Should Stucco walls breathe or be sealed by painting
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- Should Stucco walls breathe or be sealed by painting.
To breathe or not to breathe? That is the question, Kirk Giordano, stucco dude. 2024, Contractor.
To be or not to be. William Shakespeare, 1603, poet.
Folks, keep in mind that stucco lasts between 50 to 80 years if properly maintained.
That means painting at least every 7 to ten years.
Yeah, it's a drag, but not as challenging as maintaining one's health.
Can you add a weep screed to the bottom of a wall where it meets a ceiling?
Of course, you can do so under certain circumstances.
The proper screed is called a drainage weep screed, but a regular weep or drip screed works too.
Does painting stucco seal it?
Yes, stucco is known for absorbing rain; painting stucco with the right paint can ensure it stays waterproof. Paint and stucco, called Elastomeric Coatings for stucco, make it even more weather-resistant. That means rubber-like primers and coatings.
• Acrylic stucco over re... Applying waterproof stucco-flex over retaining walls.
So, again, do you want your stucco wall to breathe or be sealed? This is your decision.
It is okay to seal your walls with paint.
Humans, animals, whales, plants, etc., need to breathe.
A house does not need to breathe, although the lime plasters used for thousands of years in the UK do indeed allow these walls to breathe.
If your walls on the home are leaking, it’s okay to seal the borders.
All the major paint companies sell now and have been selling elastomeric waterproofing paints since the 1950s.
Elastomeric coating is an above-grade exterior wall or roof coating approximately 10 times thicker than paint. It forms an incredibly thick yet flexible coating that helps waterproof a structure's exterior. Think of these primers and paint as a thin coat of rubber.
If your stucco walls are leaking, you either remove the stucco and re-lath the stucco or, option 2, purchase the best paint and qualified painting contractor or DIY; however, applying any of the Elastomeric coatings takes knowledge.
Once applied correctly, no rainwater can penetrate if a wall is sealed; thus, the walls are safe from wood rot.
How long can painted stucco remain unpainted?
Keep in mind that painted stucco needs maintenance, like all exterior finishes. After many seasons, cracks can occur as wood expands and then shrinks. This allows rainwater to enter, especially around the higher windows and/or eves.
Thus, most painting systems should be maintained or re-painted every ten to fifteen years.
Then, your walls will last forever.
Keep in mind that weep screeds were not invented until about 1980.
Thus, 99 percent of all homes in the country don't have them. They were introduced in 1980, and the reasons were to give the stucco something to stop at, provide a natural expansion joint, and allow the new three-cost systems a place for water to drain out. Before 1980, homes that had color coat finishes had the moisture just leach out from the bottoms where gravity did the rest.
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In a world of “Hurry up” it’s crazy how we can watch a video over 10 mins long and not get bored watching this. I think it’s because he makes it look so easy while teaching without being condescending or biased. 🔥🔥
Howdy Jersey, man i like your style, thank you.😉
He has a talent also, this man is a movie star
Morning David, I wouldn't go that far but thank you much, for those mighty kind words. 😉
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Thank you for your videos, I am a union drywall lather started off in the trades as a hod carrier. Your videos are very helpful as I am fixing dry, rot, and replacing stucco on my own home. Appreciate all that you do.
Howdy David, I too started as a hod carrier earning a big five bucks an hour. Man I loved that hard llowing paying job, I used to say, mman this job sho is Hod work.💃
Thanks, Captain Kirk. You are helping me with my stucco repair here in Miami. Used Mor-Flexx at your suggestion. Tropical Storm Emily came through last week and 2 days of 7 inches per hour of rain left us with only 1 leaking window, not 5 windows like last year. Troubleshooting this last window. Keep up the good work!
Good morning Wood dude, you can apply any caulking more than once in fact you can apply many times until the results are what you're looking for.
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Really good video. Really good videography and audio. Thank you.
