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Stucco news-info on stucco and plaster,September, 2011
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Info on Stucco and Plastering- September 2011 - thirty-first big issue! Put on your roof before the stucco,. With a few exceptions. When there are roofs that can't be walked on. Examples of roofs that can't be walked on are: slate, spanish tile, some copper roofs, and aluminum roofs. In this case it is necessary to put on a counter flashing first. Stucco next, overlapping the counter flashing with stucco, then put on the finished roof. Click here for more. Finestone was a brand. Name for an aggregated.
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Stucco news-info on stucco and plaster-July, 2013
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Info on Stucco and Plastering- July, 2013 - thirty-seventh big issue! About metal corner beads. Type "1-A" corner bead. Badly deteriorated beads in Washington, DC. These metal corner beads, named 1-A by US Gypsum, are made for Interior Use only. Should never be used outside. These are different from western style Quik Corners. Are made for exterior use. The flange on this 30 year old corner bead has completely rotted off leaving just the bead itself, in Reston Virginia. Or on the picture for a larger view.
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Stucco news-info on stucco and plaster:March, 2012
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Info on Stucco and Plastering- March 2012 - thirty-third big issue! How was permastone done? Permastone was a brand name for a system of Simulated stone stucco. That was popular in the 1950's. Other brands included Formstone. From Baltimore, Maryland. Rostone, and there were others. A set of permastone tools included the molds with wooden handles for pressing the "stones" on the wall, and a salt shaker for sprinkling the color and mica dust. Thanks so much to Jeff Collins from Les Collins Plastering.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Info on Stucco and Plastering- August 2012 - thirty-fourth big issue! Where are they now? I wrote a column about interesting stucco buildings in the Washington, DC. Area back in March, 2002. Some were torn down, some weren't. Here is the fate of some of these buildings:. The Tivoli theater fell into abandonment and. Disrepair, but the stucco work and the ornamental plaster were incredible. I know someone whose father was a plasterer. From Ireland who worked here. Click here to write.
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Stucco news-info on stucco and plaster-November 2014
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Info on Stucco and Plastering- November, 2014 - fortieth big issue! RESTON, VIRGINIA STUCCO. In Reston, Virginia. We duplicated the Ken-o-tex. Finish by using white portland cement, plenty of acrylic, and. Coarse Q-Rok, that is crushed. This should hopefully last longer than the Ken-o-tex. We sprayed on the finish using a hopper gun. Most of the reason for stucco. Failure in Reston is roof failure. Or flashing and coping failure. A spray on material much like the acoustic spray used on drywall ceilings.
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Stucco news-info on stucco and plaster-February 2014
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Info on Stucco and Plastering- February, 2014 - thirty-eighth big issue! Expo stucco is back! Stucco in San Diego had gone out of business. After all, they have been. Making stucco color since 1926. I called Expo in October to order custom color for a job in McLean, VA and when therewas no answer, I called West Side building supply, a distributor for Expo in San Diego, They informed me that Expo had gone out of business, so I could order stock color, but no custom color. Duck stenciled stucco in Honduras.
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Stucco news-info on stucco and plaster-May 2014
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Info on Stucco and Plastering- May, 2014 - thirty-ninth big issue! LATH AND KEYS FOR STUCCO. Stucco (cement plaster) around the world. Spain: estuco, revoque. Central America, South America, Mexico: repello. American Southwest (Spanish): enjarre. Forming keys in lath and other materials. Perforated rock lath, also called "button board", had holes punched that allowed mortar to squish through. This allowed plaster both a suction bond to the gypsum board, but also a mechanical key. Pushed through the lath.
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Stucco news-info on stucco and plaster, August, 2011
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Info on Stucco and Plastering- August, 2011 - thirtieth big issue! IN EIFS OUT OF CONTROL! ABOVE: EIFS house in Arlington,. Becomes giant bird nest for. RIGHT: Sparrow infestation in McLean, Virginia. Sparrows make a round hole about an. Inch and a half in diameter. Their favorite nesting place are foam details. On EIFS and foam bands on one coat synthetic "stucco". These bird holes can be seen frequently. On EIFS houses near wooded areas. LEFT: Another chimney on same house. These pictures were taken in.
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Stucco news-info on stucco and plaster January 2013
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Info on Stucco and Plastering- January 2013 - thirty-fifth big issue! The truth about asbestos in plaster. Myth:"Any plaster made before 1981 contains asbestos". Although the use of asbestos dates back for centuries,United States Gypsum, the largest manufacturer of plaster did not use asbestos in it's materials until the 1920's. The before 1981 rule may refer to lead paint. Bu t not asbestos. Probably the most hazardous use of asbestos in plaster was the use of asbestos fibers in acoustic plaster. A weal...
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