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: reggie@rtbullard.com

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Don't fill bottom of stucco

 Don't fill bottom of stucco

Vertical cracks every 2 feet

 Vertical cracks every 2 feet

More crumbly mortar

 More crumbly mortar

August, 2020-Brandy Station, Virginia

Graffiti House

 Historic plaster is conserved at the Graffiti House in Brandy Station , Virginia.

Historic plaster is conserved at the Graffiti House in Brandy Station , Virginia. The house was used in the civil war, by soldiers on both sides.

 Soldiers wrote and drew on the walls.

Soldiers wrote and drew on the walls. Sadly, a lot of this graffiti was painted over. The paint, for the most part, has been carefully scraped off, revealing the amazing historic artifact.

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Constance Cary Harrison

One discovery is this drawing believed to be of Constance Cary Harrison, a popular author and playwright of the times.

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Bad flashing and sills

Non-Profit Links

Technical Services Information Bureau

A non profit resource for plaster and stucco.

Portland Cement Association

Standards for Installation

Your leaking house

Your leaking house is an excellent source of information. Ask Carl Brown, Mr. Bad Stucco himself

Build naturally

Really for profit, outstanding mud plaster and lime plaster work by Sigi Koko

Stuctural stucco in Haiti

More outstanding work by Donald Stevens from Winchester, Virginia.

American Plywood Asscociation Video

A great illustration on why to space plywood or OSB.

Incredible videos from Vietnam.

A series of videos showing amazing stucco.

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