SWAMI STUCCO

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Reglets don't work on stucco

 Reglet regret

To caulk, or not to caulk

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August- 2025 - Washington, DC

Plasterers from New Orleans

At the 2025 Smithsonian folk life festival

Plasterers from New Orleans at the 2025 Smithsonian folk life festival in Washington, DC

Plasterers from New Orleans were at the 2025 Smithsonian folk life festival at the National Mall in Washington, DC.

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Jeff Poree, from Jeff Poree Plastering in New Orleans

Me, on the right, posing with Jeff Poree, from Jeff Poree Plastering in New Orleans.

I had a great conversation with Jeff.

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 Plasterers from New Orleans at the 2025 Smithsonian folk life festival in Washington, DC

Formstone in Baltimore. With permission from Bill Griffith.

My Book - Stucco and the blind man - Table of contents

Chapters one and two

Introduction; About windows and doors

Chapter three

Evil EIFS

Chapter four

All about lath for plaster and stucco

Chapter five

Mortar and sand

Chapter six

About interior plaster

Chapter seven

Bonding plaster and cement mortar

Chapter eight

Planning a stucco or plaster project

Chapter nine

Decorative features from a 24 year old website

Chapter ten

Glossary of plastering terms

Chapter eleven

About flashing for stucco

Chapter twelve

Chimneys

Chapter thirteen

Pay per leads.

Chapter fourteen

Stucco art

Chapter fifteen

History of materials

Addendums

January, 2024

Addendum to Bonding

May, 2025

Addendum to Windows and Doors

June 2025

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