Stucco Texture with Top Sand, match a Dash Stucco Texture floating
Hello everyone,
In this video I match a stucco wall that has had many coats of paint over it. When you are doing this sort of patch it is important to know you sands and materials.
I am applying a skim coat with coarse sand to match a dash or stipple finish, this does take practice.
I intentionally used a very coarse sand or (top Sand) so I could float it out to a heavy finish.
When this home was originally done it was a dash finish, the stucco was thrown or blown on.
After many coats of paint this finish has been softened, but it is still pretty heavy. If I used our normal finer sand I would have had to dash the walls myself.
This is not a big deal, but if you have the right skills you can match these finishes without that step.
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Kirk Giordano Plastering Inc.
Stucco Texture with Top Sand, match a Dash Stucco Texture floating
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Stucco Texture with Top Sand, match a Dash Stucco Texture floating,
Skim coat with coarse sand to match a dash or stipple finish
I figure the rest of he house would need a new finish, looking to the sides there , nice match Job Kirk .
Hey Peter, how are you brother?
yes, this home has a few paint jobs already on it, but the more paint the more protection.
It was an easy finish to match if you know you're sands and where to purchase them, Although it looks quite difficult it's just time in and knowing how to achieve a similar texture.
I've had a bit of practice.
Cheers!
Kirk and family
Thanks Bro , hanging there at best ..great point on washed sand ! Cheers Pete
Some time when you are doing matches. When listening to you talk it reminds me of Bob Ross aka the happy painter. He was an amazing guy just like you are. Thanks for everything you do Kirk!
Hi Dusty, man, that's a heck of a compliment.
thank you, and have a groovy day!
kirk and family
Hey kirk could you make a video on how to break in a trowel ? I know if you dont break them in before using them they make lines in the stucco
Hello SGV626Cali, I can do this, however this is more a myth than reality, 30 years ago I asked a fella to break in my trowel as I was told it would not leave lines when applying interior plaster, The fact is it takes many hours of troweling to accomplish this troweling wrist discipline.
Or you can do as old Kirk does and log on to BonTools online and order a swimming pool trowel these can't leave edge lines as they have either half round edges or like mine the edge is straight with only the outer edge rounded.
Tip, the trowels that are only 4 inches wide are for concrete and don't make good plaster trowels, make certain any trowels you buy are at least 5 inches wide, they range from 12 inches long to 20.
For beginner plasterers I would recommend 12 by 5 it's a small rectangular one, however, my sons started with 14 by 5.
I'm visiting my parent until Feb 16, then I'll show what I'm saying as a picture is worth a thousand words.
Best wishes, recommend Kirk and family
Hello Kirk I'm way envious of your weather since I'm living on the east coast. I got a question that I hope you can answer, I have a second home that I'm renovating and I'm debating on stuccoing the inside basement walls since its an older home it would be a vast improvement, it has layer upon layer of paint. Since I don't really want to pressure wash it, is there any other method, stripper chemicals etc, that you could recommend before I tackle this project? Thanks I appreciate all the videos you've shared over the years!
Howdy Hack, no we don't use chemicals to remove as most are carcinogenic, it's bad enough inhaling the stuff we work with, pressure washing is the way to go. Cheers, live long and plaster Giordano’s plastering tips with images
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You would not get me up there thats why the pros do it .they know how
Peter, there were two planks, It feels like working on the ground. Cheers! kirk and family
watch the Movie High anxiety by Mel Brooks I'm sure you have seen it . LOL nope . Though I did use to rope swing in water from 45 feet up an climb a mountain here . but that was" then an this now " another god movie . cheers Pete
Hi Peter, I have not seen either movie as we don't watch TV for over 14 years, But I do go to the movies. I'm not afraid of heights in fact I like working high. I am afraid of falling as it takes too long to heal if it's even healable, when I do work high off the ground all precautions are taken. Cheers! Kirk giordano plastering
can you please tell me how to prepare the mix for sand finish stucco thank you
Hello Viva, I use 1 part cement plaster with 3 parts sand myself, sometimes less sand sometime more depending on what I'm doing.FYI, although we make applying stucco or plaster appear easy, it usually take about 10 to 15 years of hands on experience to understand how to apply Stucco/Plaster/Render properly.cheers, kirk giordano rendering
+Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thankn you very much for replying Back to me.
No worries, kirk
I can see you don't know how to pick up the mud off your hawlk where
There's much I don't know but this I do know, I prefer my method, cheers, kirk giordano Rendering
Oh Kirk, I was told the reason for picking the mud up from the top of the hawk was to keep the mud off your hands and to help keep them dry. The lime is the enemy it really eats on you more when your hands are wet.
Hey James, lime has kicked me arce before, there was a time when I had to use vaseline on my hands and place my hands in sandwich bags tied to my hands to sleep as all my joints bled. Those day are long gone, I buy usually 100 to two hundred gloves at a time.My hands are strong and girly soft, I wish to keep them that way too. Cheers, kirk giordano Rendering
lol I know what you mean especially when using sponge float on sand finish
Hi, is it possible to do plain face plastering on a 10 year old coarse sand plastered wall or can it only be done if the plaster is wet? Thanks for your lovely video BTW.
Howdy Lock Dude, not sure I understand the question, but if you're not sure the new plaster will adhere use a plastering bonding agent, weld crete is great for adhering new plaster to painted or existing. Cheers, live long and plaster Giordano’s plastering tips with images