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New color stucco house in Chevy Chase, MD

Color stucco house Bright gold stucco makes this new house seem to glow like a shining gem.

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Color stucco house Finish is REAL portland cement and REAL sand,
not that toxic fake junk that you see on so many new houses. Color is a custom mix from Merlex stucco in Orange, California.

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EIFS garbage off, stucco on, and new addition in McLean, Virginia

EIFS garbage is easily torn off EIFS garbage is easily torn off
Flimsy, toxic, EIFS garbage is easily torn off.
This is new generation EIFS without adhesive but
has "mechanical fasteners", which is what the EIFS industry calls screws with plastic washers, to make them sound like something
fancier than screws with plastic washers.

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Front of original house is on right with exposed wood, new addition is on left with tarpaper.

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heat tent
A view of the whole project. We built a tent to allow work to
 proceed in cold weather and light rain. This is a big house
for us, but we are moving pretty good.

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Patio re-stucco on this circa 1920's home
in Washington, DC

stucco patio stucco patio
Badly deteriorated patio had years
of patches.
The patio only had one weep hole
 (note the PVC pipe) put in sometime
 in the past, and it wasn't in the
lowest point.
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Stucco is stripped off, revealing
wet and deteriorated block
underneath. Like I always say,
when in doubt, tear it all out.

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stucco patio
A view of the patio on this circa 1920's house in Washington, DC.

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Pebble dash stucco replacement
Takoma Park, MD

Pebble dash stucco in Takoma Park, Md All's well that ends well. Pebble dash
 mix going on this stucco replacement in Takoma Park, Md