Jobs in progress #159
Updated September, 2019 !
Almost 21 years of jobs in progress !
EIFS torn off and replaced with stucco
in Ashburn, VA
No flashing over window is typical for these EIFS houses. Window was replaced. The door was replaced the second time.
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Light foam backer rod absorbs and traps water against windows and should never be used for this. A hard rubber type backer rod is made for sealing around windows.
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Custom made flashing is put on over bricks.
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Protecto Wrap is folded over the back of the window. Sealing the window after the stucco is done is like shutting the barn door when the horses have gone.
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Window surrounds and details are REAL cement and REAL sand. Finish is natural white. No foam to rot the windows
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Keystones are REAL precast keystones.
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Arches are formed with correx and styrofoam and filled with white portland and white sand.
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Synthetic finish to match original is rubbed with a plastic float.
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Finished house.
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Pebble dash replaced
in the Chevy Chase area of Washington, DC.
NEW: Half inch pea gravel is used in the finish.
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OLD: Matches on the money.
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New window set and old stucco torn off top to bottom.
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Finished.
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Cleveland Park Historic District
Washington, DC
Renovation created a lot of patch work. This house had already been patched 14 times. We counted 14 different textures.
Burlap bag textures are matched on the money.
Heavy bag stipple
Crow's foot stomp
Rough basement texture duplicated.
Pointy bag stipple.
Plaster renovation in Alexandria, Virginia
for: The Avenue Builders
Raising the ceiling and tearing out walls required plaster infills.
Patch work done with molding plaster and lime.
Plaster rodded off at ceiling line.
Finished product better than new.
EIFS replaced with stucco
in Falls Church, Virginia
They put on flimsy EIFS in high traffic areas. Laundry carts and hand trucks tear up EIFS like it was nothing.
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Cement basecoat has a synthetic finish to match the cheap looking EIFS. If someone bumps into the wall with a cart, it will damage the cart.
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