Stucco and plaster jobs in progress #176
Updated November, 2023 !
Almost 25 years of jobs in progress !
Circa 1795 house re stucco
oldest house in
Aldie, Virginia
Historically correct appearance using masonry sand and white portland
After patching and skimming over the years, this stucco is due to be torn off.
The bottom floor left had the original 1795 bricks.
Bricks this old are normally soft and crumbly. They weren't fired hot enough when they were made. They are still there after 240 years so there is nothing wrong with them.
A first floor addition was added on, I believe between 1850 and 1880, judging by the way the wood lath was made.
A view of the base coat on the front. The top floor addition was added on I guess between 1930 and 1955.
The whole house was then stuccoed.
A view of the finished project.
Finish coat was made using white portland cement, lime and masonry sand. The finish color looks like
the old stucco before it was painted.
Basement waterproofing
Middleburg, Virginia
Koster waterproofing has a fine plaster finish in Middleburg, Virginia
You may have seen this last update
We came back to do the rest of the basement.
Chimney restucco
Wesley Heights area
Washington, DC
AFTER: This won't fail.
The people who put this copper roof knew to cut back the stucco and put the flange under the stucco.
A decorative band hides the patch and provides drainage. More about this method here.
Stucco chimney
Silver Spring, Maryland
Chimney was stuccoed to match the house some years ago by inexperienced people. Stucco was easily scraped off.
Look any better ?.
You may have seen how we do our chimneys with a rubber membrane.
Our standard chimney cap with a band for a drip. Lightning rod is mortared in.
We embed commemorative quarters in the tops of our chimneys.
We restuccoed the porch, too.
Leaking townhouse fixed
Washington, DC
House leaked like crazy. This house was remodeled a few years ago and the new stucco
with a synthetic finish stuck out past the windows. Water pooled on the floors when it rained.
The center posts on the windows were open on top funneling water into the house.
Water ran into the house when it rained.
A view of our finished wall. We put in a window sill, angled down about 22 degrees, and recoated the stucco.
Wall is chipped and prepared for recoating. You may have seen our chipping and bonding method here on Stucco News.
We cut off a space below the window to allow room for the sill.
There was rot below the window. We just left it because the wall seemed solid. We sealed the bottom of the window with protecto wrap.
A table saw is used to cut the back of the sill at an angle.
A base coat is put on with cement mortar with plenty of flex-con.
Finished
Flashing re-done on this REAL stucco house
in Reva, Virginia
You may have seen this house here. We did the porch. We're now back to flash the windows and the other porch.
A metal brake is used to custom bend the flashing over the windows and the porch.
Drainage weeps allow water to drain out over the flashing.
A decorative band is made to hide the patch. Top is angled to allow water to run off
We did the porch the same way. It doesn't leak anymore, I promise.
Decorative band looks like it belongs there.
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