Thank you, my friend.🍾
Phenomenal as always Mr Kirk! Love all of your videos
Howdy Michael, you my friend have a wonderful way with words
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I love your videos! You’re a terrific teacher! Thank you! 🤩
Evening Marval, thank you. Cheers
Great videos as always thank you.👍
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Amazing, thanks a lot kirk
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I watched your videos awhile back when I was replacing windows and doing stucco repair but now I find myself, even thought I'm no longer doing any stucco work, watching your videos because I enjoy your presentation, clear, enjoyable and even fun to watch. I could have turned on "Game of Thrones" but why bother!
Good evening, Ron, I like your style, big time my brother.
Game of Thrones is my favorite movie.
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Another excellent job Kirk wish you were closer to San Diego.
Good evening Ron dude, thank you, that make two of us who wish I were closer to san Diego.
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Thank you, my fellow plasterer. 🍾
this guy is a pro. makes it look so easy. jeez
Howdy Matt, thank you, it just takes practice, Cheers.😉
When you pulled the weep screen out I thought you were a magician
Hi Anthony, no magic just a common practice. 🍾
This guy is the BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SMART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kirk Ive said it before Ill say it again you are a cool hand Luke..
Smooth talking guy.
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Kirk's a great teacher and high level mason.
Good morning Michael, dude I like your style,
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Thanks Kirk and family from the east coast outside Philly. I enjoy all your work and you make it look easy. Yes' home = 1 investment.
Howdy Kirk! I have 2-28 Boschhammer. Got two of these sweets things. On mines you also can change a tips from hammer drill tip to a regular drill tip. Just awesome, so as you guys! Also when working with power tools, im having a protective headphones, if you know what im blathering about)
Howdy Dennis Dude, I definitely know what your talking about especially about eye issues and inhaling toxins.
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Really enjoying your videos! By adding so much water to your sponge float (to get that rough finish) doesn't it remove the cement in your mixture as well and make the mix weaker on the wall?. Just asking as I've never used one before
Good evening Dave Dude, if the cement plaster is not set enough, indeed excess water will remove it, were experts and know when to float, thus it stays put like magic.
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12:20 hi there! Love you work helps out so much. I’m installing windows for my sister’s house so you’re making this a lot easier! Was wondering, when you’re spreading the stucco upwards do you push very gently?
Howdy my friend, say like lifting a 7-pound dumbbell, that all the strength required. best wishes,
@@StuccoPlastering thanks for being so informative & responding very quickly
yes paint stucco. I do it all the time... even where you are in the bay area. I color match and texture match walls for signs.
Howdy Mike the Painter, sounds like we have some time in brother, thank you.
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A common idea or principle in the cold country of the northern US, is that a vapor barrier should be on the warm side of a wall, warm air being considered moist air, and you don't want that meeting with cold air and condensing anywhere inside your walls. You don't want to trap air inside your walls. Wood can get wet and not rot, when it gets to dry out, but if it stays damp it will rot. So, is the moisture coming from the outside in, or is it from the inside trying to get out? That is the question to consider.
Howdy Ray, mighty deep brother, and you may be right. Like Dr. Leonard Mccoy from Star Trek, says to Captain Kirk. I'm a stucco dude not a scientist.👨🏼🎨
You may forget that the reason people say this is for condensation. Thus in cold climates you also need vapor barrier on the inside of the walls. You still want house wrap on your home though for rain. Just like house wrap, there is a perm rating for elastomeric coatings. Furthermore, as kirks video illustrates, the weep screed will allow a path for "trapped" water to escape.
Howdy Collins, correctamundo.
Thanks Kirk nice to see quality work...Is it possible to render over old exterior wall rendering?
Its all stable ,just badly finished...thanks!
Good afternoon Painting Dude, good question,
of course it's possible as I've done it many times.
The key is removing all dust, dirt, grime or any loose paint from the home in question, by pressure washing well enough to eat off.
Next apply a bonding agent to the home not in the stucco mix.
then apply the stucco as usual, I would advise BMI's reinforced fibered mesh myself.
There are many more reasons to use this particular BMI 690 cement reinforced fibered plaster material such as skim coating, see video below.
