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| Historic appearance is restored on this old Santa Fe style
townhouse
using yellow masonry sand, white portland cement and lime. More... |
A tent heat allows work to proceed during
subfreezing weather. More... |
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Surface of wall is chipped and prepared for resurfacing. Loose areas, badly spalled bricks and old patches are removed. Wall is chipped back into the old basecoat, allowing mortar to bond to the old cement. Most of the old paint is chipped off. A permanent bond for new mortar is done using an acrylic bonding admixture. More... |
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| Finish coat going on using REAL portland cement
and REAL
sand. Color is from EXPO stucco in San Diego. More... |
Old bricks have quite a few repairs and sloppy
patches.
Stucco is applied right over old bricks for a new surface. More... |
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| Old house as it appeared in Sepember. An addition will be built and old stucco will be torn off and re-done. More... |
Old stucco is lime and sand (with no cement), on wood lath.
This is
typical of the loose areas. There were quite a few old patchs and loose
areas, warranting a complete removal and re-lath and stucco. More... |
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| An addition is added and roof extended on the
left side.
Old stucco is stripped off, and new windows are put in. More... |
Scratch coat on metal lath. More... |
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Plastic heat tent makes work possible in winter
months. More... |
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| We stuccoed this chimney about two years ago and I never put
it on
my site. Note how we flashed around the roof line. Also note our
typical
bands (or band) at the top. These bands extend the life of the chimney
by preventing so much water from running down the face of the stucco. |
I wanted to show what a small world it is. The house in the background is this house that we did last summer. |