People that put this garbage on: you aren't stucco contractors. Why not quit lying to the public and
call this stuff fake stucco like it is.
the top is a drip edge to prevent water from running down the wall. The stucco is an honest 3/4" thick with an honest cement and sand finish.
The color was left over from the house in Prince George's county.
short years. Kick out flashings would have prevented this.
The top is usually flat or mostly even lower in the center like a funnel allowing water to drip down inside the chimney. Here the galvanized metal is painted to prevent rust and covered with metal lath and stucco.