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Thanks Kirk,will check it out!
Really appreciate your videos and communication style! For stucco houses with 90 degree angles on exterior features (balconies, stair landings, exterior of stairwells, or like in this video, walls that terminate over driveways), would you recommend or expect to always have a weep screed along the bottom edges of such angles to provide the water absorbed by the stucco a place to escape? I rarely see screeds when looking at such features from below, and not sure why (maybe they are hard to see when installed correctly?)
Hi Todd, keep in mind that weep screeds were not invented until about 1980. Thus 99 percent of all homes in the country don't have them. They were introduced in 1980 and the reasons were to give the stucco something to stop at, provide a natural expansion joint, and allow the new three cost systems a place for water to drain out of. Before 1980 homes that had color coat finishes, had the moisture just leach out from the bottoms where gravity did the rest.
@@StuccoPlastering thanks for the fast reply! If one was building a balcony today, would you always expect to include a weep screed at such angles for drainage (I presume this reduces chance of cracks forming under)?
Kirk what kind of paint should be used? Elastomeric, stucco and masonry?
Thanks keeps the great videos coming.
I'd recommend an elstomerric. what is an elastomerric?
It's like a rubber coating.
Be advised, if the current stucco or paint is not clean enough to eat off. Even that won't last
long. The Prep work for stucco finishes and paint is the key to longevity. 🥳
@@StuccoPlastering Awesome thanks for the knowledge have a great weekend!!
Kirk, I've got a homeowner with a large brick retaining wall with water/moisture issues due to no drainage behind the wall. What application, if any, using stucco would be durable enough to apply it to the wall knowing there will always be moisture in the wall?
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As usual great video! So is it bad to paint stucco even with Elastomeric paint if you have no sweep screen? My stucco terminates in the ground, goes all the way down to the poured cement basement and ends a foot or so below grade (in dirt).
Good morning Funky Cowboy Dude, no, it's fine to paint stucco with any quality paint as most homes or say 90% of all home built don't have weep screeds, mine did not either, Nor did it interest me to breaking the stucco out at the mudsill and adding one.
Weep or drip screeds weren't code or manditory until about 1976.
We didn't start using them until about 1980.
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My house was built in 1991 in East Coast area and they did not have weeps. Homes were built by a national builder (Toll Brothers). I think now it's code around here. As always, keep up the great videos.
hey Kirk, love your videos, a bit off topic but we put acrylic render over our front cement steps a few years ago and it has held well despite the traffic over it, I was thinking about covering over our entire verandah area now, since the steps have taken wear so well, whats your thoughts
Good morning Graeme, we have done this many times, type in acrylic applications to stairs on our channel to watch how we do it.
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Do you use the bosch bulldog to chisel out grout lines when tuck and pointing brick or would you recommend a different tool to use to recess the old grout?
Good Morning, Rick, the Bousch work well with minimal efforts, but a clawhammer will do the jo too, or even a chisel, no need spending 220 dollars if you just need the bulldog for one job.
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Nice job and explanation of what needed to be done as usual. How is your eye doing these days? I see you're wearing protection still.
Good morning Clint, the floaters are still there trying to make me miserable, it's working.
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Hi Kirk,
I've got a 40' chimney that has an upper half as exposed brick and lower half with stucco covering the brick. Can I waterproof (with a silane/siloxane containing product) the lower half of the chimney with the stucco covering the brick?
Howdy Kevin, yes you can use any quality primer and or sealing product you like
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Hey Kirk, If I have a roof made out of concrete that is water/air sealed on inside. Can I water seal the outside of concrete and put stucco on top? Would you recommend a roof system made out of stucco? For example, a dome structure made out of concrete, and cover the dome in stucco finish?
Howdy Joseph, Stucco-Flex or Dry-vit acrylic stucco with their primer first.
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Kirk, I am trying to learn through your videos, and I noticed you could explain why you didn't use a base coat. Watching other videos, you apply the base coat first and then the stucco color
The base coat has got to be applied first, as color coats are only for adding an eighth of an inch; the base coat fills the first full inch.
