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| We use metal lath for our jobs. I'm glad I never got sucked into buying this plastic lath. After a few seasons, it deteriorated to the point that it could be ripped off the wall easily, like paper. |
Lath lies flat on the wall, not allowing for
mortar to squish behind it. As a result, very little support is provided. |
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| Another monument to mediocrity is this pile of
plastic lath on the ground. The stucco wrap is also deteriorated and has the same resistance as newspaper. |
Stucco wrap waiting to be torn off. |
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| After a layer of tar paper, metal lath, the brown coat is on.
I lost my camera so I'm am missing pictures for what happened in
between. |
Slate roof is protected with Styrofoam. These
roofs break easily, and are expensive to repair. Styrofoam is the ticket for cushioning the weight of the scaffold boards. |
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| Metal roof is protected with a layer of plastic and Styrofoam. |
Finish coat is white Portland cement and white sand. The
color is a custom color from Expo stucco in San Diego. |
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| A view of the back wall. |
Kick out flashing is a piece of sheet metal we put on behind the roof flange. This way, water is diverted into the gutter and doesn't run down behind the gutter into the wall. |