-https://youtu.be/2eIkdeIBbMs/ Stucco Structural large cracking on stucco walls with hairline cracks too, no problemo, easy to fix.
-https://youtu.be/t9FbRK1VuPQ/ professionals weekend plastering warriors.
https://www.pinterest.com/kirkgiordanoplastering/all-about-plastering.
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This video explains in great detail how Plastering a new finish coat with a sand finish and then applying a skip trowel texture is achieved.
These plastering tips will help to minimize cracking in stucco homes.
The cracks on these walls are a bit extensive.
However, these extensive cracks, vertical and horizontal, are still fixable with insights or a deeper understanding of any plastering.
Most plastering contractors with years of experience understand what’s necessary to correct basecoats.
Note: All stucco homes can and will develop some hairline above and over below windows and especially doors.
This is partly because of the invisible vibrations when opening and closing them.
But mainly caused by months, let alone years of rainwater which lifts homes when the eth becomes saturated, then when dryer conditions return, settling, then voilà movement, which causes hairline cracks.
BTW, when doing two-coat stucco work, it is normal to get these hairline cracks.
Quality paint, such as Sherwin Williams, usually floods hairline cracks.
If they are wide, a tube of flexible caulking will fix them in just a few minutes.
TIP: You may also type in any question you may have on Stucco/Plastering issues on our channel, and like magic, a video will appear to explain how it’s done.
This feature is miles ahead of a plastering forum link.
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I’ve plastered every wall, man: -https://youtu.be/g2-XwN80ZOo.
Plastering over concrete walls: -https://youtu.be/_SAA11s0BPs
Teaching Internal plaster ceiling repairs: -https://youtu.be/GVj1uYAfMuQ
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I see you use the same type scoop from a video you made 5 years ago. What’s the name of the scoop you use to add the mud to your hawk?
Im like a kid on Christmas morning waiting for this new video….." C'mon Kirk and Jay…wake up !!!'……lol
Kirk is there anyway I could email you a couple questions
Do you use “k render” out there
Why not use a grinder on the wall to it key much better than putting a seal coating
Who wants all that dust and noise? THAT seal coating is powerful product, also allows for even suction that is maintenance free and more uniform. Grinder would also put waves into surface more than needed. It’s plumb from being rodded so a grinder is just drama
Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. I would normally wet the wall first then use my wall chaser set to 12mm and score the walls so that I get a good clean key ready then ply thin wet coat followed by a fibreglass mesh ready for my topcoat I know it’s very messy but at least I can walk away from the job knowing my stucco has got a good key
Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. keep the videos coming Great to watch
hey Kirk, I completed my one and only stucco job due to you. One of the hardest thing I ever did. A past carpenter, I was hard up for money and a friend let me stucco one of his rentals. A painted cement block. I followed all your instruction. The only problem was you make it look easy. I ended up spraying it on with a hopper scoop but it was florida in august and the stucco seemed to set up almost instantly.. I like to do a high quality job so I put it on twice as quick as contractors I see in the area.
I'm very interested in putting stucco over insulation. I'm into building techniques and it only makes sense for energy efficiency value. I thought of putting half inch treated plywood strips, one and half insulation foam and then stucco the top with stucco. I wish you would do something like this. My technique blocks the heat radiation, thermal break and then leaving the block for thermal mass. I'm a midwestern carpenter and now digging into stucco because of you. Kepp up the work and let me know what you think. I think with energy and solar panels your viewers would like it. Dig it into solar panel insulation etc. Solar salesmen are sweeping my area in florida.
still my #1 plaster
Thank you KG
Legend
Ur videos are great to watch but for tutorials u bounce around too much with too much info it gets confusing for a homeowner my opinion just narrate what your doing so viewers understand more instead of trying to remember what to do with what your actually doing on video
Freggin great job Kirk
awesome vid
Great video Kirk and Jay, that hour and two minutes flew by. Madeline is another essential asset to your team and nice to have her in your videos. I had my daughter help me when she was younger and we hung doors, windows, put up crown moldings etc., she now she is a Registered Nurse in a hospital and helping those unfortunate souls who caught the virus.
Wishing you and your family great health through all of this and look forward to seeing you all on the next one.
You're the best KG!
Exellent tech, great experience
Kirk, your still going strong. I like the way you pace yourself. Way to go big guns!
