Three coat stucco system with acrylic finish, Complete details from start to finish.
Howdy guys and you gals too, in this video I explains start to finish plastering a new home. On this home we first applied the lath. Two layers of paper with 17 gauge wire. After the lath inspection, we applied the scratch coat. We let the scratch coat cure a week as it was during winter. Next we applied the brown coat (it not really the color brown it’s just called brown coat meaning second coat) which we let cure for 4 to 5 weeks as we were in no hurry and the home owners had not decided on a color or if they wanted an acrylic or La Habra finish. Finally we applied an acrylic Sand Finish. The advantages of acrylic are mainly its water resistance and flexible while also being maintenance free, but of course cost more for the material and the labor.
Keep in mind when applying a cementitious finish this can be done after two weeks cure time of the base coat, however if you are painting or applying an acrylic finish (both seal the basecoat) 28 days is necessary for the second coat to cure before final application of the acrylic.
Stucco advantages?
Stucco is extremely durable and will outlast Vinyl, wood and brick, which makes it a better choice to other sidings. Stucco is excellent for extreme temperature changes also, like snow, rain and even scorching heat waves. Stucco is also fire, mold and mildew resistant. Stucco is maintenance free, (if it has a color coat).
Folks save on insulation and insurance cost too (R value, for insulation.)
Plus it never goes out of style, making stucco a great value for your investment over time.
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Kirk Giordano Plastering Inc.
Three coat stucco system with acrylic finish, Complete details from start to finish.
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Three coat stucco system with acrylic finish, Complete details from start to finish, complete stucco instructions
Hey Eddie, the base coat is roughly three quarter's thick with a finish coat adding an extra one eighth to total finish seven eighths thick. A La Habra or acrylic finish is similar in depth, when troweling in on, unless you are going to blow on a finish coat. This is for new construction. I have found jobs ranging from 1/4 inch thick to 2 inches thick when we do plaster repairs. Good question.
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I would suggest redoing informative/commercial, hire a professional video person who has a wireless mic because I'm having difficulty understanding you. You can rent the equipment edit on a PC or Mac so people see you for what you are, a professional who cares.
@RudeMcNasty
Hey RudeMcNasty, that is excellent advice. I will ask my son to shop for a wireless mike because at least 7 out of the 150 videos we have completed, the audio is not that great.
The main reason I do these videos is that my son works with me and loves to film our projects. We have since seen other advantages to where we are today to when we first started. Thanks again for the compliment and the sound advice.
Have a groovy day!
kirk giordano Plastering
Kirk, love your videos! But what do you call the yellow tape and the stuff you slathered on after the tape was on. Did you call it PolyBond? Couldn't quite hear what you said.
@SunsetSix Hey Guy, on this job I used poly bond made by LaHabra. It's used primarily to attach Styrofoam molds to the second coat of stucco. (Brown coat)
I sometime also use weld create if the surface is painted or sealed and finally sometimes I will use a light color coat especially if I am applying a light color. Don’t want the ghosting effect of the tape bleeding through.
Good question. Have a groovy day!
Kirk Giordano plastering
Hey cattle dog, without a doubt Rib is stronger. Generally the only time I will use rib lath is when the framing is wider than 16 inches. I have used Rib lath many times as it's necessary for framing joist spans sometimes set 20 inches or more apart. If I used diamond on such a span the mud would push the wire up then bounce back, bringing the stucco back down on our heads. (wouldn't be the first time)
Thanks for the comment and have a good evening.
Kirk Giordano plastering
Cattledog, that's just too funny. Hate to say it but I've been covered in stucco many times especially when I was first guy behind the gun.
Best wishes.
Kirk Giordano Plastering
Hey Kirk
Been watching your videos great instructions.
Appreciate it! Have a good one. Canada
Hi Jake in Canada, thank you. We are learning not to over illustrate a project and just stick to one tip as in this one (too much going on.)
Have a great day!
Kirk Giordano plastering
Hey cattle dog, your comment was hiding from me for 2 months. Anyhow, most of the time we do just try and roll it out but sometimes when I working on stairs, but sometimes I find it easier to cut a section off the roll. Depends on my energy level, I’m no spring chicken.
Have a great day!
Kirk Giordano plastering
Hey Dog, that's' a fact. One step at a time, but get her done.
Have a good evening.
Kirk Giordano Plastering
Hey Kirk
What is the procedure for a window that has already been installed by the owner with a build-out with plywood its a very mickey mouse job that i assumed he wanted me to finish it with aluminum, but now he wants it stuccoed
Hey Jake try typing in (how to apply stucco to a newly installed window) as long as the plywood is inset at least ½ inch below the plane of the stucco wall, lath and plaster as usual.
