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Forest Park Stucco's Seven Step
Formula for Long Lasting Beauty and Durability
- Remove all loose, bulging stucco. Bulging
is caused by moisture which seeps through the cracks. Eventually it
freezes and expands and soon small cracks give way to large bulges.
- Replace any cracked or rotten wood lathe.
Wood lathe is beneath the base coat of most stucco homes. As moisture
seeps in, the wood lathe becomes water logged and may split.
- Reinforce all repair areas with galvanized
wire. After restoring a solid foundation,
galvanized wire is nailed over the surface of the wood lathe so patches
remain secure. ( Galvanized wire won't rust and ensures adhesion of
the base coat.)
- Base coat with fiber - reinforced Portland
Cement. The next step is to apply the
base coat which consists of plastering all repair areas with Portland
Cement. Adding glass fibers to the Portland Cement helps prevent
cracking, ( As recommended by the Portland Cement Association.)
- Texture all repair areas to match existing stucco
finish. After step 4 has been completed,
the result is a smooth flat area. It is important that these areas be
expertly textured to match the existing stucco design so patches will be
less visible after the finishing coat is applied. This step is time
consuming and costly but is necessary to achieve the desired results.
- Pressure wash all stucco areas. Once
all the repairs have been completed, and the walls are watertight, we
pressure-wash the entire stucco surface before applying the finish.
This step removes any remaining loose flaking paint, dirt, grime, etc..
- Apply the finish coat. Today
there are many exterior coatings available for stucco. (Over 470
colors to choose from.) Forest Park Stucco offers you a choice
of these as well as traditional Portland Cement stucco recoating. We
will be happy to help you decide which method is better for your home.
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How crucial is proper
preparation? |
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Finish coat was applied over flawed restoration.
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Patch is clearly visible.
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All areas which need patching must be both properly
prepared and textured or the stucco will have an unattractive, irregular
appearance, as these examples show. |
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The results speak for themselves.
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Forest Park Stucco restoration.
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Forest Park Stucco
understands the importance of perfect texturing, and it shows.
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