Can I apply stucco over T1-11 Wood Siding
Howdy guys and gals, in this video, I try to explain what condition your T1-11 wood siding should be in in order to be able to apply plaster over it. Spongy, rotted and or damaged areas should be replaced prior to the starting of lath. Lastly it’s necessary to go to the permits office in your area and apply for the permits to change your exterior. It took the home owner about 15 minutes once she was in her cities permits department to acquire the permit needed.
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Can I apply stucco over T1-11 Wood Siding
So can you or can't go stucco over sidings?
Atta Boy, some prefer to spend the cash in hard labor to remove, haul to the dumps, pay a high dump coat resheath which cost a ton in labor and materials again when It's usually not necessary.
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Better make sure there's no termites or warped panels.
Good evening dude, no doubt.
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What about vinyl siding? Is there any way to make sure that that is a good substrate for rendering the stucco?
Hola Kirk, Always enjoying your explanations ..you could be a good politician,. I would like to ask you about rendering on wood panels…here in Mallorca and Spain too we are not a timber construction buildings, we are most a masonry country like most south mediterranean countries , My question is , a builder with no experience is building several detached houses soma of them i have design, he is building timber frame structures imported from Austria, the weather in Mallorca could be compered to the californiana weather, hot humid summers and mild winters, he is rendering on wood panels and the use acrylic mech . i would appreciate your opinion about that. hoping you and your lovely family are well, un abrazo
Tolo Mas Real
Good evening Tolo, excellent question,
after he laths the wood with "paper and wire," he has to apply a base coat of stucco then he can apply an acrylic finish if he wants.
see video below on how to stucco wood homes
https://youtu.be/_GDEBxsooZ8
If he is considering apply a fiberglass mesh to the wood then applying any acrylic stucco this is destined to fail and will cost 10 times as much to fix within 3 years as it can't work.
I can go into detail why it won't work but it would take too long,
BTW, my daughter madeline teaches English in Spain, she is a marine Biologist too.
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Hola, Thankyou for you quick reply, Yes you are spot on, I was on your side thinking that this was not a good idea.
Tell your daughter Madeline that if she comes to Mallorca she will be very welcome ,my wife is an aussy and will take to visit around the island, just let me know.
take care
Tolo
Hola again, This morning i call those builders to to tell them that they would have problems if they go ahead with that way..i they don´t spoke English but i told about what you said to mi. Now what they will do is a different approach to the issue ,. On timber frame studs 6 inches by four inches of laminated pine they will rap the hole structure with a breathable paper ore membrane..that will be fixed to the stud at every 600mm ore 6feet apart…to have that paper fix to the studs they are going to ad another 4 inches by two inches wood trim..to allowed for air gap….after this is on they are going to use 50mm 2 inches expanded polystyrene slabs 4 fee by two feet ..fix to the wood trims…and render the polystyrene with a flexible mortar with acrylic mesh…i goes as a scratch coat….and finally a color flexible mortar as final touch…I have use that on concrete blocks constructions and never had a problem….but my doubts are with timber frame structures i have no experience in that field, i told those guys that i will ask you for advise as you are the expert . I am too interested in knowing your opinion…
Well i am apologies if i ask too much, if you come to Mallorca you will be compensate for all your good help.
Thanks again.
Un abrazo
Tolo Mas Real
Hey Kirk JB here. I love your intuitive videos you're the first one I clicked on for a reference and you'll be the last as I am comfortable with your delivery and content. I have a question maybe you can refer me to one of your videos I have a house coming up that wants the front stuccoed and it has the little 1 by 2 vertical trim boards that go from ground to eave. How should I go about this? Should I tell them all off? Or Should I offer some extra phone type insulation to put between the ribs? I anticipate your answer was great positivity. Thanks for your time you are the man!
