Preparing to peel another polystyrene palace.
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Jobs in progress #156
Updated January, 2019
20th anniversary of jobs in progress !
EIFS replaced with stucco
in Potomac
Flimsy EIFS is easily scraped off using a garden spade. The people who put this on probably wear a mask to hide their humiliating shame.
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Windows are covered with correx, a plastic sheet, to prevent damage from falling debris. Framing shows severe rot.
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Carpentry repairs are done by Beauchain Builders.
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Original water table sills were foam glued on.
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Flagstone is a far more reliable material. Note smart boy's drainage system.
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Original house had cheap looking foam details.
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Keystones are REAl cast concrete keystones. Arches, bands and other details are hand tooled white cement and white sand.
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Metal cap was covered with lath and cement mortar. The crown and bands were left white.
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Not one but TWO layers of tarpaper!
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A heat tent keeps us going in below freezing weather.
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Finished wall shows we erased that ugly expansion joint.
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Plaster repair
in Arlington, Virginia
Tape holds the ceiling up until the cavalry arrives. We did 3 big patches in 3 rainy days
Patch is straight, smooth and the edges join flush. What more do you want ?
New metal lath is put on. Patch is filled and rodded off with a 6 foot rod.
Note the plastic curtain around the patch. This avoids splatters, dust and clean up.
Plastic is taped down on the floors all over the house. No tracking of plaster is allowed.
Making a gauge. Moulding plaster and lime is mixed on the mortar board.
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Plaster patch and match
in Reston, Virginia
Sand finish plaster ceiling is patched. The sand is gauged into the lime ring first, before the gauging plaster. This makes for a uniform finish.
