Plastering and Stucco Questions, Answers, and Tips No Frames version. Plastering and Stucco. Answers,and Tips. This page is completely obsolete. I moved the questions to. News in 2. 00. 1. Please click here. This page is still in way up the search. I leave it here. Write me any time. I try to reply. to everybody. How To Patch Stucco Siding' title='How To Patch Stucco Siding' />Space joints. Stucco mix. for poured concrete. Flashing. on windows, sheathing. Is it EIFS. or stucco Old lime stucco on wood lath. Is that. your old truck on your home pageCracking in. EIFS tear off and replacement with stuccostucco. Removing. moss from stucco. Fog coatstucco. cold areaspecifications. An architect wrote We do. Patching cracked and buckled cementplaster siding. At first glance, the seamless coat of stucco on the East Boston house looked as bulletproof as a sidewalk, the. This isnt just a stucco crisis. While its true that some types of siding are more forgiving than others vinyl Common term for polyvinyl chloride PVC. Stucco plastering in the Bay Area. Residential and commercial installations. Licensed, insured, bonded and A prescreened stucco company. Guzzo Stucco contractors of the New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware TriState area is renowned for stucco remediation and creating beautiful structures and designs. What I was hoping to findwhen I surfed the web was a general specification. I would like to know if you would. Please let me know as soon as. I have a Specification I use from the. Portland Cement Assoc. I found it from the web and have used it. It is what we use. Rbx The Rbx Files Zip. Also, note there are no expansion joints. I dont see why they do now. Space joints around windows. We are getting ready to tear off all of the eifs garbage on our. Our architect says not to. I dont. really care for look of space joints either. From the pictures on your. They dont. show if you do. Could you please tell me what method you use I quit using space joints a few years ago. I quit using expansion joints unless people insist. Then we make home made joints like this drip edge. V shaped lumber. All we do is butt the stucco up tight to the. Sure, youre going to have a hair. This little crack is usually filled with. If not I dont see what harm it. Mix for cast concrete What sort of mixture of Portland cement and  sand do. I need to cover acement wall It is poured concrete, not painted. You need Flex con or Acryl. Portland type I. 14 bag mason lime. Dry mix your mortar and then mix. Acryl. 60 5. 0 5. Trowel on fairly neatly about 18 14 thick. Rough up the surface with a float. Finish coat is the same mix but with. Dont forget the flex con. You can go 1. fourth flex con on he finish, but we still. This is fast and cheap. Flex con costs. about 7. A bucket makes over a bag. A bag should do about 2. You can find Flex con or Acryl. You do make sure that the windows are flashed properly. Our windows were not flashed when the house was built. They. One building consultant. We were also looking into. What is EIFS synthetic stucco EIFS is the acronym for Exterior Insulation and Finish System. EIFS is different than traditional hard coat stucco. Traditional stucco siding has been used in homes for generations. Around the 1950s, a synthetic stucco siding began to replace traditional stucco in some homes. We will probably. CDX. One person said to use black roofing felt paper on top of the. I know that there is a corrugated tyveck product now available and. I would. put all three to ensure that there are no more moisture problems. What. I am concerned about air space. I read on another. Our roof line does. I noticed in some of your pictures there. Could this be a problem  The same web. We always insist that windows are flashed before we. No need to flash under the window if you have. You may find that some of your windows have. After tearing off the EIFS. Every horizontal wood trim surface should be. I would leave the exterior sheetrock. CDX plywood causes cracks. I think it is inferior. Unfortunately, It usually there when we get there. I would re use either the exterior sheetrock or celotex. If you NEED plywood for bracing I would use OSB. We have fewer cracks and it is cheaper. Either plywood or. OSB should be spaced 18 as per manufacturers recommendations. This prevents cracks. It is stamped on nearly every sheet. Like. same idiots that dont put flashing over windows. Without soffits on the house you need the. One method that. I suggest is to put a 34 nailer on the top of the wall. We finish the stucco to the nailer also called a ground. The finish fascia board overlaps the edge of the stucco. For example, If you fascia or cornice is 1. X is 34. thick. When the. This is probably what they referred to is. If you use celotex, exterior sheetrock of. I am sure it wont hurt. If you use durock the vapor barrier should go up first. USG. We use what is already there, whether someone. Tyvek or tarpaper. If there is nothing I use. Why not People used it 1. Make sure the tarpaper is started from the. This assures that water doesnt. The most important thing is to find. EIFS workers. Is it EIFS or stucco Hi. I have a question. Im looking at a house on the market. It appears to be stucco. What are the. EIFShas been applied over an existing structure  I know EIFS is. And, if thehome is indeed real stucco, what possible problems might arise and. I look for as far as warning signs EIFS is used a lot over old structures, The EIFS people call it. As a guess, I would doubt. EIFS. If the stucco was done well, it should still be there. As a test, poke it with a screwdriver. A screwdriver will go in the. EIFS easily and not into the stucco at all. If it is EIFS, dont buy the. If it was done in 1. Most. built before 1. Portland cement stucco lasts forever as long as water doesnt get. We patch a lot of chimneys. You need to climb up and check your chimney cap every 5 years or so. Also you need to check the condition of any flashing or windows that. We have patched a lot of stucco where water gets behind the wall from. Surprisingly, the framing and wood lath if. EIFS house where the wood is. The Cement or lime and sand absorb the water behind. Stucco on would framing almost always has cracks. I wouldnt. With a careful inspection and a little maintenance, The stucco should. This is a good question. I think I should publish it. Old Lime and sand stucco. First of all good site and info thanks. My house was built in 1. I seewhat you mean when you said that stucco before 1. I did want to find a stucco. I went to the warehouse and found 5 names, called them to come. Ive designed to do it myself. My question is should I put a coating of glue on the house before. I stucco orjust stucco. I guess the glue is a bonding agent to help hold the. I dont plan on painting the house again as I plan on. Never use a chemical bonding agent such as plaster weld on. It will dissolve and fall off. I promise. Most of the stucco on houses before the 1. Not always. If its soft, its lime and sand. It probably wont tolerate. It is easier to scrape it off the wall. You may be able do it yourself, but I wouldnt. There is a lot of. Sometimes you have to call people and bug them. Also. since this is the busy season you may need to tell people. It is aggravating to deal. If you are determined to do it yourself, you. That way you dont have to get everything. Color finishes look great, and no. Is that your old truck on your. Yes. It is a 1. 95. Dodge. Cracks in brown coat We have a contractor on site who has applied two coats of stucco over mesh wire and plywood. As far as I can tell, everything has been done more or less properly, and theyre planning one more finish coat. However, the second coat is showing numerous hairline cracks. Is this normal Yes, its normal. The finish will. Crumbling stucco. I am having a house built. The stucco was finished a couple of weeksago, but they have not done the color coat yet. The other day I. noticed acouple of holes in the stucco. When I started to investigate I found. It has the strength of dried. The stucco just. crumblesto powder. I brought it to the attention of the builder, and he. He mentioned something about there being something. My question is, is there really. And if so, should I settle for anything less than them. Tear it off. I would stand toe to toe with them. We do work that is. I feel they should tear all the mortar down.