Eyesore patch by the competition is torn off and hurled into to the pit of lies and deceit from whence it came.

Stucco is torn off down to the brick. This mortar is super hard. Most houses done in this time period were lime and sand. Even though Portland cement was invented in the 1820's, most stucco in the Washington area were lime and sand until the 1920's. This is the second oldest house I have seen with portland cement.

What is Caenstone ? Caenstone was a method of making fake limestone blocks from concrete. The surface was combed with a wire brush while the mortar was still green, duplicating limestone saw cut marks. Caenstone was used widely in Washington in the late 1800's. I duplicated the caenstone by using a wirebrush on these blocks.

Pebble dash stucco just like new.

The problem is that the paint starts peeling right after the house is painted. The original paint never bonded well to the porous surface.

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The solution is to chip off most of the old paint and apply a new color stucco finish which doesn't need painting The finish, of course, is REAL Portland cement and REAL sand. The color is from EXPO stucco in San Diego.

See how we did it...

White coat (finish coat) is troweled shiny smooth.

Brown coat is straightened with a 6 foot rod.

Making a gauge for the finish.
Molding plaster is sifted in to the lime ring on the mortar board.

This is the second time this store front needed major repairs. Stucco finish was put on interior drywall, on the exterior of the building

Plaster can be straightened even though the original framing is crooked.

The skylight in the bathroom shows a nice curve, demonstrating the versatility of plaster walls. Plaster is water resistent, making it an excellent choice for this bathroom skylight

Some smart person in 1910 put on a home made plaster stop. This is a piece of REAL galvanized steel with the bottom flange angled out to the 3/4" wall thickness. This prevents flaky bottoms like we fix a lot.

Dash on finish matches on the money. We used our secret fast setting formula to do this all in the same day with NO shrinkage cracks.

Horizontal tudor trim and window trim never had flashing. Beautiful pebble dash stucco has never been painted on this 1921 house in The District. The problem was a nagging leak that damaged the plaster under the window constantly. A leak OVER the window comes out UNDER the window.

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