The product was very easy to cut, install and piece together. It also has a great finish, color, and texture. However, I was a little surprised at how large the gaps were along the seams of where two separate pieces come together; no matter how hard we pushed to force them together. They are so large they unfortunately readily catch the eye and are quite apparent. This includes some of the horizontal seams as well wherein two pieces meet up from row to row.

The panels came in on two pallets from the trucking company with no damage. I unwrapped the two cardboard wrapped pallets and the faux panels were all in good shape an unharmed. Upon unwrapping the bundle of four panels each I noticed one outer on each end of the group had a slight bow to each. I unwrapped the 58 panels an this proved consistent bow through out. I laid each one flat on garage floor in stacks till installation a couple weeks later. I installed them on an open frame treated 2x4's. I have to say that this was easy an a one person project that anyone with basic carpentry skills can do. As I made the corner an started the install on cinder block it took more time as I predrilled an used tap cons for the install. I did caulk all attaching overlaps on every piece which only added to the connection stability where they mated if there happened to be no frame work behind it. After several weeks I checked for stability and the overlaps were as solid as the panel itself. Just remember to add additional screws at the overlaps in a couple of places to firm them up. There is no plan for anchoring as you pick the best spot so anchor hardware is not noticeable. Skill saw, drill, small hand tree prune saw were only tools required. BEAUTIFUL PRODUCT and slight bow in panels made no difference.

We recently finished our basement and part of the project was a luxurious shower with stone accent wall. We first looked at natural stone and found out that it is very hard to clean, expensive, labor intense and not ideal for a shower. I happened to stumble upon this site and was amazed how real the panels looked and ordered a few samples. The samples looked really good but was still hard to tell how they would look on an 8'X'8' wall. After reading countless reviews and looking at pictures I pulled the trigger and ordered the Norwich Earth panels. They arrived quick and looked beautiful. Installation was beyond easy! We decided to coat the cement board in RedGard waterproofing membrane then filled the cracks with silicone. The panels fit together perfectly and nobody can see the seams. We installed some accent downlights which brought the panels to life. I could not be happier with these!