Stucco addition in Warrenton, Virginia

1936 house has a new addition:

Lace texture is matched on the money.

Addition was built by Corddry Construction.

The old stucco was cut off so the flashing could go under the stucco and not over the stucco. Then the stucco is patched back. I know I have said this a hundred times but I am going to continue until I don't see flashing over the stucco again, anywhere.

Outside corner is formed with one by fours. Exterior corner reinforcement isn't sold in the Washington area, so we do things just like 1936.

Wall is filled in and rodded off. If you are a new reader, the straight edges we use are called rods.

After one side sets up, the one by is reversed to allow the other side to be filled. The joint formed where the mortar squishes through is painted with our mixture of Flex-con and portland cement to reduce edge cracking. More on how we do this on the stucco news here:

Foundation wall was block.

Brown coat on the blocks.

We overlapped the basement with 3/4" casing bead (AKA plaster stop) and tar paper. This assures water won't run into the basement. We drilled weep holes in the stop.

Finished wall. The basement has a float finish to contrast with the texture above. Stucco looks better than parging.

An action shot.

Another action shot.

Finished addition, just like 1936.

Check out the good window sill design. The sill has a slope at the top and a drip groove at the bottom. I patched a ceiling in the house next door in 1986