Tray ceilings We used metal lath and conventional plaster on these two tray ceilings. Wood framing  on these ceilings is always crooked, and  veneer plaster only allows about 1/4" to fill in.  Here metal lath is screwed over the blueboard.	Scratch coat of sand plaster is applied over metal lath. We never use perlite as an  aggregate in plaster. It is too weak.
Brown coat is applied. We used a string line to ensure the ceiling is straight.	Finished ceiling is master bedroom.
Master bathroom is done the same way. Carlos rods off the ceiling.	Even the closets are plaster.

Stucco on balconies
for Robertson Building and development
downtown
Washington, DC

Finish is bright white. We used white portland, white lime and white sand.	Brown coat on addition
Blocks are wet with a hose. This assures a good bond. Blocks are nice-no need to put on metal lath.	Note 1 x 4 at top of wall-This provides a nailer for the flashing as well as a ground to straighten the wall. The stucco just overlaps the flashing at the bottom.
	We cover all the windows with plastic and red tape from Nathan Kimmel in Los Angeles, the plasterer's supermarket. I covered the treshold plates extra good with tape. These get scratched and damaged so easily.  It seems someone should think of a better material to make these out of. Until then, I'll keep covering them real good.