We rejoin our heroes from last update here on this tudor style
house.
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Jobs in progress #147
Updated January 5, 2017
18th year anniversary of web progress !
1927 stucco is recoated better than new in Chevy Chase
We rejoin our heroes from last update here on this tudor style house.
Spanish addition we did 3 years ago.
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Original finish was white portland cement and river sand.
The finish is a bag stipple with droolie blobs
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Our finish matches on the money.
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Stucco is cut off to the old sheathing and new flashing put on.
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Flashing patched in and walls coated with a basecoat.
Basecoat is portland cement and sand with an acrylic admixture. This is a very solid, very permanent bond.
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Garden walls done by the competition redone in Arlington, Virginia.
We stuccoed this addition in 2007. The half price competition did the garden walls.
Details about the addition we did in 2007
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Besides the fact the mortar was way too thin, one of the reasons for failure is the top is flat, allowing water to soak in.
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Chimney done by the competition re-done
in Chevy Chase
Stucco done by the competition popping off the wall.
Also, the chimney is leaking because the flashing isn't done right.
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Chimney finished, this is never coming off the wall.
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A view of the finish on the addition done in 1999.
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Our finish matches on the money.
Finish texture is done using a natural sponge.
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Flimsy EIFS garbage replaced with stucco in Falls Church, Virginia
Flimsy EIFS is beat up and shabby looking.
Why do they put this on shopping centers ? It is fast, cheap and low skilled.
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Torn up columns have new sheathing.
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Wall is filled with one inch of cement mortar.
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Cement mortar put on metal lath and rodded off.
This column will stand up to abuse now.
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Synthetic finish matches EIFS.
Wall will be painted to match the color. Nobody's gonna knock holes in this wall !
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Column finished.
No more flimsy EIFS.
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Columns re-stuccoed in Linden, Virginia
Old stucco is stripped off and new lath put on.
Scratch coat on metal lath
Original stucco is pebble dash with crushed blue stones
Finshed column using 3/8" bluestones and sandblasting sand.
Our finish matches pretty darn close
Stucco repair in McLean, Virginia
Flashing was put on over the stucco, and not under the stucco.
We cut back the stucco, and put on new flashing.
It won't leak now !
Please put flashing under the stucco. I get tired of typing until I am blue in the fingers.
Garage is chipped and re-coated.