Hey Kirk… Been wondering … They did a study on homes which were damaged in the fires…. If people use plastering finishes for their homes, do they get a reduction in fire insurance?… If so which plastering materials??….. Have companies moved to get their plastering products fire rated for exteriors in Cali?…. If ya get the time could you do a video on this fire rating exteriors plastering finishes subject?
How can work not be fun?
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Paid to stay in shape. I have said many times over the years. Recieving about as many dumbfounded looks. Ha! The slackers just don't get it, and never will.
@malcolm nicholls Ha! I'm sure not to worry about nothing.
@James-M. The longest river in Africa.
@malcolm nicholls The Congo or the Nile maybe. Not the Mississippi.
@James-M. Touché Thanks!
So awesome to see your kids still helping. My respects to you and your family getting down. Im personally working on a Spanish coat stucco job on block wall in Rancho Cucamonga this coming week. Its about 10,000 square feet block wall
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Kirk, its an existing block wall that I'm going to stucco
Hack
Master Kirk 20inch for me it’s science fiction :)))
Hi kirk what did you apply over the mesh?
Another great video brother. Weldcrete is the best. I realize you didnt do the initial scrach and brown…i usually mix my scratch a little rich and on the brown coat i cut back on sand and use perlite especially over lath. Along with hydrating the walls , it cuts cracking down by 80%…
Awesome family brother. Glad to see Loouuu is back at it. Cheers from Central Florida !!!
Fantastic knowledge once again. Have you ever tried spray cork render Kirk? Fabulous product that will not crack.
beautiful kirk beautiful ,
Kirk I stood on a bucket on a scaffold it kick when I step off. Causing be to fall I landed head
first.Breaking both wrist elbow knee cap end up two plates in my head breaking my jaw and traumatic brain damage not a good I yelled at one of my guys the day before for the same stunt and I pulled it the next day. Ended up causing me to lose my commercial Business not worth it guys. Took 3 years to recover from it physically and mentally. Only by the grace of God I'm still alive.
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Kirk I'm a 66years young carpenter who
love what I do.Never going to stop.
Always living on the edge. Actually fired a guy the day before my fall because he wanted to tie off on a 12/12 roof and I told him we ain't got time for that nonsense. When I came back all my guys tied off after that.My grandchildren always say we like hanging with you your not like most
adults you do things. I take them rappelling and rock climbing. Is to my great regret my fall is a true .
I just can't afford that $90 trowel.
Kirk, wouldn't it be worth having someone fab you a bigger hawk?
Three thumbs down???? There is no reason other than being an ass ( 3 in this case) to vote this down.
Everyone is a critic, I’m sure Kirk lets it roll off his back but it’s still unnecessary to do.
A documentary aired in 1982 about the deadly vaccines
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Who is behind the covid plot against humanity
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What an epic video!
Ha ha! The yellow scrim. I'd guess it's easier to see if you use it on white boards.
Make a movie! Kirk for President!
I wanna work for you cats
Yes sir. Many ways. Im not knocking your reasons…just stating how I personally do things in HOT Florida.
I"m your biggest fan in Florida. Love your video's brother.
As a guy around Madeline’s age I look up to people like her. Always has a great attitude, and does great work. The whole family does a great job!
Another great video kirk, love watching your work, stay safe my friend
Great teacher and a wonderful sense of humor
Best wishes to you Giordanos, hope you still get to work; safely and healthily of course! Strange times indeed! Keep the vids coming, from a locked down UK/Wales.
I watched this whole thing. Learned a ton, just for fun. You are a great guy Kirk, and have a real sweet family. I wish all contractors could be like you.
Great video!
Great Video one of your best
How do you like the Milwaukee cordless mixing drill?
Good morning Kirk, my name is Felix owner of The Masonry Company out here in Southern California and I'm a long time subscriber
I have a question for you, hope you can reply.
I'm brown coating a block wall this week, how long should I wait untill I apply the stucco Spanish coat?
Hi kirk I am from the UK. I am sure you have been asked this before but have you ever tried are gypsum plaster just interested to no. Ps keep up the good work cheers Ian
Stupid question here. Can you use concrete as stucco? I wanna do a (what I think it’s called) a skip trowel on concrete forms. I have a concrete bag and don’t wanna buy stucco. Will it work?
