 |
House
finished
or just
about.
EIFS off, stucco on. |
| Finish
coat
is REAL portland
cement and
REAL sand. Color is 97 "Pacific Sand" from LaHabra
Stucco.
Quoins, jack arches over windows, etc. Are formed and filled with cement mortar, no flimsy foam. |
 |
 |
Window sills
are formed with lumber and
filled with
cement mortar. The original house didn't have sills. The function
of the sills is to deflect water running down the window or sides of window away from the building, preventing water infiltration and prolonging the life of the stucco. Something like this may have reduced the rot behind the EIFS. more |
 |
 |
| Old pebble dash stucco stripped off with electric chipping hammer. | We put
self-furring metal lath over
the old wood lath. The old tarpaper is still in good shape so we
re-used
it. Stenciled letters on this old lath indicates it probably used on old crates before it became lath. |
 |
Old curve
detail is rebuilt. It's nice to
be back
in Takoma Park again.
Please check back to see this project finished. |