Finish color is Aspen from La Habra Stucco,
and real portland cement and sand.
My artistic signature here was the triangular details I made on these dormers. First I have a recessed triangle inverted. In the center is a triangle made of pennies. The pennies should darken some with age.
The pennies were used to draw attention to
the dormers, which are so high off the ground, you can barely see them. Also, I wanted to do something unique.
When the mortar sets up, we take the off and use them on the other wall. This method is old fashioned but it works.
The bottom has a 3/4" casing bead which supports the bottom, and defines a straight line. Sometimes, on old houses, we form the bottom with wood, and remove the wood form when the brown coat sets up. You can make a straighter line with the casing bead (plaster stop), but there is something to be said about irregularities and imperfections that lend the hand done charm that people want.
More about casing beads in a future update.
There are a few interesting details I would
like to photograph of this house, but right
now there is 24" of snow on the ground in
Baltimore, and about 16" here.
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