Wow I thought I will never see a white guy doing stucco work GOOD JOB
I have some structolite from HD. I can’t seem to get a smooth texture out of it. I made a small batch and mixed with a my paint mixture for a couple of minutes and it is still gritty. Do I do it for longer? 5,10, minutes or more? Thanks
Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. sorry I wasn’t clear I am trying to do this in three coats. I suspected that there might be sand, however is seems to be weak. I can scratch it off with my fingers. I can hit it hard and hurt my hand so it’s compression strength is decent. Once I get the coat on I will finish with the long setting plaster of Paris. I don’t know where to get the lime plaster to finish it. Not at orange or blue. Thanks so much you are very kind
Hi kirk love your videos true professional. Question once I apply weldcrete to painted wall should I wet wall before applying la habra stucco or just apply without wetting wall
Hey Kirk, can the brown coat be left smooth and painted over. Or do I have to apply the Santa Barbra smooth finish, if so can I prime paint the Santa Bárbara.
amazing insight, ya just can't beat experience. thank you!!
Yo fellow plasterer, why you dont use Knauf products ? Here in holland we use it a lot, you should trie, really superb results. Greetings from holland
So no Knauf on the other side of the ocean….. well u do a good without it,
Nice 2 see another plasterer who loves his job. Keep it up !
Kirk, I am stuccoing over some rigid insulation with wire lath. Live at 6500 ft. Is waterproofing stucco an issue?
Will stucco spall like concrete if finished too early? Will stucco soak up water and freeze damage?
Had you considered an acrylic stucco ? As long as you have a house paper or wrap
behind the exterior wall surface and allow drainage at the bottom of the covered areas you'll be fine even if water gets behind the wall surface. The synthetic acrylics are designed to be waterproof. Also is the
building designed with a large overhang? Just keeping the rain and runoff away from
your wall will be a major help.
Kirk, I have watched many of your videos in preparation for stuccoing the facade of my office! This video answered my question about ghosting, and what happens when you stop, let it dry and resume- the ghosting seam. So far I have done my scratch coat. What I thought would take me a day took four days! I only have one helper, and in Texas, the heat can wear on you this time of year. Should the brown coat go on quicker? If I have to stop, if I stop on a corner, will I prevent the problem of ghosting since it will be in the corner? I hope to do it all in one sitting like you show here, but we will see if I can. I will make a short video to put on my channel, and give you a shout out. I like the smoother finishes like the Santa Barbara- but I will see how the brown coat goes first. Also, I have a lot of corners due to decorative elements in the wall- recessed windows, pillar-like protrusions from the wall- so the large flat areas are few. Thanks for your great videos!
I thought blind man gonna plaster the wall I click, sorry man
Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. peace brother.
I like to shake the stucco used for the skip back from the edge before going up on the wall. I get no "knife" edges. I was 20 when an old (retired) union plasterer who worked out at Disneyland showed me that. I'm 74 now. Had to get a new shoulder last year. Plastering is tough work if not dangerous at times. Good stuff Kirk. Been watching a coupe years now.
Thanks Kirk for all the videos. I got the same texture on my house (no color coat) and will be replacing windows soon. I'll try and see if I can match what you do. As you said, the stucco pulls the water and Sac will be hot this year. Wish me luck.
It looks like the puffy shirt from Seinfeld.
Mudd
WOW!! You actually answer all the questions? That freaking rocks. Wish I would have known before I started this job. LOL.
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Your videos helped me immensely. While I didn't find exactly what I was looking for, I may have been up against something that was custom made and a one of a kind, but I doubt it. I just can't find any mention of it on ANY video or web site or anywhere. I got it done though. I had to actually MAKE some of the moulding by hand and was able to recreate the exact shape of it. I was pretty happy. All glory to God! Thank you!!
Hello Mr.Giordano. Great channel. I have a ? I'm a CA coast carpenter applying stucco to a structure that has PT plywood sheathing and Heavy PT wall framing. I was going to handnail in HD galv. nails. Problem. I injured my thumb bad last week, 6 months to heal. I gotta gun staple the stucco wire now. I have my nailer and 304 stainless staples, due to all the lumber being Pressure Treated.
So I just heard from a friend Stucco wire should not be in contact with the stainless steel. Electrolysis? My experience tells me it will be in painted stucco, so. What do you think?
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. The wood studs are also pressure treated not jus the sheathing. That is why I chose SS wide crown 1.5" staple. The PT rusts out the Electro Galv. kind in a week. Back to the SS/wire contact. My friend claimed that if the wire /staple connection sat wet in the stucco over the years, the thin galv. coat on your stucco wire would corrode away in a cathode where they touch. Then he said it would be thin rusted wire held by a solid SS staple. I' m not trying to overthink it here but the build site has high humidity and saltwater a mile away. Should i get a fiber type stucco wire to be safe or should I sleep worry free that the contact point will last 100 years? Thank you for your advice.
