Jobs in progress-updated Sept. 25, 2010
               Over 11 years of jobs in progress, update # 114 !
Greetings from Virginia. All exterior finishes you see are REAL Portland cement and
REAL sand and not the toxic synthetic (fake) junk  that comes out of a bucket.
Did you know that producing one ton of synthetic stucco finish produces about 8 tons of toxic waste?
    If you are new to this page, please click on the last update button at the top or previous progress
page button at the bottom. This will take you back, back, and back, for over 11 years.                                                                
Stucco addition and remodel
                                                    in McLean, Virginia
                                                    for Gilday renovations
Rest of house stuccoed
 Scratch coat on painted brick
Remember the addition we did last update ?
The owner liked it so much she wanted to do the rest of the house, at least most of it.
Finish coat is REAL portland cement and REAL sand. Color is from Expo stucco in San Diego.
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 Bricks had already been painted, requiring chipping the bricks and an acrylic bonder in the mortar.

Please click here or on the pictures for how we did it.
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stucco fireplace and hearth

We did the fireplace inside with a matching texture.

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Cathy's house
Arlington, Virginia
Front of house
   Here is the house in Arlington from last update. The same story: they liked the stucco so much we came back to do the front of the house. 

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Stucco front
Falls Church, Virginia
Traditional stucco
 Control joint
Rebecca shows off here new stucco. Color is a custom color from Expo stucco.

 Control joints are made in the brown coat using a concrete groover.

Outdoor fireplace
Falls Church, Virginia
Outdoor fireplace
  I used a gallon of black paint tint to make this gun metal grey                                          color.

Texture on bottom is rougher for a stacked look.

This will be a great place for Moe to sit and smoke cigars in cold weather.

Stone work is by Jeff Jones
of Custom stonescaping.
                                            

Patch and Match
pebble dash band
  Typical patch showing how we fixed a crumbling bottom. Do you have an ugly bottom?

 I made a separate page for Patch
and Match.
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Stucco addition
  A big stucco addition in Washington, DC.

Please check back to see progress.                                                

All for now. Proteus is back in town. I'll have some of his cool designs next update. We are
stuccoing an unusual house in Alexandria, and a couple of stucco additions. Also, I am restoring
ornamental plaster. Believe or not, about 20,000 people visit this page every month.