For those of you who have questions about Echotape, please call my pal David Jugan, his phone number is 714 767 2409 or e-mail David at davidj@echotape.com
http://www.echotape.com/
Echo Tape, your windows and doors best, easiest and longest lasting friend without the nasty adhesive residue when it’s removed.
Hello everyone,in this video, I had a project that was supposed to take 4 weeks, it took 6 weeks as sheetrock and other important trades were not complete, this sort of thing happens, often.
No worries, we adapt to these situations.
The second part of this video I was trying to explain what all of us plastering contractors has experienced at some time in our being in business.
Indecision by a homeowner and or sometimes a contractor to choose a color and or texture, or the he failure to have all the trades completed in a certain order that are necessary prior to our application of a finish coat.
This means we have to wait!
Time and weather are tapes worse enemy, the sun will bake the tape causing the adhesives to heat or melt onto window and door frames, we hate that, but it happens to all plastering contractors at some point in their careers.
I and all home owners and or contractors have to hydrate the walls prior to applying a color finish, if the tape is old and beat up the water will flow behind it, which means it will run down glass panes and though the lower sill or tape at the bottom of the covered window and onto the walls, this is drag to deal with with when applying conventional earth tone colors, and is a nightmare to deal with when choosing custom dark colors or the lifestyle colors, excess water can and does cause a lot of bleeding in the darker colors.
You have the same effects with an inexperienced plaster trying to float behind a plasterer and does not understand how to keep his or her float consistent with water.
Too much water it’s like poring bleach on blue jean, not enough the finish looks horrible.
Staining of a color coat has the look of sharp mountains or valleys or looks like a graph used to indicate a stock market change.
Efflorescence appears like clouds and if you rub your hand on this salty substance it will leave a residue of powdery stuff on your palm. You should not paint over efflorescence without proper preparations, however staining stucco colors can be painted with minimal prep work.
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Thanks for watching and have a fantastic day!
Kirk Giordano Plastering Inc.
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@Jose Benavidez Jose, thank you, doubtful most folks will understand or be interested in all the details in this video, but I felt it necessary to explain as best I could.
best wishes and have a fantastic day!
Kirk Giordano
Thank you for being generous with your knowledge and your experience.
@Raphael Santore No worries, I had my doubts about expressing my thoughts on tape and tape failure issues as I didn't think it was an issues most DIY folks would be able to relate to,
Thanks for the comment.
Kirk Giordano
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@Peter Agostini Good guy Kirk is great info Raphael . cheers
@Kirk & Jason Giordanos DIY plastering and stucco tips of course we want to hear it! I have blue tape on my floor now for a couple years over Rubio. So knowing what to expect from a pro is right on the nose.
@BlackSwan912 Good morning Swan dude, I also use blue tape indoors especially on floors as the red vinyl will sometimes remove the varnish or paint from floors, wood trim and such.
Thank's for watching and have a fantastic day!
Kirk Giordano
Hi Kirk, is it practical to use this tape for masking before spray painting walls etc?, thanks Nick.
@Paintbrush 1962 Hi Paintbrush dude, my habit for many years is to purchase the best materials for all phases for any project.
My time or my crews time is valuable, all the materials used I find are relatively inexpensive, especially if they do as they say, thus saving me embarrassment by correcting problems.
My answer is buy echo tape for all painting, plastering, stucco, and any other purpose in which you plan on protecting window and or door frames.
FYI, Milgard windows and doors sends a letter recommending Echo Tape for all who wish to protect their doors an windows, Milgard did some serious testing, I just confirmed it for my personal knowledge.
Have a fantastic day!
Kirk Giordano Plastering
Same here Kirk, I'll give it a try thanks!
great comparison test !!get the red tape …TU . cheers
Hey Kirk, I have watched a lot of your videos you are excellent behind the camera and clearly an expert in your field – you deserve to have your own DIY television show! I also saw your video about your illness and I hope sincerely that you live the rest of you life well and in as little pain as possible. I used to be skeptical about the national health service over here but you have made me think twice now.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge & also the fact you go to the effort to reply to many posts on here shows the character of the person you are 🙂 Keep up the good work
I like your videos. Do you have any advice about the pre-mixed stucco patch they sell at Home Depot? I was thinking about using that to fill some small cracks and a worn corner on our house before we paint it. Watching your videos, it looks like you mostly mix your own stucco material, or you said we could use DAP caulk for minor cracks. Does the pre-mixed stucco patch stuff work well? Is there a better choice for the amateur diy-er? Thanks 🙂
@Christina Martin Good morning Christina, the pre-mixed stucco's or cement plasters that they sell at Home Depot, are not for repairing cracks unless a crack is at least an inch wide and even then this sort of cracking would suggest that the home is shifting so I would not recommend it anyway.
Those bags are for patchwork, not cracks.
Use a polyurethane caulking as it last the longest, but wont clean up with water, you would need thinner.
They also sell latex with acrylic caulkings, if you want easy clean up, just soap and water.
Lastly if texture is sandy use a Mor-Flexx, as it has sand, can't find Mor-Flex no worries the caulkings for grout in the tile departments works just as well.
Best wishes,
kirk Giordano
do you not use kip tapes
barnier is by far the best in europe
Thanks Kirk & Jason for addressing the adhesive tape issue…Hope that you are doing fine…Hope that Giordanos Plastering has a fine spring/summer season.
@William M Popper Good morning William, thank you.
This appears to be a really good year now that tax time is over.
Best wishes,
Kirk Giordano
It's people like you, Kirk, that make YouTube so great! Thanks for sharing that vast wealth of knowledge you've acquired through years of hard work!
Very Generous of you. Thx.
@BEAUMONTHART Thank you for that comment your my newest and bestest pal,
have a fantastic day!
kirk
Hi Kirk/Jason, really enjoy your video's, wondering if you could tell me a bit more about the echo red tape. I have looked on their website and am not sure what one it is that you have used.
Many thanks
@mattgibbonsau Good evening, any questions please call David Jugan, his phone number is 714 767 2409 or e-mail David at davidj@echotape.com
David knows much more about this Echo tape than myself.
Best wishes,
Kirk Giordano plastering
Thanks for taking the time to reply Kirk
kind regards
Matt
No Worries Matt, you did me a favor as this info should have been in the description.
Have a fantastic day!
Kirk & Jason Giordano’s plastering team
Red vinyl tape and vinyl window frames in 100 Degree + Arizona is the bane of my existence.. Just sent those guys a contact. I have to try that tape..I would save money in window cleaning if I did pay more for that product..Thanks for the tip Kirk.BillPacific Stucco of Arizona
Evening SkyDiver dude, their tape is what they say it is, "quality" It saved me arse a couple of time since this video, Cheers in hot Arizona,Kirk giordano
This is a great video Kirk, I really appreciate you taking the time to make these. This might seem like a silly question, but is the tape only on the front side of the window frame, or do you cover the side edges also?
Howdy Garcia, we usually just cover the front, as most windows have a reveal. Live long and plaster Do’s and don’t of plastering’s leading expert
Hey Kirk I think we all plaster contractors have gone through something similar with tape sticking to the windows.
Howdy Rod, my felow plastering friend, I agree. Live long and plaster Do’s and don’t of plastering’s leading expert
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Thank You for sharing your wisdom and experience. I love learning about everything.
Evening Willy, thank you, my friend. The complete plastering encyclopedia with more than 800 videos by the plastering messengers of Youtube. Bringing peace, love, and harmony back to the world of plastering.