Stucco Question

jshuatree8

can any body educate me on proper stucco intulation and is there a way to lay brick over top of it? say like your bricking a house but two foot under the windows instead of brick stucco the width of the window and then your brick sill over that. i guess thats how u spell sill

laybrick

angle iron?

jshuatree8

der...thanx

laybrick

not tryin' to be sarcastic, kinda wierd worded question.

jshuatree8

nah notin like that . see around here there is no stucco and no masons doing it. I shoulda thought of that though [the angle iron] ....but what is stucco ...what is it made of ? I would like to bring a more variety around here so future customers can have the opportunity to have a more unique home I've seen it put on on tv but I don't realy know what it consist of. Im thinking it will have to be painted to get that brown or whatever color they might desire. But like I said I know nothing at all about it. I"ve already seen the best way to increase my knowledge is from here.Some of the stuff I've learned from here has set me ahead several years from where I was. I feel more like a professional now. Don't get me wrong I can lay em...but the more knowledge a man has the better mason hes gonna be. thanx for all input. but like I said would love to have info about what to use and how to put it up the right way. thanx again

jshuatree8

oh sorry.. its like your house is bricked... but under the window sills the width of your window by about two foot ..instead of brick ...be made with stucco.

stacker

stucco is a cement finish.most generally about 3/4 inch thickness applied in three coats.a scratch coat,brown coat,and finish coat.the finish coat can be any texture and cement coloring can be added to the finish coat so you would not have the need to paint it.

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laybrick

type in drivit or synthetic stucco & check out a couple sites

Dik Redi

Dont forget the diamond lathe before u do scratch coat,, ( thats your best bet to prevent any seperation of your stucco from the wall your aplying it to for years to come if all coats done right)

concretemasonry

latbrick - "Type in Dryvit" and expect non-code compliance and law suits on a wood frame structure.

It can be O.K. on a masonry wall if you know what you are doing and the nail bender installs the windows right.

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Drywall1

Lawsuits is right! Thats why when approached about Carrara Stucco I went for it. The foam stuff has its place just not over wood. Nate

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jshuatree8

thanx for the info new stucco sounds like what i need so i ordered a brochure.......