A stone or brick facade should last generations, and so should everything behind it. In this video, you'll learn how to set your house up for success for hundreds of years. If you build with rock or masonry, you know that it's extremely porous. During a rainstorm, the mortar joints will absorb gallons of water, and when the sun returns and heats the stone, the water will want to evaporate into the house. Thus, you need to make sure the framework is prepared to withstand moisture. The key is to build an air gap, which is standard when building with brick but not necessarily with stone. Behind the façade in this video, you'll find the house wrapped in Delta SA, which is water and airtight. Between the house wrapping and the masonry, you'll see that Matt Risinger used Rockwool Comfort Board, which is a rigid mineral insulation. It's vapor open, just like the house wrap. To ensure an airgap, Risinger adds Delta Dry Stucco and Stone, a plastic material that looks like an egg crate. It's a lot of extra time and materials, but it ensures that you have a watertight, airtight, and vapor permeable home with a beautiful façade that will last for literally 100s of years. Check out the full video to see how it all comes together.