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Would it be useful for maintenance at that property to go around and drill small holes in the bottom of the installed j channel so this doesn't happen in other places of the building?
Howdy Devin, this was rare, the weep screeds that are placed in on the mudsills do indeed have hole already in place for this situation.
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If you don't own a bulldog. You really should go buy one. I have used mine so much and it is still working like a champ that it is. But I want to bring it in for service and have it cleaned, lubed and new brushes put in.
Evening Service dude, I have not had to do this yet.
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I'm also around the bay area and our house has stucco all the way to the ground or surrounding concrete with no weep screed. Although the stucco has been painted matte by the previous owner, some of the lower floors show signs of penetrating damp. It only happens with strong storms (driving rain), and the windows were done at the same time, so we're pretty sure its a stucco problem.
Would sealing the stucco with a proper sealer help, or should we install a weep screed to let it drain? Unlike the situation in the video, we could go either way rather than solving one situation with another.
Good evening Hizokuto, I wouldn't bother with a weep screed at this stage.
FYI, we didn't start installing weep screeds until about 1975 all home before didn't have them, my own home didn't have them as it was built before the years this new code was adopted.
If you feel you have a water barrier problem.
Paint the home with a Sherman Williams paint, sure it's cost about 80 bucks a gallon, but you get what you pay for.
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Hi Kirk, is all depends on the climate though right? Would you paint stucco in a climate like Minnesota which is extremely humid in the summer and cold in the winter?
Of course, you would, most are painted.😉
wow thanks for the quick tip of waiting 28 days for painting
Hi Keith, no worries, my friend,
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Hi Kirk, great video. I need to expose the stemwall for a repair on my 1938 home in San Diego and what the heck, time to update with a weep line get ride of that forever crack at the plate. Is a roto-hammer the best way to remove the stucco from the stemwall, what do you recommend? great videos, thank you!
Hi David, indeed I would recommend a roto-hammer. 🍾
My house was stucco'd about 30 years ago so I'm not sure if there is any water barrier under the stucco. If that's the case should I paint to waterproof the stucco?
Happy holidays 609 Dude, moister barriers for stucco last at least 70 to 100 years and more.
If you feel water is penetrating your stucco walls, use a quality primer and paint to stop it.
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Hi Kirk, I saw your suggestion for the Bosch 11255VSR SDS-plus BULLDOG Xtreme Rotary Hammer, but was wondering if the Makita HK1810 would be a better choice if I could afford one of the two. The guy that does the masonry for us uses the Makita 1810. It is more expensive, but is the difference worth it? I am just a weekend project enthusiast but enjoy the best tools. What do you think. Do you have the Makita 1810 too? If you do and you can post a link maybe I can buy from your recommendation. BTW your videos are consistently great, I am a big fan.
Good evening Bill Metal Dude, I have tried the makita, it works very well, I found it a bit heavy after awhile, myself.
The link for it is below, in case you want to give it a go, hopefully you have many more uses for it.
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Aren't the holes in the screed keys for the stucco to lock in? The 'weeping' happens at the edge where stucco meets the screed, corrsct?
On most stucco systems from 1980 up to now its mandatory or code to install weep screeds. However the billions of homes built before that time, weep or drip screeds were not invented. My own home did not have a weep screed. The stucco simply terminated at the ground.
You guys gotta do a video of them zip lines in your house one of these days!
Good evening Cipher, doubtful anyone cares.
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Hey thereKirk plaster down in south Mississippi. wondering why you don't try to key your edges in with a little water or key mud to edge to try to help prevent. cracking. but we all do things. different.. .you sometimes remind me of owe Bob Ross painter. ..keep on stroking
Good morning Jamie, what I didnt show is I pulled the existing stucco netting far away form the walls as to prevent any cracking next to the tie, these things can help but nothing going to stop a hundred ton building from lifting when winter comes, then when dryer condition occur as this is a law of nature, thus settling or vibrations, Vibrations to stucco or concrete is like kryptonite to superman, not good.