Spiderlath?
Artiste!!
Kirk, long time since my last comment. First off I love how you repond to so many with valuable insight. Second, anytime you mention…louuuuu, it's worth it's weight in gold. Third, I've been a journeyman for 20 years and it would have been an honor to work with you and sling mud all day. Love you guys. Keep going till the limbs fall off. Love ya bro. P.S. you crack my wife up. She's like: " he's so funny!" I say; "not only that but when I started, I learned find someone with unlimited info." Long live traditional info that lasts forever. I learned from so many greats. You remind me of so many. Love you and your whole family. Stay safe my friend.
If I were to do this to my home would I have to Strip the existing paint off the walls before applying?
Great to see you guys and gals again. I watched many of your videos during the quarantine. Question, I have a newer construction house built in 2002. I just noticed that there is no sheeting under the stucco. There is no plywood. The stucco was placed over black paper. Is that common now?
People don’t have a clue how sharp your finished Trowel is !! It will cut you white meat. Coworker tried to clean the edges of my finish trowel off with his fingers bad idea
Hi, Kirk — Question about the tools you recommend on your "stuccoplastering" site. I notice you recommend the Milwaukee rotary drill. In one of your videos — unless my memory is failing — I believe you recommend the Bosch "bulldog" rotary drill. I'd like to purchase tools from Amazon via your site, so as to show my appreciation for all your great work. Can you add the Bosch drill to your "tools" section on your stuccoplastering site? Thank you.
Don't use to much water now u in Cali. U Kno it's not like u have the ocean beside you that's full of water that can be desalinated
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. I've got alot of respect for you an your family an don't kno ya but based on a couple of vids I see. Good work good job
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. babygirl daughter pls shake the mud up please.
If certain people in the government say the ocean water is rising an it's gonna create problems in the environment well why not use that ocean water like we use it in our faucets an showers? Desalination!
Good video
Kirk. As a newbie to the trade, your videos have given me the ability to understand what is being taught to me when on site. Thank you so much for what you do …..God Bless & – Stay Corona free.
crack house
Also kirk do you ever embed mesh over a brown coat? Like when u use the thin wire the mud and then embed mesh with a hard rubber float? I never seen it on this channel is it now a common thing were u live?
Hey Kirk! Plasterer from Pennsylvania here. No expansion joints? I use 1/2" galvanized expansion bead 10ft apart vertically on long walls or spaced out evenly.. Can do off of top of windows or doors also.. Noticed that's where a lot of cracking occurred on this house your doing. We have crazy temperatures here so just wondered what your thoughts on expansion joints are? Live long and Plaster!!
I love that you did an hour long video! I got to just put it on the TV and watch it like a movie! 😀 Thanks!
How much operative plasterers make like wage wise ?
Jori Hope union make s best . You have to own the company to make real good . Work for yourself is the best way in these trades . Pick something and be good at it .
@Hungry Bird I'm going join a union straight out of highschool for plastering and the starting salary is $32.97 is that good ?
40 thousand to do a house ? I’m all in 4 coats , prep it , bonding agent , know what you’re doing and I have no problem doing this for 8-10 hrs . Right now I do remodeling and it takes a ton of tools sometimes . I think I would like doing this .
Everyone uses my account from Sherwin Williams .
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I know this isn’t the topic of this video but I have a serious question about weep screeds. My house had old stucco that my dad had ground off because it was in such bad shape. The house is a pier and beam wood frame house but has a concrete base along the perimeter and a concrete wrap around the framing. So I’ll be putting stucco onto the concrete not the wood framing. I’m in west Texas. Do I actually need a weep screed?
Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thank you SOOO MUCH!! I appreciate you!!
We wanted to replace a glass block window 23 x 23 with a regular window the same size. So we had a window installer put the window in, then we had a drywall guy drywall the inside. Finally we sent a picture of the outside of the window to a stucco guy and he said that the window guy should have installed flashing when he put in the window. I asked him if he could put in the flashing when he stuccoed but he said he does not do that. Should the stucco guy flash the window?…or should the window installer have done it?…Or does it even matter?
Do you know anyone in Scottsdale who can plaster and flash a small window?
Scottsdale Arizona?
