The wall is staightened by setting a string line.
A horizontal screed is set about every five feet
Stucco replaced in Chevy Chase
Here's how we did it:
The window margins should be the same.
The window margin is rodded off and a vertical screed set with the ground at the bottom.
A screed is set between the window and edge of the wall.
The wall is then filled and rodded off between the screeds.
This wall is straight, Bubba.
Flashing is put on over the windows and taped.
Flashing is overlapped with 2 layers of tarpaper and metal lath.
No way this suckah is going to leak.
Not one, but TWO layers of tarpaper.
Weep grounds are used at the bottom to let the water out of the wall.
Grounds overlap the brick foundation.
A smart person back in 1921 painted the back of the wood lath with tar.
No, we didn't re-use the wood lath. I thought this was of historical interest.
The lath was cut at angles, allowing the mortar to lock in.
The finish is scrubbed with a rubber float.
The finish is REAL white cement and REALsand
This isn't the fake synthetic stuff that lying swindlers call stucco.