Jobs in progress-updated November, 2012
Update # 126
Historic renovation of Capitol Hill 7th Day Adventist Church
in Washington, DC. Dome re-stuccoed.
We re-stuccoed the dome on this almost iconic building in Capitol Hill.
Where the old stucco has been painted,
we chip the wall every 2 or 3 inches and
apply a basecoat with a bonding admixture.
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details here..
Loose areas were torn off showing
deteriorated gypsum block (gypblock).
We repaired the gypblock before the stucco
application.
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details here..
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A view of the scaffold. The brown coat is finished, waiting for the finish coat.
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The finish coat material is white portland cement, lime, and white sand.
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Historic renovation of Capitol Hill 7th Day Adventist Church
in Washington, DC
Front balcony walls redone.
Off with the bad, and on with the good.
Several layers of patches are torn off to the
old brick.
Weeps, or drain pipes are put in. The main reason for the stucco failing was water running into the wall from the slab above. The weeps should protect the wall for years.
The loose areas are removed, and the hard areas are chipped up for re-coating. The weeps are angled down for good drainage.
Historic renovation of Capitol Hill 7th Day Adventist Church
in Washington, DC.
Inside plaster repaired.
A scaffold is built spanning the pews, allowing worship services to continue during the renovation.
Plaster is peeling off and falling into the sanctuary below. Now with the cupola replaced, and the dome re-stuccoed, we can
repair the ceiling.
The loose areas were scraped off and painted with Plaster Weld before filling with molding plaster and lime.
The patches are filled in with new plaster. It looks like 1910 again.
Patch and match
Stucco repair in Alexandria, Virginia
Loose area under the window was caused by
a failed window sill. We repaired the sill before patching.
The drip edge on this roof was put on backwards, causing water to run behind the
wall. We corrected the drip as well as patched the stucco.
The arch in front is was also a victim of a backwards drip edge.
Here we corrected the drip edge in the front. After tearing out years of sloppy patches, I think we got to the root of the problem..
