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| I couldn't
stand back far enough to take a picture of the whole
addition. Color is a custom color from Expo stucco. How we did it.. |
Random texture is dashed on with a brush, and
then knocked down when it sets. I have heard this kind of
finish called a "nickel-dime" texture, but I hate the
expression. How we did it.. |
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Here is a view of the flashing over brick water
table. |
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| Two Sacajawea dollar coins are embedded in
the finish coat, one showing heads, and one showing tails. How we did it... |
Salvador proudly displays our finished
product. How we did it... |
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New cement color finish applied. Color is from Expo stucco. More details... |
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| Bold, earthy colors accent the real stones. New windows are put in and electical cables are removed and run underground. .More details... |
Finished gable. You may remember this house from our last
update where we tore off the aluminum siding. Color cement finish is our own recipe, with a custom color from Expo stucco. .More details... |
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Roof is raised and new windows put in. Finish coat is white portland cement, lime, and white sand. |
A decorative band is used to
hide the joint between the old and the new. The photo shows
the band is formed with lumber, then filled with a strip of metal lath and cement mortar. Later the forms are removed and the wall is finished. I would be embarrassed to be seen gluing styrofoam to the wall like you see on so many new houses. |
| Patch and Match | |
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Photo of a routine chimney patch, showing where we cut back the stucco, replaced to old deteriorated steel flashing with aluminum, then patched the stucco. I made a separate page for Patch and Match, because I have something to important to say. How we did it... |