plaster and stucco jobs in progress August 13, 1999-Virginia, northern VA, Washington, DC area

Jobs in progress-updated August 13, 1999

New stucco, old house

	Window returns are made by attaching 1x2's around windows. Strip at bottom is set with a string line and outside corner is set with a level The wall is straightened with a rod and floated ready for the finish coat.
	Back of house showing chimney. check back to see how we detail top of the chimney
	Mortar bonds good to 1970's style concrete brick. We applied the mortar a minimum of an inch thick to cover the rough brick.
	We are most of the way done with the brown coat. Please check back to see how we finish the details before we put on the finish. This is probably the first house to be stuccoed in years in Oakton. The other houses here all have EIFS or synthetic garbage.

TOP RIGHT:
Plaster corbels are made on bench by sliding mold through moulding
plaster.
ABOVE:

After sawing corbels to length,
they are stuck on with molding plaster
and screws.
LEFT:

Columns are then white coated.


	Addition in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Finish coat material is from Expo Stucco in San Diego.


Finish coat is white portland cement and yellow sand.