Stucco has started

The maple french doors now have had their second coat of urethane, so the protective plastic has been removed.

This is now our view looking towards the front door, and out towards the lake.




Nick, trowelling on the base stucco coat on the front of the house, on the porch.

Nick first trowels the base coat on the banding around the windows, doors, and just below the soffit, and then does the main part of the wall.


The stucco guys have been preparing the walls for the base coat.

First, they scuff sand the walls to roughen up the surface, and tape plastic over the windows and doors to protect them from the cement (which is caustic).

After that, they fasten mesh at the top of wall under the soffit, and around the windows and doors, and then install a 4" wide 1 1/2" thick piece of foam. The mesh wraps around the block of foam when they cement is put on.

Stucco requires a foam backer. The stucco guys are installing foam on the gable ends. Then the mesh will be put on and a base cement coat will be trowelled over it.