Addendum semicolon I meant tear them off not tell them off and
And also foam not phone. And the vertical Ribs are I'm guessing 16 to 24 inch apart
Good evening Mr. Dude, sounds like vertical T one eleven too. The vertical cover strips or trim boards are not for decorations they are to hide the board seams, (where they are butted together), you will also have them on the ends as this type of siding always has these vertical trim board to protect the sides of this board from getting wet as it will swell. I take them off as you want to start with a flat wall, If you leave them on and install foam in between the foam will be soft you will have a much harder time to attach paper and wire, for little gain, since 1 inch stucco on top of siding is insulation enough, let alone the wall insulation and sheetrock inside. Live long and plaster, Kirk’s, plastering tips and techniques
Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. that's great to know Kirk! When I got there the owner has already removed it. It was a 75 year old Fremont house and the siding looked like Masonite. I have one more question. 3/4's of the exterior is beautiful skipped stucco right up to the front in both sides. It was also all the way down to the ground. I'm thinking about a drip screed in the front across the sill plate and shipping up from there then a sponge floated finish on the foundation after if course a binder down there. The removal of the siding left a straight edge of stucco exposed on both corners. I should bust that out a couple inches to blend mine into the old, right? And I want to put a wire corner aid in because the flat corner bead at the Depot fall short in the structural integrity department. Where can I go in the Fremont/Hayward area to find Davis Wire stuff? Your response is a gift to a lucky dude as I. As always I value your input l with the utmost appreciation. And am writing you the merriest Christmas if them all! Cheers!
Good evening Wise dude, thank you, my friend, Let's see, first of all, most stucco homes have the stucco to the ground, however in 1975 new codes said start to use drip screeds, so we do now. To make the stucco adhere to the foundation yes a bonding agent is necessary. If you have a vertical freestanding corner a few ways to skin a cat, you can do as you suggest but now you mess with a perfect wall or nail on a J trim, of course, a bead of caulking would be necessary, or even a bonding agent can be applied to that edge, and I would nail on two corner aids together, if done right you won't get a hairline vertical crack if you do can always caulk it.Your choice of how you proceed there. Davis wire near you go to Cal Ply, in Haward, they carry the best wire, you can even get deep furred there. best wishes and remember, Live long, and plaster Plastering tips and techniques
Can u jus shoot over the wood with out mesh or a base?
Thank you much;Doing this on back of house .Thank you again !!!-
Can you just spray plaster directly on t1-11???
Hey there Kirk! I am going with stucco over my T1-11 house; just like you did here! When you place the weep screed, does it go over the top of the existing t1-11 or is it tucked up under it? Also, what other trim prep did you do besides changing the vents and placing weep screed channel? PS- the contractor who gave me a bid didn’t mention the prep I’ve seen online and especially what I have seen in your awesome instructional videos. Thanks for your time!
Howdy Roger, the weep or drip screed," same thing" is attached to the Tee one eleven or any other wood surface. It's placed on top of or over the existing wood to protect the wood's bottom and the mudsill. Huge tip: I always drop the bottom of the screed at last 1 inch in case of ground sprinklers or heavy rains with a high wind. If the bottoms of most sidings, especially plywood sheathing or the less expensive T one eleven, get wet, it absorbs the water and swells, creating the beginning of wood rot and gathering the attention of wood-eating bugs. Below is a video that explains the weep screed and location quickly.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPKX9A5rPkk&feature=youtu.be/ learn to stucco lath fast, easiest, and newest. Here’s wishing you and yours a happy new year. From the entire plastering Giordano Family
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thank you Kirk! I appreciate your tips and just love your teaching style! Best wishes to you and your family!!
Hey Kirk, I have some damaged rotten wood siding. My stucco contractor wants to remove the damaged areas and go over the rest of the wood siding with a stucco system using a product called omega diamond wall. Do you recommend that system? The way he expained it is that it is NOT a tradtional 3 coat stucco system and instead is a thin layer of foam with a heavy gauge wire and bonding cement and aryclic stucco as the finish coat. Any experience with this and whether it is safe in keeping water out? He said this system is what a lot of shopping malls use.