![]() Because I was mixing small batches, I didn’t need a heavy-duty cement mixer so using my drill with a cement mixer attachment worked perfectly for me. Since I was only one person, I couldn’t work with too much mud at a time or else it would all dry out. Some folks recommend painting an adhesive glue on the wall before applying portland cement, but this was basically a 2-in-1 so it saved me a step. It’s designed for EXACTLY what I was doing - filling cracks and preparing for a finish coat. It’s a portland cement with added polymers for adhesion and support. I went for a base coat that I could make extra thick, then put a color coat on top to get the texture I wanted. Some folks only use a color coat but since that needs to be applied so thinly, it would have required 8 or so layers, and I didn’t want to do this 8 times. ![]() I’m going to reference Kirk several times in this post because I owe everything I know to him.įor my project, I chose to do a base coat to fill in the deep cavities and imperfections. I also find these videos as satisfying as watching people make a cake. Even if you aren’t doing this project, you’ll still want to watch because his cadence makes me chuckle and he’s super informative. No matter what project you’re doing, you’ll want to spend about 100 hours watching Kirk Giordano videos on YouTube. But, I’m not going to cover that since I didn’t do it. Depending on the job, you can get away with just the finish coat, or if you’re doing a fresh stucco job, you’ll need a scratch coat on top of the wire mesh. Also I did this project over three years ago, so my memory of all of the step-by-steps is a little rusty. I highly recommend Kirk’s videos for learning the many different ways to apply finishes with different products. There are a bunch of products and techniques out there. Plus, I took a bunch of photos, so I need to publish them on the internet - If I don’t prove I did it, did the project didn’t even happen?ĭisclaimer: I’m going to show you what I did for MY particular project. If you have the privilege of time, energy, physical ability, and money, you can do nearly any home improvement project - even the unglamorous ones. ![]() But I want to share this post to keep you updated on the work that went into the restoration of my home and demonstrate the power of a determined DIYing woman (me). Now, I realize this isn’t a DIY project that most people need to do. I’m here to share what I did, how I did it, and give you some satisfying before and afters to enjoy. Once we removed the existing plantings and admired our dirt pile, it became obvious that there was some stucco repair to be done. I last left off sharing how I saved thousands of dollars and saved foliage from the landfill when trying to clear out our front yard to make way for new plantings. (Ps: the old base coat is grey, not brown.It’s about time I share more about our landscaping project that I’ve been teasing about for awhile. I need to buy the material tomorrow morning and apply whatever I need to apply over the brick before noon. But the structo lite is gypsum based, and there could be new water infiltration in the future, and I am concerned the structolite will again degrade. I know at can then use durabond and finish with easy sand the day after. But the instructions for the durabond / easy sand state to "wait 60 days over new concrete." I cannot wait more than overnight at most.ģ) use structo-lite, which is base coat plaster - the closest to the original product. If water were to infiltrate again, the mortar won't degrade. But I am pretty sure durabond is not meant to be used as the first coat of a "replastering" and applied directly to brick.Ģ) Use mortar / cement on top of the exposed brick and then durabond or easy sand. I was thinking of three options, but I see problems with them:ġ) Use durabond to cover the small sections of exposed brick, and then easy sand. I absolutely need to finish this in about three days. The problem is that there are now some small sections where I am down to the brick - both the plaster top coat and the bottom coat (grey plaster? grey mortar from the 1930s?) were too degraded. I was thinking of using either durabond or easy sand. the problem areas are underneath some windows where there has been some water infiltration (which I am also repairing outside). I am repairing some the interior side of some exterior plaster walls in my 80 year old house.
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