can lath and stucco over vinyl siding.
I say, why bother ? Siding is easily torn
off, allowing room for the stucco, and
ensuring a solid surface to nail to.
The trick is to start at the top, because the siding is overlapped. For the most
part it can be ripped off with bare hands.
Micheal said the siding had to go from
his high end house.
The stucco bands are used for a decorative effect, making the wall look longer.
It's rare for us to work here in the suburbs, on new houses. The rest of the houses here have EIFS.
Joints on the "blocks" were made by applying tape to the brown coat, and pulling the tape before the mortar was too hard.
The finish on the bands is colored portland cement and sand.
This was my idea.
and filled with lath and mortar.
Color variations and mottling add a
rich hand done look that can't be duplicated with other materials.
Colored finish coat is white portland and sand colored with La Habra Stucco
color x86, sandstone.
I think this 1994 house has a lot of historic value. It was built for Russ
Grimm, one of the original Hogs.
If you aren't a football fan, the Hogs were the Redskins' offensive line, that dominated the NFL in the 80's and 90's
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