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                                            Curtis' house
                                            Potomac, MD
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Another happy homeowner. Juan C.
dashes on the pebble mix.
We're still the pebble-dash kings of
the Washington area.

Curtis said the metal roof cap was ugly and I had
to agree. Here I covered top of chimney with
metal lath for stucco. The very top(cap) was finished
with amber colored mortar and amber sand. The two steps add a decorative effect to
the chimney, as well as function for a drip.
The drip limits the water running down the
face of the chimney, deteriorating the stucco prematurely.

Mynor dashes on the pebble mix.
For a 5 second movie clip of dashing on pebble mix
click here. (Shift+click to save to file)
Warning: this is a 1.21 megabyte download for
a teeny 5 second clip with sound.
If you don't have a cable or dsl modem, you may
not want to see it. Tearing off the TYVEK and putting on tarpaper.

                                                                Jim's House
                                                                Alexandria, VA

Attractive stucco addition is finished
with White portland and sand with
La Habra stucco color "Oatmeal"
Top right:
Curved column has a few intentional
irregularities, for a cool New Mexico
type look.
Left:
Back wall finished, with decorative column
on the right side. Click on photo for a
better view

                                                      Smithsonian folk life festival

The folk life festival every year has
examples of construction techniques
from other cultures. This arch was
built by craftsmen from Mali, a country
in Africa.
Click here for my pictures of the festival
The workmanship on this arch is excellent.
Stucco on adobe blocks is ground clay,
and desert sand from Mali. The sand is graded from coarse to fine powder for
strength and crack resistance. The wood
joists look like Santa Fe style "vigas".

                               David's house
                                Reston, VA

Wall finished with white portland and
white sand.
You may have seen what we did in the
Stucco News. Click here for more.

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There you go, man,
Keep as cool as you can.
Face piles
Of trials
With smiles.
It riles
Them to believe
That you perceive
The web they weave.
Keep on thinking free.- Moody Blues

	Another happy homeowner. Juan C. dashes on the pebble mix. We're still the pebble-dash kings of the Washington area.

Curtis said the metal roof cap was ugly and I had to agree. Here I covered top of chimney with metal lath for stucco. The very top(cap) was finished with amber colored mortar and amber sand.	The two steps add a decorative effect to the chimney, as well as function for a drip. The drip limits the water running down the face of the chimney, deteriorating the stucco prematurely.

Mynor dashes on the pebble mix. For a 5 second movie clip of dashing on pebble mix click here. (Shift+click to save to file) Warning: this is a 1.21 megabyte download for a teeny 5 second clip with sound. If you don't have a cable or dsl modem, you may not want to see it.	Tearing off the TYVEK and putting on tarpaper.


	Attractive stucco addition is finished with White portland and sand with La Habra stucco color "Oatmeal" Top right: Curved column has a few intentional irregularities, for a cool New Mexico type look. Left: Back wall finished, with decorative column on the right side. Click on photo for a better view