Scottsdale Arizona
Hi Kirk, we want to do our fireplace surround with stucco. Our goal is for it to have a concrete/stone-looking finish. We are going to build the wood frame and then attach Sheetrock. Then we would stucco the Sheetrock. How diluted should the weld-Crete be? Should we do color coat? And do we need to do a scratch coat? Lastly, do you have brand recommendations for stucco/color coat? Thank you so much!! And if these questions are already answered in another video, please just let me know. Thanks again!
Great video Kirk.
Kirk, please help!
My house is built in 1951, stucco over cinder block in North East – Long Island, NY
Last year, the stucco on the stair wall (similar to your video "Choosing the right cement plaster for your home") began cracking and flaking.
I used a stucco patch sold at a big box store to repair it. it was a bucket of powder, just as water.
This year that wall began to crack and another wall directly facing the sun began to crack.
Not just crack but a 1/4" inch of the stucco began to come away from the cinder block.
Under the layer peeling away is painted cinder block
Once I scrape the loose away, do I use the 2:1 diluted Weld Crete and then what product over this?
I want to keep the wall white until I do the complete remodel next year so no need for color now
Thank you sir,
Walt
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thanks so much for the quick response. Heading out now to buy supplies.
Thanks for the videos, you gave this old man confidence to do this myself
God Bless You!
Nice tip on not having to make your trow "skip" to get "skip trow". That really simplifies it for me, just let the wall pull it off.
I watched that whole video!
🙂
Hi there.. I have texture.. Like reaally bad texture it was done like 25 yrss ago… And to paint it.. Is a really big pain.. We done it I belive twice but we would like to do a different texture or replaster it.. What would be the best way to go about it.. The texture is really aggressive.. Umm a grinder would make way to much dust.. A hammer would take forever.. Any tips or ideas..
Hey Kirk, I'm at this very stage in my project, so thanks for sharing!!! Do you have to wait some days between the polybond application and your finish coat? Also, curious if you can use 16/20 to do a skip trowel finish?
Thanks for the positive attitude!
Great teaching. I like the way you explain in detail materials,methods and tips. Continue teaching us in detail. Good job Kirk
kirk the best at walls
Too long winded
What is your daughters name? Malin?
You dont ramble Kirk. You are constantly teaching. Thats what i love about your channel. You are helping everyone watching. Just keep doing what u do brother. Thx for your dedication to your channel. Love ya brother
Hey kirk ..couldnt you just have caulked that crack?
jay c Kirk is definitely right, like he was saying, having caulking underneath creates a different suction. Plus it’s very noticeable and it’s impossible to hide. Kirk is the man! Just likes hearing himself talk a bit much.
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thank you, I have watched some videos when you use Sikaflex. What is the rule for that application?
You are one hard working happy dude!! Love your videos.
Thank you.
A lot of plastering/masonry has to do with how the mud is mixed.
You've been rick rolled
kIirk, brilliant workmanship as usual. I've noticed you're getting a "hitch" in your get a long when you knelt down. I enjoy and learned a lot as usual. Maybe in the future you can have Lou give a video showing how to mix. Wishing you and your family the best and stay healthy. Mike
I use K-rend in the UK that has uses a mesh over the whole wall. Never cracks and doesn’t add 10,000 to the price. Small price to pay to protect a costly stucco from hair line expansion cracks.
Would a coat or two of F – Stop prime and seal the stucco?
@Kirk Giordano It is Dunn Edwards Product to seal fresh stucco.
Would love to send a pic of the 27 square I just did on my new house "my first stucco job" for sure but would love to hear your critique. Used diamond wall concentrate for base and finish (over foam and lath with stucco paper tyvek)
Question for you to clarify. When describing your tools, you sing praises of your long trowel. I see from your demonstrations that this trowel is the boss! You referenced that long trowel against what I thought was called a mortarboard, but the audio was a bit weak. It sounded like you called it a hock or possibly hod? I am a rank amateur with regard to stucco, but I looked up these words and it seems that they mean quite different things. What exactly do you call it (the mortarboard?) Great video, by the way. Very informative.
1:10. What is the product again ? Is it like a surface coat ?
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thanks. Do they have a variety of colors on finish cement plasters to choose from, because what happens if I don't like the color ?
