Arlington, Virginia
We don't put it on the wall.
we didn't break a single slate. As far as I know, we haven't broken any slates in 10 years.
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| We tore off the white aluminum siding, revealing
old wood clapboard siding. After the windows were replaced, we
proceeded with the stucco. The old clapboard is covered with tarpaper. |
We covered the slate roof with styrofoam to
prevent damage before the demo. This is what foam is good for. We don't put it on the wall. |
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| After the stucco is finished, the foam is
removed, revealing we didn't break a single slate. As far as I know, we haven't broken any slates in 10 years. |
Here we are putting up self furring metal lath. |
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| After brown coat has set firm,
the wall is combed out. In some places, this is called back troweling.
The idea is to comb out any slick spots to provide a good bond for the
finish. |
Brown coat finished. The next
step is the sills. |
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| Here, the sills are formed. |
The sills are then filled with mortar.More
on how we do these sills.. |
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| Scaffold cam shows the finished sills. |
Finished wall. This is phase one. We are now finishing up
phase two, the front of the house. Please check back. |