Best wishes with that garage, and have a great evening.
Kirk Giordano plastering
Hi Kirk,
We just finished our brown coat last week and intend to have it cured for another week. Is 2 weeks sufficient curing time before putting the color coat on?
We are in the process of using either La Habra stucco color coat or Acrylic Color. Can you tell me the pros and cons of stucco color vs acrylic color? Thank you.
Gia
Good afternoon Gia Baren, The cure time of the brown coat is a minimum of two weeks, equally important is the hydration, hose down the brown coat quite a few times until the water runs freely with no more abortion?
You should not apply any paint or acrylic finish before the 28 day cure time, however you can apply a cementitious finish within this time.
Thanks for watching and have a good afternoon,
Kirk Giordano Plastering
Thank you Kirk. What are the benefits of stucco color coating and what are the benefits of acrylic color coating. If you were to do re-stucco your house again, would you choose acrylic color or would you choose stucco color?
Thank you for all your helpful videos!
Hello again Gia Baren, 4 boxes to answer this question
(Cementitious color coats verse acrylics color coat?)
Good question, I don’t know. Just kidding,
Depends A 3 coat traditional stucco system with a cementitious finish should last over 100’s of years of course the colors will fade in the sun and through the years with many, many season of rain especially for months at a time the ground will saturate and move this is normal,
however this will cause hairlines cracks, mind you these cracks do not mean a home is leaking it simply means after many season’s this will occur no matter where in the whorl you live. Also traffic wind, doors and window being slammed or shut hard will cause hairline cracks too, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. These cementitious color finishes will darken like a brick because they are maintenance free. (Never needs painting) But stucco does not rot like wood, too many other benefits.
Now acrylic finishes are basically Acrylic paints with sand and color, this means they can flex more than a cementitious color finish and when they get wet they do not darken as they don’t absorb water
(at least not for about 25 years and even then only a bit.) I usually recommend acrylics on hilltop homes where the winds and the rains are brutal, (usually about
50 to100 miles an hour) the rain mixed with high wind, will add movement to any home.
I hope this answers you question.
You will however pay more for the acrylics, do the benefits outweighs the costs I believe so in certain situations they do.
Thank you for reading or watching, and have a great day!
Kirk Giordano Plastering
Hello Kirk,
This definitely answered my question! Thank you. You are awesome!
Have a great day!
Gia
Cool beans Gia, glad to be of help,
Thanks for watching and have a good evening.
Kirk Giordano plastering
Your so good, but your camera man could use some help…
Hi Christopher perez, thank you,
my son and I both know how to plaster but it took time to learn how to upgrade to better cameras and a mike. most of the last 250 videos or (our newest ones) are much better.
Thanks for watching.
kirk Giordano
Hi Kirk . nice to meet you you're a good plastered. and I really appreciate your help, I'm a plaster to,but I never use the acrilic products before, for smooth finished maybe you can help me with, you're experience thank you! !!!
Hi Byron Ramirez, thank you, Acrylics take a bit more practice than cementitious as first of all the acrylic products will cost easily 4 times as much as cementitious products.Second, they take much more skill and preparations are twice as time consuming to keep yourself and the jobsites clean. Cementitious finishes you can usually wash with water if it does not dry, Acrylic's stick to everything including your tools, sidewalks, driveways, windows frames, glass, doors you name it, so twice as much effort must be spent simply covering. Next, your stucco base-coats walls require a primer, each acrylic finish product has it's own primer, if you do not use a primer, you void the warranty, plus joints will usually show as the acrylic's are best when the wall is somewhat sealed or not so porous. The applications are similar to cementitious finishes but take much friendly cooperation from a crew that works well together. Cheers! Kirk Giordano
Those corners at the beginning are a plasterers nightmare! Hahaha.
Hi Spencer Kelly, there were a bit time consuming but cool to plaster,
Best wishes,
kirk giordano
hi kirk, why not just apply the foam straight on the wall like if u did the complete eifs system wouldnt that save Alot more time
Howdy iron dude, not really,
FYI, although we make applying Stucco or Plaster Render appear easy, it usually take about 10 to 20 years of hands on experience to understand how to apply Stucco/Plaster/Render properly.
Cheers,
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Howdy Playit dude, thanks for the tip, will look into it.
Cheers and have a good and healthy new year,
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Howdy Lord Dude, I wish, more like 20K Peace, love, and harmony to all Sound Plastering tips for the DIY beginner’s and Plastering experts
@Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. can i bid jobs for you..i get you top dollar..i know the true value of your work. Many may not understand how easy it is to do wrong…200k easy.. need a website? I do it all.. many blessings Sir Kirk