Live LONG and PLASTER ✌️
I know when I hear you say they did a nice job that it's gonna be a nice job by the time you are done.. I can't believe the tape job on those vents lol or atleast the removal of or lack there of
I always learn something from your videos Kirk. I also find them entertaining and when you least expect it, wham, some good human wisdom! You and the family keep it up. And when I am floating, I'll (lowering my voice) be bringing out the aggregate. What a great guy!
We start from the top and work down
Brother Kirk, excellent video. I am retired, 70 years old, so I won't be plastering anything. But I see where I went wrong on some of my own homes many years ago. So even old farts like me still can learn from the master and son, Jay.
Thank you. Keep M coming.
Thanks good class
Great lesson Kirk…synchronicity… just in time for my next home project…you guys are just awesome, thank you and much, much appreciated. P.S. still trying to adjust to that round ended trowel, not bad but prefer it for render work not plaster so far. Another p.s. Covid 1984 is great big CON transferring wealth to a handful of billionaires and pushing the UN Agenda 21/2030 along some more notches. https://climatism.blog/2020/07/01/this-is-not-about-a-virus/ or try this out (Download it) Who is Bill Gates ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLXn45rrhgE
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thank you Kirk, all the best brother.
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Good on you Kirk…you can always watch those videos in parts, good info there, thanks for sharing your insight and wisdom…old school tradesmen are like gold…they just get more valuable, all the best.
Fun seeing a pro. My last stucco job was 1984. It’s still holding. Miracle. I had no idea what I was doing.
Great video
Y'all look Irish
what a dude
I could watch this all day…you're the best. Love that the family is there with you.
Cool thanks for info
You don't wet the garage door we professionals mask it make sure don't mess with it
I've been plastering in the u.k for 30 years now. Love watching your vids and am always learning something. If I ever emigrate I would be asking for a job. Keep up the great work and thankyou
I have no use for this but I could listen to you talk all day Kirk 🙂 . Love your videos and looks like you have a great family! Hope you all stay safe!
Damn that has to b the worst plastering I've ever seen
This is my absolute favorite YouTube channel. I’d love to work with this man for about 3 to 6 months but watching the channel will have to do. West Virginia is just a little too far from Cali but we have plenty of under ground streams here.
COLOR COAT LAST FOREVER….well yea but it fades out in less than 10 years just like anything and looks bad. That is why I am a painter. some people think you never should paint stucco and that is not true. Paint can last longer than stucco color coat because is is NOT a cement finish. It has binder that protects the colorants. Unlike stucco which just has pigments.
KIrk is the Best in his trade and I am the best in mine. Being said I am not saying anything bad about him or what he does. I am just saying that as a painter we are both correct in doing what we do. There is a time to re stucco and there is a time to paint stucco for a longer lasting even color on your stucco. Some guys sell that stuff too called fog coat. WHich is a RIP OFF. IMO. It does not properly adhere because it is not mixed into the cement. Then It cannot be painted properly painted after because it creates a CHALK finish that nothing will adhere to. Even a bonding agent may have trouble with it.
Amazing how easy always makes this look
Hey Kirk, I'm decorative concrete guy here in the Caribbean, we resurface plenty pool decks with this skip trowel method, we also shoot our material with a hopper gun and then knock it down, love watching your videos, my trade is a lil different but I use a lot of your techniques when I trowel a surface…thanks
I have a two story 20’x80’ building, brick veneer over frame, and I want to do most of the stucco myself with little help. I would like to do it in sections, a little at a time. Any recommendations on how to do it so it has a uniform look. What would I have to do with the lath, scratch, brown , and then finish coat to make it look good. If I can’t do everything in sections what can I do? Thank you for sharing your craft.
Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thank you so much for your help. You are doing great things and an inspiration to a lot of people. Keep up the great work.
Hi Kirk, Thank you for your videos. I’m a tile contractor and I float my walls with wire lathe and type 2 Portland cement, plaster sand and Lyme. I get some cracks in my walls am I adding to much lyme. I work in California so it hot but not Arizona hot.
great videos kirk ? what kind of mix are you using on this video i need to skim my lower foundation i already did a scratch coat i need to do a finish sand coat and i noticed how nice a job you were doing very smooth application thanks kirk
I enjoyed your video, Thanks.
The first house my parents owned was probably built in the 1910s. They bought it in 1947. Stucco on wood lath. Nebraska's mild climate was not a friend to wood lath! The interior was also on wood lath. People had tried to nail pictures to the wall, bad idea. I'm 78 and worked construction most of my life. Big old houses had crown moldings formed in place with plaster over wood lathe. I repaired a lot of them but with expanded metal lath. Almost no plaster work is done around here any more. Interior is all gyp bd. Outside is over foam.