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I have a faux stucco that is just direct applied vertical finish, its a sort of flexible finish over wood boards. It's in the midwest and gets beat up by the elements. There is water getting in somehow, mainly into the wall below a balcony. There is no water escape so I know some of the boards are warped underneath. Can I install weep screeds to the fake stuff I have? I don't think there is paper. What else can I do?
Hi Dan sorry, I am unable to answer you accurately as I would need to visually inspect what you have.
Just wondering, why would I be painting all the time if I painted a maintenance free finish? Would it keep peeling or something?
Howdy Patrick dude, as a rule, traditional or synthetic stucco color finishes are maintanace free, but if the applicator of the cement or lathers don't do thier job correctly, this can resuklt in have to tear apart and fix.
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nice job Kirk Dude !
Good morning Richard, thank you dude,
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Howdy Richard, you my friend are very observant with a sharp mind.
Thank you
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Id like to see yall run some inside molds.old school
Good morning Calvin, those days are long gone from our area, however we have many video's on how to attach styrofoam, the mold work you are referring to that we used to do quite a bit is usually older front entrances of commercial buildings,
like what we used to do to the San Francisco structures from pier 1 to pier 36, along the wharf, we made templates then threw the mud in and went back and forth with our templates until the desired molds were achieved.
These building used to train entrance's, today most are high priced restaurants.
The same can be said of Monterey's cannery row.
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I run a small buisness in Nc doing repairs and foundation's.I found your channel and im hooked.yall boys do pretty work.we do alot of oyster shell and scollop shell.alotta cut red brick.again yall cali boys got it going on.plaster on bruda.
How about a Kirk Giordano Plastering Live Long and Plaster tee shirt? I would buy a few.
Good morning Dude, I like that idea, now I just have to find a fella who can provide and make them,
Excellent idea.
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Hello my weep screed is rusted and falling apart in the back of my house by my covered patio i believe its because we wash the patio often ; do i need to fix that? Like replacing the whole area and installing a new weed screed ?or what do you recommend? Thank you in advance.
Hello Byron, if it were me I cut away the loose stuff as the stucco will still last hundreds of years.
The weep separating or rusting is more cosmetic than anything.😉
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hi, is it possible to use wood framed stucco wall as fences (like house wall)? Thanks.
Good afternoon David, anything is possible, the question is is it the best alternative among the options available for longevity?
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Hi Kirk, I have a question I'm replacing windows around my house, and realized the whole house only has one layer of old black building paper, to keep the elements out I was thinking of painting with elastometric paint , I'm in so cal bye palm springs, what's your opinion of that idea if you dont mind me asking thanks
Happy holidays Patric, codes were in the past that one moisture barrier was all that was necessary.
If you feel it's compromised, then yes, you can paint it.
I'd advise with a quality primer and paint.
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@@StuccoPlastering hey happy holidays to you as well kirk, thanks for replying, you da man!!!
I live in a 22 yr old stucco home with a flat roof. Had new windows installed 2 yrs ago and have had one leak that we cannot find the source. HELP please. The window company has been amazing in trying to determine the source, we have a 10 yr guarantee with our roofing company and they have been great as well.....except no one can find the source. Our newly remodeled home has a major leak. Can you come to Scottsdale AZ to help me?????
Howdy Patty, sorry you are in a different state; thus, I can't view it; most times, I can simply look, and nine times out of ten, I do indeed see where leaks may be entering. 🤔
Any vids on work upside down? Like stucco on a slant/roof.
MrRideutah he did a video on a soffit recently.
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You're sure ti find what what you're looking for.
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My 60-yr old CBS home in Miami has a stucco exterior, the stucco color is grey like concrete. It was sealed at some point, and I painted the home a few years ago. Is it still possible to put one of those maintenance-free color coats on this home (if I remove the old paint by sand-blasting)?
Howdy Robert, excellent question, if it were me I would pressure wash well and have an experienced plastering company apply not a cementitious stucco finish but instead a acrylic stucco finish.
