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                                        A historic restoration
                                        circa 1759 house in
                                        McLean, VA

In the 1700's and early 1800's, the baseboard was put on before the plaster,
instead of the other way around. Here, baseboard is duplicated and put on first.
Right: Baseboard and door jambs set, scratch coat on metal lath.
Bottom: Brown coat rodded off (straightened) and squared up with the jambs and baseboard.
Bottom right: Wall white-coated, with the
1700's appearance.

Top left: Carlos trowels white coat smooth..
Top: Ceilings have new metal lath and gypsum plaster and sand. If you have visited my site before, you may know we don't use perlite or light weight aggregates. There is nothing better than sand plaster on metal lath for a ceiling.
Old walls are resurfaced to look like new.
First they are painted with USG bonder, and
coated with veneer basecoat. Then, a finish coat is applied.
This part was built in the 1800's.
Left: Cool curved stairway has new life.

                                                        Alan's house
                                                        Glen Echo, Maryland

Finish coat color is chablis from La Habra stucco and real portland and sand.
This is a real interesting older neighborhood.
Left: My artistic signature is a stone like
finish on the concrete. I did this with Milestone liquid, white portland and sand.
Three layers are used with different colors
to add depth to the color. I plan to do a lot of
this in the future. Here Juan C. uses a troweling technique to create a stone-like appearance.

                                       Alan's house
                                       Glen Echo, Maryland

Cast window surround are cast
from fiber reinforced gypsum.
Color was made by using a paint
colorant and black sand for a limestone
appearance.
These were made by Bob Gionetti.

Mouldings were cast with brick ties for
support.

Stucco stripped down to wood lath on this
house in Arlington, VA Finish ceilings for Whitener and Jackson from the last update.

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In the 1700's and early 1800's, the baseboard was put on before the plaster, instead of the other way around. Here, baseboard is duplicated and put on first. Right: Baseboard and door jambs set, scratch coat on metal lath. Bottom: Brown coat rodded off (straightened) and squared up with the jambs and baseboard. Bottom right: Wall white-coated, with the 1700's appearance.


	Top left: Carlos trowels white coat smooth.. Top: Ceilings have new metal lath and gypsum plaster and sand. If you have visited my site before, you may know we don't use perlite or light weight aggregates. There is nothing better than sand plaster on metal lath for a ceiling. Old walls are resurfaced to look like new. First they are painted with USG bonder, and coated with veneer basecoat. Then, a finish coat is applied. This part was built in the 1800's. Left: Cool curved stairway has new life.

	Cast window surround are cast from fiber reinforced gypsum. Color was made by using a paint colorant and black sand for a limestone appearance. These were made by Bob Gionetti.
	Mouldings were cast with brick ties for support.


Stucco stripped down to wood lath on this house in Arlington, VA	Finish ceilings for Whitener and Jackson from the last update.