Jobs in progress-updated July 14, 2002

Pastor's house
National Cathedral

routine plaster patch Just a routine patch- in the pastor's  house across the street from the National Cathedral.

Take a tour here;

After a fire, the firemen tore holes in the ceiling to make sure the fire was out. 

Holes are filled with metal lath, molding plaster and lime.
 

Another project for Art McMurdie
Takoma Park, Maryland

stucco additions, Takoma Park, MD stucco additions, Takoma Park, MD
Finished, taking down the scaffold.
This remodeling project had pop up additions, new windows, roof and flashing. We also re-did the chimney.
You may remember the last project we did for Art last summer.		 Tearing off the Tyvek, as usual.

Takoma Park is a very unique city just 
across the border from Washington, DC.
We had a good time working here last year.
scaffolding dormers scaffolding dormers
A smart boy scaffold. We make these home
made ladders for a safe method of scaffolding dormers.		 Bottom of ladder is secured by nailing planks to the ladder and then to the scaffold. Only a stupid boy nails to the roof.
patching stucco patching stucco
Brown coat on patch is cut back 1/8" to allow room for the finish coat. This is important so the patch doesn't look like a nasty scab sticking out of the wall. Finish coat applied, joining flush with the old stucco.
Patches always tend to show. At least you don't see nasty hump. This is one of the differences of having a plasterer do the work, and not Handy Andy.

More Stucco Additions
Chevy Chase, MD

Addition on the back of the house is stucco on block Wood strips for windows and balcony openings are set with the strings
ornamental bands and caps Top left:
The Addition on the back of the house is
stucco on block. 
Top right:
String lines are pulled every 4 feet to straighten the wall. Wood strips for windows and balcony openings are set with the strings.
Left:
These walls must be dead straight for
ornamental bands and caps.
This is a nice project. Please check back for
more.

New stucco house
McLean, Virginia

Dormers are finished with colored portland cement finish Scaffold cam shows the view from the top, 38 feet up. Dormers are  finished with
colored portland cement finish.

United Daughters of the Confederacy
Alexandria, Virginia

Daughters of the Confederacy ornamental plaster is probably the finest in Alexandria Actually, we aren't working here.
We have done some repair work
here before, and we'll be back in the future (this winter).The ornamental plaster is probably the finest in Alexandria.

  Take a tour here: