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More traditional stucco in Washington, DC
Curved sills, solid cement arches, steel trowel finish, and more.
We formed the sills on the stair tower with PVC (plastic) wood, and filled with more lath and mortar.
Forms off, and we have a solid sill. We have plenty of room to angle the finish coat down.
More plastic wood is used to form the arches. When the forms are pulled off, we have a solid cement arch..
A view of the finish on the arch surrounds.
A plastic heat tent is built to keep working in sub-freezing temperatures.
We formed and filled the details around the front entrance.
The finish coat around the front door resembles cut marble. We used white portland cement, white sand and troweled the finish as smooth.
