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Updated March 29,1999

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A stucco addition
for Case Design and Remodeling

Visit their site                                                        Self-furring lath is stapled
 www.casedesign.com                                             with a roofing stapler
                                                                              and air compressor
 

How we make outside corners without corner beads.
In the old days, an outside corner in plastering was
called an "arris". An inside corner is called an "angle".
 
 

A wood strip-a 1X4 is set  with a level and nailed.	Wall is filled and rodded off
After wall sets up overnight, strip is  nailed on the other side and filled.  When strip is removed, we have a reasonably straight corner with out a metal corner bead. I quit using metal beads because they rust and tend to split. This is the old fashioned way. It works.	Wall checked for straightness with a rod. A rod is straight-edge use to straighten plaster.
After wall is rodded off and sets up, it is rubbed down with a float. This makes the surface neat and rough for a good bond with the finish coat. We're using a color finish from California. The base coat will wait a  week before the finish is applied. Please come back for the finish coat.

 

            513 Wilkes St.
            Old Towne
            Alexandria, VA

Side wall browned.
We allow the brown coat
to cure 1 week before applying
the finish

                       Richard's House

We gutted 3 more rooms at Richard's
We're now browning.
I haven't updated my page in a while, we have too much work.
We have some real fancy jobs coming up.
Please come back.
 

Richard works on the wiring.
I like Richard's T-shirts