Smooth stucco with hairline cracks especially near the windows.
What dose the warning label say on the back of the box of masks.
That this mask is not effective at stopping viruses…LOL ..so why wear them???
Thanks Kirk ,I'm glad to finally see an hour long video. I'm a retired union cement mason, And I've done my share of plastering cement walls. I would like to see you do a concrete wall. Thanks I love you videos. Oh can you show a smooth stucco finish ?? I would to see your technique on a smooth stucco job.
I just found this channel a couple of weeks and have already learned so much. I have begun to do a little work with lime plastering in my own home. I wish I had known about it before having painted. What I want to know now is if there are any bonding agents that adhere to oil paint.
Why is it a texture that is up down side. Is it popular in Cali?
How
Much ur concrete and sand and lime u put in a mix???
You constantly got a cold.
Kirk, this is some of the best "how it's done" videos on home improvement I've ever seen. Like the work you do and the craftsmanship and care on the job. Thanks!!!
good job . My question. Before treating cracks. What caused the cracks. Because knowing the cause depends on the success of treatment. What do you think ?
Lol bro he spend the first 10 mins explaining
@Alex M exzackory
Hi Kirk, I'm interested in making a truck cap using a wood frame, over laid with stucco wire or quarter inch chicken wire. I need something to trowel on that will stay uncracked with some pressure and movement. Do you know of any product that would do this? Thanks!
Riding bike with mask on…LOL
I usually get annoyed with long how-to videos. This guy's are very interesting. The personality is cool. I'm thinking it's the red-heads 😉
Excellent video and tutorial Kirk.
One of the local masonry guys here uses a small mini manlift instead
of scaffolding as much as he can. Works well and takes a lot less setup time.
We call that cottage green in northern Michigan…well in my neck of the woods we do! Great job sir you hustle with the best of em! Thank you for your dedication!
Vents??? Are they required for stocco applications, or are they because of crawl space??
I suggest…you pay someone…and have it done right…incompetency costs in the long run…and I'd refer you to John Ruskin…
I’ve been wanting a stocco finish on my house, do you recommend masterbond sin? I like that you can spray foam insulate studs and apply stocco finish right to it!
You talk, you work hahaha you are a machine elder
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thank you so much for the free education. Indeed you are a veteran in this field and I must say I'm inspired. Looking forward to start my own stucco business here in South Africa which I have realized is a niche.
Thanks! This may be your best video yet. I think it’s wonderful that your daughters plaster also. You are an inspiration!
ARSE OFF!! Hay KIRK Thats OZZIE..;-) All the very best . Get out of that sun, and get some LIQUID AND TICKLE THOSE TONSILS…;-)
Stay safe Kirk you’re awesome
Kirk my man, it's a conspiracy why YT doesn't recommend your channel to me. It's a conspiracy because you're the best channel on here!
excellent video. madeleine definitely adds to the visuals.
Sir you are a true master @ your trade,thanks for sharing your knowledge
God bless you
Your awesome bro .. excellent tips I always go to your channel when working with crete
Hi, great job
This producto is similar at basecute?
Bro, does he have the Californian accent? IT's like a mix between, surfer, stoner and hill billy lol Anthropologists will some day visit you!
Good job bos
Excellent
Hello, can I apply this finish coat technique over an exterior brick house?
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thank you! Have a great day!
Really good job. Thank you.
Has this guy had a head injury?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_FRWUPcR7Y
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. maybe beaver was harshly toilet trained
Another fantastic, informative video. Thanks man
I've been a drywaller for past 40 years, & watching & listening to you explain what & how you do your projects is great." I can explain it to you but i cant understand it for you" is an old saying, but if anyone with half a brain cant understand it from the way you explain it, then there was no hope for them in the first place! very well done! after 40 years in the business, I still try & learn new things everyday, I've picked up bits & pieces from your videos. You do things alot the way I always have tried to do, from dealing with customers to knowledge of your products, to application to dealing with help. Its nice to see old school attitude & workmanship. Well done, thank you!
Thank you for the time you take to explain things. Let me ask you about my small project that a friend will be helping me with (or rather, I’ll be helping him). I need to apply JUST a TEXTURE coat (over an existing textured coat that is fairly smooth). Two questions: 1) Should I use a bonding agent, and 2) what type of tool for gouges (say 1/8” deep) that get randomly interspersed in the texture? I took a sample pic and tried to paste it here, but the dialogue box won’t allow it.
