The pebble dash kings rock on
in Sewickley, Pennsylvania

Here's how we did it:

addition in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh.

We rejoin our heroes at this addition in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh.

one inch foam board over OSB, covered with a heavy membrane

A cutaway view showing one inch foam board over OSB, covered with a heavy membrane.

layer of tarpaper over the membrane and self-furring metal lath.

We put on a layer of tarpaper over the membrane and self-furring metal lath. Long nails were used to go through the foam board into the OSB. Care is used not to drive the nails tight into the foam.

Flashing goes under the stucco and not over the stucco.

Copper counter flashing is overlapped with tarpaper and metal lath. Flashing goes under the stucco and not over the stucco.

window sill with a drip groove.

View of the nice thick window sill with a drip groove. No way water is going to run into this wall.

Flashing is overlapped with tar paper and metal lath.

Drip molding has copper flashing. Flashing is overlapped with tar paper and metal lath. Addition has two layers of water resistent membrane.

copper flashing over the windows.

View of the finished wall showing copper flashing over the windows.

Horizontal tudor boards are flashed with copper.

Horizontal tudor boards are flashed with copper.

Pebbles are 3/8 river jacks.

Pebbles are 3/8 river jacks from New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Addition was built by DAS Construction.

A view of our finished addition. Looks just like 1920. Addition was built by DAS Construction.

You don't see stone work this nice in the Washington area.

I was impressed with the stone work. You don't see stone work this nice in the Washington area.

terrible towel as a souvenir of Pittsburg.

I brought back a terrible towel as a souvenir of Pittsburgh. These towels are known to have magical powers.