SWAMI STUCCO

Swami stucco answers questions from all over the world.

Mystic secrets revealed !

Thanks for all the good questions. I am in Virginia, in the Washington, DC area, but people write from all over the world. Don't be bashful, please write: [email protected]

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Questions:

Removing formstone

 Removing formstone

Backer rod rots windows

Please don't use closed cell backer rod !

Backer rod rots windows

Is falling plaster unhealthy ?

 falling plaster unhealthy ?

Stucco and simulated stone

on old brick.

Stucco on old brick in Washington, DC

February, 2017- Washington, DC-

These turn of the century townhouses were originally exposed brick, but covered with stucco probably between 1930-1950

Old bricks were soft and porous, and solid masonry walls leaked. Brick mortar before 1930 usually wasn't cement, but just lime and sand. Lime and sand dissolves in water, and requires constant repointing.

Stucco, and simulated stone stucco, like Formstone and permastone, was a solution.

Formstone in Baltimore.

February, 2017- Baltimore- Formstone in Baltimore.

More about stucco and simulated stone on old brick...

A small amount of additional thickness makes a huge difference in preventing water infiltration and strength

Non-Profit Stucco Links

Technical Services Information Bureau

A non profit resource for plaster and stucco. California translation: "Scrub" means stucco finish coat. "Putty coat" means white coat, or finish coat of interior plaster.

Portland Cement Association

Standards for Installation of cement stucco.

stuccodamage.com

Kevin says a lot of things that need to be said.

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