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| Aluminum siding torn off revealing circa 1930
stucco that
had never been painted, and scored to look like blocks. Color was made
with white portland and dirty river sand, probably from Rock Creek or
the
Potomac River. Steel flashing against the slate roof was badly
rusty
and rotted, causing leaks. We put new aluminum flashing over the old
flashing
and slate before applying the stucco. |
I took these 2 pictures with my camera phone,
but I hope you can see what is going on.
Furring strips nailed up for the siding broke up the stucco. Notice
how the nice old quoins were knocked off by the siding and
furring
installation. |
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| House next door was done the same way, giving us something to
copy. |
Before stucco was resurfaced a bonding coat was applied. Note
how the
broken quoins were formed and filled. For more detail please
click here to visit the stucco news.
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Slate roofs break easily. Here, slate roof is covered with
styrofoam,
and weight is spread
out by using a ladder. When I tell people we don't work with styrofoam,
I mean I don't put it on the wall, we just cover roofs and throw it
away.
We didn't break a single slate. |
Roof around chimney is covered with styrofoam,
and plastic is taped down to make sure no mortar splatters on the
slate.
We put on new aluminum flashing before the stucco. |
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The life of a chimney is the flashing and the cap, or the
area on top.
With new flashing and the cap re-done this chimney should last
for many years. |
Finished house. |