-https://youtu.be/2eIkdeIBbMs/Structural large cracking on stucco walls, no problemo
-https://youtu.be/2sBHTy-v9ic/ Horizontal cracking in stucco walls
-https://youtu.be/C3Jqe6sQt2s/ hairline cracking new cement plaster
-https://youtu.be/7mxGCVfLZAY/stucco shrinkage cracks
-https://youtu.be/EE7alMSzuNs/why stucco walls crack 2010
Fixing cracks sometimes leads to unexpected stucco issues.
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Kirk, you would had made a great SWAT Operator! Merry Christmas to you and your wonderful family!
Good evening, Stephen, that sounds dangerous, plastering is safer, just take improvising without enemy fire.
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FAIL No plaster weld!
What part of 'hit it with a BONDING AGENT" didn't you understand?
Good evening high dude, plaster weld is for interiors, weld creat is used for exteriors. There too, are many other available bonding agents available.
FYI, I did use a bonding agent.
Watch it again or not.
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Having absolutely no prior experience, I repaired a deteriorating stucco wall, that runs 3 ft high, the length of my house, following Kirk Giordano's videos. It was the highlight of my Summer 2019 projects. It turned out great! Thanks, Kirk.
Good evening Anthony, you make my evening, thank you.
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Merry Christmas everyone
It's below zero where i am just now and i'm wrapped in a throw with the heating on and sure jealous of that sunshine wherever you are.
Good evening Foo, I was wearing a jacket earlier as it was cold here too, but doubtful as cold as it was where you were.
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Hey Kirk and Jay, love the videos! Just a few questions,
1. When are we gonna see some Kirk Giordano Plastering Inc Merch? Possibly some bandanas? 😉
2. Can you guys post a link on your amazon store page for the yellow sponge floats your a fan of?
3. What's the story behind the button ups? I understand the long sleeves for the sun but what started it?
Good morning Dan, the link is below, FYI in the description of every video, there is a link to Amazon to find the tools we like to use.
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Thanks, this is really helpful.
2:00 … ????
Good evening truth Dude, madeleine is my youngest daughter, she works with us when she's not traveling. She is actually a marine biologist. However, it's tough to find work in our area with that training. She teaches scuba diving and scraps barnacles off boats in S.F, for other means of cash.
Any organizations seeking an energetic and intelligent Bioligish write to me, I'll forward it to Maddie.
Currently, Madeleine, also working part-time with a group of environmental attornies in Oakland, trying to save the planet.
Maddie also has an impressive resume.
This is a weird shout out for my daughter, as one never knows who's watching.
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Great education and motivation. Thank you for the time and effort. Greatly appreciated.
Good evening DXFX dude, thank you.
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Every city needs a stucco wizard like Kirk. Unfortunately every city doesn't have a Kirk.
Good evening Rkgsd, you, my friend, are too cool with that comment. Thank you.
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Concrete and mortar cracks, it just way it is, nobody can guarantee the stucco or concrete slab wont crack….the older the house the less likely it will!…figure that out and you'll understand why it cracks in first place!…
aka….. settling…
Good evening Kirk, exzackory, too many reasons to write in at this time.
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Learned about "Moreflex" Thanks. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Good evening Jose, its a great cauling for stucco, almost all caulking companies now use sand in thier caulking for this reason alone.
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Hey Kirk, as always, thanks for the info. I sincerely want to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Stay safe.
Good evening James, thank you, my brother, to you and yours also.
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How did that door jamb manage to go unpainted for 40 years.
Wood doesn't rot if it can dry out fast enough. Only trapped moisture makes it rot.
Good evening Michael, no idea, I suspect the owner had priorities.
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All the paint fell off 39 years ago and why no stucco mold or case?
Good Work Kirk
Hello from Cleveland Ohio
Thank you
Good evening. Thank you, John, from Cleaveland, Ohio.
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Hello Kirk Dude. Happy Holidays Myman. La Familia my brother. Philly auction house has these issues
Good evening Jerome, millions of homes and buildings have these issues. I'm out of state at this time and see this everywhere. That's the drag of being in this business, one would think I'm too busy noticing women wearing something close to nothing, instead.
Okay, I notice both.
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@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Well Myman it sounds like you may be in a tropical region. Mucho stucco down South. So you got alot to see. I know the feeling tho. What is your opinion ,generally. Stucco doesnt fly all over in U S A. Its not a good fit everywhere. I see more n more Latin tradesman just covering everything in mud. Philly freezes.
thank you and God bless
Good evening Michael, thank you.
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This channel makes the art of wall finishes so fun to watch and learn
"Warning: I make plastering look way easier than it actually is.”
… Now that's confidence!….
Good evening Roblox Maniac Dance, and shake Dude. It's merely time in.
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Great video i do stucco job since 5 years and i am still learning from you all thanks and merry Christmas to you and your family
Good evening Haytham, thank you, my friend.
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Hey, theirs that doll again !
Good evening Big Al, she's my baby.
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@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Merry Christmas .
Looks like you could have removed a lot more! Always learn a bunch from your videos. Thank You and Merry Christmas to You and your helping family!
Good evening Jocelyn, more times than not, when we locate a can of worms, it's best to end it where the failure is, the new stucco will hold the existing from now on.
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Kirk do you ever lime wash exterior walls . Happy Christmas Giordano clan from Nimes France .
Good evening Arfabiscuit, no, as its a process from the years-long gone that serves no purpose except to make walls look a specific color. It achieves this if you wash it about 20 times, days long gone for this treatment.
