Stucco News

info on Stucco and Plastering May ,2011
twenty-eighth big issue


Bonding stucco to stone

Chemical bonders    


The use of chemical bonders, like acrylic admixtures, make permanent bonding possible on different substrates, like flagstone.



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Plaster over painted surfacesPaint on bonding agents
 such as euco-weld, USG plaster bonder, and plaster
weld, make plasteringover old painted walls possible,
and permanent.


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VIDEOS! For more videos, please click here.
California stucco color video
 












How we mix California stucco color. My secret recipe is revealed !

1 color pack=
           
6 color packs=
4 100 lb. bags
White sand
100 lb. bag


2 94 lb. bags
White Portland
pre-mixed


1/2 50 lb. bag
lime
stucco finish


613 pounds






Check out the great work by Donald Stevens and Shelter2home using stucco to rebuild in Haiti:
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MORE LINKS: Bad stucco Check out Carl Brown's  site.                   
Artisan finishes: Don Latimer's great work .
Portland Cement Association      
Stucco Manufacturers Association A resource for three coat stucco.  
Minnesota lath & plaster bureau

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