I purchased Gen stone for a small area on my home that was exposed after tearing off my rotten wrap around deck. I was unsure how to cover up the exposed foundation as well as how to deal with the rotten siding that was exposed now the deck was gone. My wife wanted to do stone which I could have done but was not looking forward to the added time to this project. Gen Stone was the perfect solution! It looks great added an insulating value to my foundation. Any DIYer should consider this over actual stone.