Painting New Stucco
You must prime your bare stucco before you apply a finish coat of paint. The primer you use should be matched to the exterior paint you choose to use. Each paint manufacturer will tell you on the label of their finish paint what the compatible ... [... more]
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Virtual Makeover
He also replaces the hard, flat surface of wood siding and asphalt shingles with cedar shingles and a shake roof. With this same objective in mind, Johns faces the new stucco retaining wall in tightly stacked ... [... more]
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Spanish Courtyard
Landscape designer Laurie Callaway turns this blank landscape into a picture perfect Spanish garden on this northern California home. A custom wrought-iron gate gets placed onto the new stucco wall, both classic ... [... more]
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Spanish Restoration
Architect Martin Diaz-Yabor's design brings back the original beauty of the exterior and interior while modernizing the floor plan. The exterior was cleaned up with new stucco and a large wall around the courtyard. ... [... more]
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Stucco Makes A Strong Home
Keep in mind that stucco can be painted if you so choose, but this takes a maintenance-free material and turns it into one that requires periodic maintenance. If you decide to paint, it is critical that the new stucco cures for a period of time. ... [... more]
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Replacing Eifs With Traditional Cement Stucco
I would give serious consideration to the creation of a hidden drainage plane behind the new stucco, brick and stone. Once the 30 pound felt paper has been properly attached to the home, you can fasten vertical strips of one half inch thick by ... [... more]
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