Patch stucco with This Old House

Patch stucco with This Old House

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to patch stucco.
Steps:

1 Scrape loose, blistered stucco from the wall with a 4-inch drywall knife.
2 Clean away loose grit and dust from the wall with a wire brush.
3 Create stucco by mixing three parts sand, one part Portland cement and ¼ part lime in trough or wheelbarrow.
4 Add water and mix with shovel until stucco is the consistency of peanut butter.
5 Mix in some mortar dye to tint the stucco to the desired color.
6 Lightly mist the wall with a garden hose; keep wall damp while applying the stucco.
7 Place some stucco on the hawk, then spread it onto the wall with a trowel.
8 Patch in all exposed wall areas with stucco.
9 Use a wet rubber float to smooth and blend the new stucco with the surrounding surfaces.
10 Press the rubber float into the stucco, then pull straight out to create a stippled texture.
11 Allow the stucco to thoroughly dry, then apply a coat of masonry primer and paint.

Hosted by thisoldhouse.com
Creator's Site: www.thisoldhouse.com

Comments

Add your comment:

DIY Ocular Assault Weapon

The latest in Graffiti-tech: How to write with your eyes. Via Instructables, "Behold the latest ocular assault weapon from the Graffiti Research Lab, openFrameworks, The Fat Lab and The Ebeling ...

Retro Electronics Papercraft For the Brazil '66 Crowd

Dan McPharlin has created some super-sweet retro electronics papercraft models. Click through to Dan's Flickr page to view the entire collection. Beautiful handmade cardboard models. Previously ...

Cai Guo-Qiang's (Literally) Explosive Art

Attention all WonderHowTo explosive-lovers, here is an artist that just may awe and inspire... China's Cai Guo-Qiang opts for more thrilling materials than traditional paint, clay or plaster, say ...

Roly-Poly Bridge

Heatherwick Studio's London based rolling bridge is an engineering marvel. Lots of fun, and immensely satisfying to watch (via YouTube, assuming you can't see it in person). From Heatherwick Studio: ...

Master Nerd Births Perfect Copy Cat Bot

Can't help but smile at this goofy, endearing nerd "master" (Vitalijus Rodnovas) guiding his copy-cat protege robot (coined Waldo). The rig allows Waldo to mimic Rodnovas' body movements in ...

loading...