amazed at how fast we got it up!

And afterwards I bet we had 10 different neighbors drop by while we were cleaning up the boxes and plastic bags to tell us they were amazed with the final results. Many couldn’t believe it was faux stone veneer, and most couldn’t believe how fast we finished this DIY project!

Full picture of multi level house with attached garage.

As for the cost, it took us just under 3 boxes of the Autumn Mountain color to do the entire front. We do have a lot leftover since we were picky with the color selections (we mostly have a lot of gray stones since our normal brick has more neutral colors in it and we wanted it to closely match the brick).

We did go through a lot of adhesive! I would say we used about 8 tubes. Yes, be VERY generous with the glue! Trust me, it’s worth it to have it stay up there forever!

We’ve had no issues with any falling Airstone since we installed it, and we’ve even had some seriously cold weather.

Airstone foundation with porch and wooden chairs.

And we love this so much, we’re actually going to do an faux stone concrete foundation makeover makeover on my sister’s house! She has gray siding on her home so we’re thinking of using the Spring Creek color scheme. Can’t wait to see how it looks!

Multi colored faux brick foundation wall.

If you have any questions on the process, please ask away! I’d be more than happy to help.

Also, you can buy Airstone at your local Lowe’s or online. And don’t forget the adhesive and a hacksaw! But again, that’s all you need for your own concrete foundation coverup!

Front porch with Christmas wreath on front door.

Airstone Concrete Foundation makeover poster.

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Comments

  1. Angie says

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    I was leaving my house when you were still putting it up, and it was all finished by the time I got home. I was shocked at how fast it went. And it does look fantastic – every once in awhile I’ll catch a glimpse while backing up and think about how nice it looks.

    • howtonestforless says

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      Thank you Angie!! Surprised how fast we got it done. Now we just need to work on the rest of our yard, lol!

  2. Michelle - Happy Heart Made says

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    Wow, great job on the home improvement!!

  3. Valincia says

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    Can it be used on the part of the porch that you walk on?

  4. Tracy says

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    Could you use the air stone on the sides and risers over concrete stairs? I’m your opinion. 🙂

  5. Regena says

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    Hey just saw your n post on this project from 2017 and was wondering g how this help up two years later? thinking about trying this on My home.

  6. Carin says

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    We’ve thought about using Airstone. A few years later, how has it help up outside in the elements?

  7. Donna says

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    Did you add a clad on the top where it met the concrete patio? I cant tell. Is the patio painted? I am wanting to do this on the sides of our poured patio deck that is 2 ft tall. But know that there will be a lip at the top where the stone meets the top of the patio.

  8. Nippon says

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    It’s nice when you see such a great work! Continue writing

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