Id hire you just to have a conversation with you.
Honestly I just want to learn a trade from Kirk holy crap.
capt kirk you make it look e z
Hi Kirk –
I'm doing home that its painted some areas are really bad and stucco falling off with many cracks, contractor wants to hydro pressure wash I'll probably end up with some areas where stucco fall off from pressure wash and some painted (clean) areas, what do you recommend for the bonding process?
Should I go light on painted areas and few coats of bonding where paint and finish stucco coat are no longer exist?
My concern is two different surfaces and last thing I want is to see cracks between the areas or stucco falling off from painted areas
Beautiful job keep it up
Thank you in advance
Who calls their daughter baby, unless they are a baby?
I would have just filled the big cracks with cement, waited a few weeks then painted it.
Amazing situational awareness tips man, thank you very much for all the knowledge and insight especially with regard to the raw physics of houses in their natural environment. Years ago one of my customers took out a wall and the carpenters supported the new steel beam on onside nest to the fireplace and on the other next to the staircase. Which side do you think settled first lol. I had to remove about 300lbs of a bubble that failed on the staircase wall due to compression related key failure. Also the stairwells weren't very well engineered in these 1935 era NJ houses.
It came out great though and a lot of that credit goes to you from watching your videos. The one observation I would stress to anyone watching your stuff is that the work itself is very hard, and I'm a pretty big guy but as a one man band, mixing and troweling yourself… definitely double your time and energy budget if you're not used to it. It is NOT like regular spackle work for those interested in transitioning, be prepared for a workout. Again Thank you very much Kirk!
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Hello from Vegas, Your daughter is so encouraging doing such hard work and she is very
cute. Thank you for your teachings , your sense of humor working under extreme
weather, your unity working with your family how well you treat them, it shows you
all are making America Great. l admire all of you. Thank you
What can you do with hairline cracks that have mold showing on them 18 months after repair and painted over?
hey kirk, thank you for the great tutorial and video with jason. i learn so much with your videos and enjoy your attitude and high spirit. it shows that you really love what your doing. Two thumbs up!!!
Hi Kirk, I’m over the pond in England, I’ve just discovered your channel and I love it! So interesting to see the difference on rendering (what we call it in the uk) over here it pretty much a smooth as possible finish only. Not always but most of the time. Our coloured render is called monocouche
I just so Love watching your videos…They are so informative…I am not a professional mason or any such thing…just a simple diy home owner. Do it right… Do it once. Thank you…
Watched a video on the inhalation of the silica dust and its scary…I sometimes use a grinder with a cutter wheel to cut the cementitious material…Thanks for this important information.
i like your enthusiasm , you seems to love what you do. God bless you
26 plus 6 equals 1
thank you for sharing your skill and wisdom I enjoy it very much thanks again
Thank you for the time you take to explain things, thank you Santa plaster Claus…
Howdy Billy, thank you from Mr. Clause.
Here’s wishing you and yours a happy holiday season.
From the entire plastering Giordano Family
Kirk is a master at what he does. True craftsman are a dying breed……keep up the great work brotha.
Howdy, my pressure washing friend, thank you, as long as I get hungry, I will keep it up, as it cost earned cash to feed a family, cheers.
Here’s wishing you and yours a happy holiday season.
From the entire plastering Giordano Family
Kirk I really like you use a pool trowel. It does help in stucco I use one many times when my crew and I stucco. You really explain stucco well. And situation like hot days. Cold. Good stuff
Hi Kirk give me chance to work with you
Add me to your family and help me learn to work so that I too can earn money for my children's livelihood with utmost honesty and dedication.
As a professional tradesman I’m kinda pissed, envious and jealous that i don’t know how to do this type of work.He’s good at what he does and knows his shit.
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. haha I’ll keep watching hopefully I’ll learn something
What type of shirt are you wearing? Its hot but no sign of sweating.
roll or spray Weldcrete
Kirk: thank you for all your efforts sharing your vast knowledge. Because of your videos I have learned albeit with baby steps how to stucco. I do pillars, cinder block smooth finish type work and veneer rock faces… as a side note Im old enough to get the Loouuu reference . Ted Baxter was a funny goofy character… sometimes he would say Maarrr. Ha! Anyway love your vids… super helpful
You had me on "The whole body regenerates itself". Good instruction. Right on brother!