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@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thanks Kirk
As a fellow spread I constantly watch your videos different methods different sides of the pond but we do the same job .just wanted to say keep up the great work and have a very happy Christmas
Good evening John, thank you, always nice to hear from my fellow p[lasterers in the UK.
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That guy and his family are awesome by all means….in terms of plastering they are perfect! +++++A STARS MINIMUM
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Kirk, sure wish you'd stop making statements like "concrete is 3" thick". Perhaps a patio is, but not a foundation for a house.
Maybe the crack problem is heaving due to moisture, or maybe it's long-term settlement of the foundation. Or maybe it's caused by racking from earthquakes (older houses rarely have sufficient shear walls or foundation hold downs to resist earthquakes), or maybe the framing has begun to rot due to moisture/insect damage. The point is, absent some investigation in to the root problem of the cracks, you can't make a proper fix. Slapping some caulk over a crack is likely just a cosmetic fix that might last a few years. Most likely it's just a waste of time and money that would be better spent fixing the underlying problem.
Good morning Aurthur, this section is not the place to give my opinion of why homes crack. if you type in google, "why home crack," I have many videos explaining this topic in great detail.
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@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Kirk, you make my point. But the problem I have is you over-simplify and can give people inappropriate advice on some of your videos. I've heard you give similar explanations of why stucco is cracking on other projects, but as lawyers say, there aren't "facts in evidence" to allow you to make such definitive statements. Realty is, absent being in an area of highly (critically) expansive clays (aka The Orinda Formation for those here in the East Bay Area), it's unlikely that the ground swells enough to be the major cause of cracking. More than likely the framing is rotting or the foundation is settling (due to insufficient compaction/poor subgrade material) or damage from earthquakes racking older, flexible houses. Or some combo of them. And yes, happy holidays to you and yours…
Good morning Arthur, again, I have quite a few videos out of the more than 800 online at this time that deals with cracking in great detail.
The advice I explain in all our videos is for the beginners, DIY'er and or experts.
It matters little what attorneys say about any trade. Their interest includes what benefits their clients regardless of reality.
I have invested more than 40 years in the plastering trade and still enjoy it. Can you believe I get paid to do what I would do for free? What a country.
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Arthur my Friend you can't tell someone what to say "in your case" or how to run and a make video especially if it's their profession. If you like you can make a video and correct anything you Don't like in Kirk's Videos.
Boss still at it
Good morning Cool Breeze, thank you, my friend.
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When repairing cracks in stucco,is it ever necessary to gouge out the crack before filling?
Good morning Fred, Sometimes, when repairing with stucco, no.
As a rule, you have to clean the area thoroughly, such as wire brushing this alone removes most of the dust, dirt, and grime in the crack so that the caulking gets a better grip.
It helps to have the caulking mushroom inside the crack for longevity.
Often if wire brushing alone does not remove a buckling crack, indeed, it's best to scrape it out.
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Uhhh ohh, I think I hear the plaster police are coming to inspect!
Good morning Todd, well it appears I'm going to jail in matching handcuffs before I even make it to the new year. That's the only time I dont mind the police telling me to behave.
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Afternoon Mr. Ergolands, thank you
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Laugh out loud. Yep here come the plaster police. Nice job Kirk!
Afternoon Ken Aberson, my fellow plastering contractor In Sacramento, word going around is your the plastering police.
They say, "thre's not a clinker, you don't miss."
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I’m a cop? Lol. Cheers Kirk
"You see something that's wrong, fix it!" Why is that so hard for some guys to understand Kirk? Respect brother!
Afternoon Lee, Thank you, my friend
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"You see something that's wrong, fix it!" Uhmmm? How about fixing that rotten wood door trim and installing a drip cap over the top? Calking around some rotten wood like that is useless. The water ingress above the door is more likely the reason for that crack than the cement slab below.
I'm surprised Kirk would make a video like this and not even mention any of that.
So if it is a thin hairline crack, is there a need to fill it in with caulk? Or should I just paint over it to fill it in? Is there a general crack width that is not needed to fill in with caulk? I am in florida what kind of paint do you recommend?
Evening Andrew, some hairline cracks can be flooded with quality paints.
Sherman Williams paints are considered one of the best paints money can buy. However, it cost 80 dollars a gallon, folks get what they pay for.
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I live in an area that I will never have to stucco. I love your videos and they make me want to move to southwest to a stucco house.
I live in Nevada we have cinder block walls covered with stucco, the watering of vegetation breaks it down (could be the neighbor overwatering), is there a way to prevent the water damage from reoccurring and then repair the cracks. It looks awful.
Been watching Kirk for 7 years on youtube. Joined a plastering crew about 6 months ago. Love it.
Learning so much from your video's!
Greetings Kirk and family from a fellow Irish roots fella with blue eyes and a bit of ginger thrown in 🙂 You Kirk have given me the techniques and material confidence to carry out repairs on my house I bought a year ago in southern Spain. Been in the building industry myself scaffolding for over 30 years but never done any stucco, render type work until now. What started out as a bit of flaky paint removal on my rendered house turned out to be a can of worms, the render had become so soft and sandy in areas because of lack of maintenance I unleashed a can of worms! Anyway I'm slowly getting there and results are good ( you might even approve ) it's difficult doing everything solo.Could you possibly do a tutorial on how to render awkward areas? My roof has double clay tiles that butt up against a parapit wall and this area is proving somewhat difficult. Love the videos, keep up the great work I feel your passion… Respect! Btw my name is Patrick