The Advantages of Natural Thin Veneer….    Thin stone veneer is lighter in weight, faster to install, and in many cases — more economical to use than traditional, full-dimension stone veneer.The lighter weight of the thin stone means that masons can haul and install it that much faster than the heavier, full-depth stone. Also, thin veneer can be essential for bringing stone to non-load bearing walls, as well as help architects and engineers in the overall design. "One of the advantages of the thin veneer is that yes, it's less weight and a lot of times weight is a problem. If we're veneering an entire two-story house, how that weight is distributed throughout the building, projects down the walls and into the footings that's the engineer's nightmare and we like the thin veneer because of that," say's Mark Presta Obviously, another main advantage of thin stone veneer is how much   or should we say, how little — space it takes up. Traditional, full-dimension stone masonry can range anywhere from 4 inches and up depending on the structure and building needs. Therefore, thin stone's slimmer profile, ranging from 3/4-inch to two-inches, can be a great alternative for projects with limited space or other special considerations! Masonry can be replaced by so many different materials on the skin of the home ,  So they  have to be more cost-effective.  We figure out better ways of keeping masonry materials on the skin of these homes. Thin Natural stone veneers are the way.