Most of the front was scored to look like limestone blocks.
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Jobs in progress #144
Updated June 29, 2016
Custom home in Bethesda.
I divided this project into 3 sections: Finish coat. Brown coat, Lathing,
Finish coat.
The rest of the house has a float finish. We used medium sandblasting sand.
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A view of the back.
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A view of the front. Above the pre cast water table has a float finish. Below is scored like blocks.
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Color is made using paint tints.
Nearly Peach is softened by using 6/32 oz. of black for a 5 gallon formula.
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A sample block of the color is made and approved.
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Mouldings are mortared in place with white portland and sand.
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Walls are soaked with a hose before applying finish.
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Stucco walls are one inch thick
This beats the quarter inch thick one coat garbage they put on new houses. It's sad to see 6 year old
houses already falling apart.
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A view of the pre cast ring and keyes and water table sill.
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Scratch and Brown coat
The recess around the windows and doors allows space for pre-cast mouldings.
The walls must be straight for this to work.
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Screeds are made for round openings using 1/4" masonite.
Screeds are set with a string line.
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Corner strips are set using a string line.
We don't use metal corner beads made for interior plaster.
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Walls are rodded off between the screeds.
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Lathing, flashing and vapor barrier
We re-join our heroes from the last adventure here in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Zip wall painted OSB sandwiches a layer of foam board.
Joints are taped and the inside of window and door openings are wrapped.
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7/8" weep grounds are used at the bottoms of the walls.
Weep grounds and weep screeds control expansion by letting water out of the stucco.
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We put on two layers of tar paper.
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Windows are wrapped with an additional layer of protecto-wrap.
Floppy foam finger points the way.
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Self furring metal lath.
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Stairway re stuccoed in Takoma Park
Stucco and concrete are re-done
Finish mortar is colored using paint tint.
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Bad shape, not beyond repair.
We stuccoed this wall and the steps for a fraction of what it costs
to tear it out and rebuild.
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Stairs and walls are chipped and plastered with a bonding basecoat.
Old stairs are leveled up.
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House number is embedded in the stucco.
Warning: You can starve to death waiting for a pizza delivery.
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Flashing corrected and roof leak fixed
in Washington, DC
Fairly new rubber membrane roof was leaking at the flashing
Flashing was butted up against stucco and gobbed with gobby goop.
Here's why the flashing leaked.
With the stucco cut off, you can see that water that penetrates the stucco runs
right behind the flashing.
New flashing is nailed to the wood sheathing and sealed with tape.
Flashing is then overlapped with metal lath.
Stucco patched back
Fast setting mortar allows quick completion.