Like the one in this video, as your already have a sealed home and simply wish a color change that is also maintenance free for a very long time.
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Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thank you for the advice. I will save this video, as we will need repainting in 2-3 yrs or sooner, depending on hurricane activity.
Nothing worse than catching a painter "Sealing" up around a window with 'Alex plus' caulking. That stuff is barely good enough for interior caulking let alone exterior
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I am a huge believer in allowing walls to breath after seeing mold disappear in my attic after popping a vent in the soffit!!!Great job once again Kirk!!How far apart are the holes on the drip edge?and is there anything to stop insects from getting in those holes?
Good afternoon Antonio, the holes are perhaps every 6 inches, they are filled with stucco,
BTW below is a video I did about the benefits of lime to stop the mold in my attic where I and my wife sleep.
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Thanks Kirk!
Hi Kirk,are you saying you just stucco over the holes and it breaths through the stucco?and does that go for both cementitious and acrylic?
Howdy Tony Dude, excellent question, most cementitious base coats and finishes are waterproof but we can't say this as a fact as some applications are not.
The fact is we treat cementitious basecoats and finish as they are porous and allow water to penetrate, some do some don't.
All acrylic stucco finishes are water resistant especially if properly applied, it's the wood next to these acrylic stucco finishes that expand then shrink thus this allows rain to enter.
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Thanks plaster dude,my house is coming along as I experimented with cementitious and acrylic. I find it easier to use the cementitious stucco as it is just like the material I have been working with for 30 years patching and parging concrete walls but I feel with our climate and the age of my house it is better to go with an acrylic finish. Thanks to you I am really figuring this out and my first complete wall looks great after having to touch it up a second time!
I want to answer about walls breathing. If there's no moisture barrier, like in a barn or shed, or certain parts of older homes, like under deck, under stairs, parts of attic, etc... then absolutely! If you start insulating and sealing and sheetrocking inside, everything will mold and rot. As waterproofing goes. Kirk is dead right about preserving the weepholes. Always waterproof at the top. Please don't fill holes at the underside of things.
I can not tell you how much mold and rot has been caused by people, especially painters, filling gaps and holes that show on the underside when you look up at a house.
Please take this advice. Pretend you are water. Where will you go? Block the entrances but make damn sure you open all the exits.
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What’s name of the paper you used to stick in from the bottom?
Two ply jumbo tex.
Should stucco walls breath discussion starts at 8:35
Good evening Lloyd, depends on who you ask, I don't believe it makes a bit of difference.
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@@StuccoPlastering Kirk you are the best on stucco on youtube. I have never heard you say anything that was not the most accurate and best answer. Flat paint is the best for stucco if someone is worried about it breathing. Flat still allows the stucco to breath. enamel or paint with as sheen seals. So on walls like this one where water leaks behind the flat paint will still allow the water to find its way out. It does somewhat seal but not totally.
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@@mikethepainter Thanks for the straight forward comment. I had heard something about flat paint on stucco from The Idaho Painter (awesome channel). I am torn between a re-stucco or a paint job. I live in SoCal and my home is 20 years old, it is showing some signs of aging and I am looking to update and repair. In my research I find arguments for both, paint and re-stucco. My worries are about the breathe-ability if stucco is painted and then having to repaint in a couple of years because of bubbling and chipping. Of course cost is an issue and from what I can research re-stucco is more than a paint job. In your experience, have you found that flat paint allows the stucco to breathe and therefore is a better value?
@@uscfan123Have you made a decision yet? Which did you decide? Do you like the results?
Please sir Kirk, do a video on how to plaster a hydraulic 3.5 lime render and all its complications. See video by Mike wye on you tube too, UK, England.
Howdy Jason , below is a long video on the benefits of lime plastering,
If you're on our channel type in your question as we have many videos of lime plastering in various conditions.
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for anyone mixing powdered lime and removing old plaster, we recommend a face mask for eyes and lung protection. For you Sir Kirk, the best one from 3M: www.respiratormaskprotection.com/full-face-mask-respirators.php
Good afternoon Jason, excellent tip, I ordered what I thought was a good one last week, simply chucked the piece of shit in the garbage as the glass stemmed up.
