April- 2025 - Washington, DC

How not to build a house

Stucco in Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, Maryland

I took this picture in March ,2025 and the picture below in February, 2024. After the building has sat over a year with no progress, the framing has warped and areas show rot. Note how wavy the wall is.

These windows are made to leak. The windows and doors are flush with the sheathing so water that runs down the wall is likely to run in behind whatever finish material there is.

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How not to stucco a garage in Washington, DC

I took this picture just over a year ago. Nothing has happened in a year but rot.

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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

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