Fourty bucks down the drain, it was not the cash that pissed me off it's the deceit in advertising.
It's a crime A person has to be so cautious of buying anything, as there is so much bull in advertising.
I will try your suggestion.
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Would you be willing to come to New Mexico and repair our houses stucco?
Evening David, depends on how much beer you keep at your residence, women walking around wearing something, close to nothing is also a plus.
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Hey, dude, hows your summer doing.
Howdy Mac Daddy, have seen better days, have a hostile takeover with a property far away so filled with fraud and deception and 3 years of attorney work is draining my desire and ambition from my soul, until this fiaco is over and I contact watchdog agencies to expose the corruption, I'm far from 100%.
But at least I still have some health, been fighting Lyme disease with a few co infections such as Malaria for about 8 months, was told about another year to get healthy again.
Other than the strain of a bogus lawsuit and health issues I would say I'm fine and dandy.
(this suit has nothing to do with stucco but a property purchased legally by my daughter)
Best wishes my friend.
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Cher up buddy, good news will be coming your way..........
Howdy Mac daddy, atta boy, I like your style as I believe this too.
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Does rain water go through cement and stucco? Do wall normally only have stucco?
Howdy Jaime, that depends on some stucco is resistant to the water where another stucco is not.
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@@StuccoPlastering that's actually nice. I have some walls that do not have the weep screed that you talk about in your videos. Which stucco brands are impervious to 💧 water, if you don't mind Kirk?
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Distracted by the spider crawling by your head at 02:39. Haha
Evening Ronald, good thing I didn't see it, I may have panicked and fallen off the scaffold.
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You need to consider the latitude or climate in relation to sealing or not sealing exterior stucco. In warmer climates it's fine either way, but in higher latitudes like Alaska or Scandinavia, you heat your home most of the year, and during this time a dew point will form inside the exterior walls when the warm air finds its way through towards the cold exterior, and condenses. The depth of the dew point depends on the temperature differential indoors vs outside, and the amount of insulation. Sealing your house like a plastic bag will either rot the walls or have the stucco fall off. A breathing exterior will dry outward, since your heated house literally glows with heat (in the thermal infrared) during the cold months. The colder it gets the faster it will dry.
In the high north we only use maintenance free cement and lime finishes, and (potassium) silicate paints that don't form a vapor barrier. Wooden panel exteriors always have a ventilation gap. The Interior side of these walls always have a vapor barrier (paper) or seal (plastic/paint) near or as the inner most surface, which is the only vapor barrier allowed.
Good evening Mclean, I like your style and feel your correct, another aspect to take into accout are single pane windows, as when it's cold outside and your heat is on inside condensation will drip off the glass windows and onto wood or even sheetrock, thus create the dreaded black mold which we inhale when it dries.
I could spend all day talking about other benefits of to a breathable home VS a sealed home.
BTW, I did upload an hour long video, it was originally 3 hours on the benefits of lime plastering.
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You understand that acyrlic paints are permeable and moisture passes through them?
Weepscreed this weepscreed that. I'm still weeping that I'm not your apprentice.
You can learn by watching and listening. The key to any learning is retention. I'm not that good at that part. LOL, 🍾
maybe thin metal instead of paper would go up easier
Howdy Kory, there are many ways to skin a cat, that works too.
"Linseed paint" is an option for painting a 3 coat stucco as it will allow the wall to breath.
Good morning Dude, there are many products to seal your exterior stucco walls, the option which gives the longest maintenance free application is the best, I would say this is with a top of the line elastomeric stucco acrylic combined with the engineered Primer for this acrylic stucco, BTW, I have applied perhaps 50 of acrylic finishes in my time in the stucco trade.
Naturally the wall would have to be prepared first for maximum protection.
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Thanks for all your advice! Linseed is perhaps the lowest form of maintenance. It will not peel or crack. Forgotten in the trades but needs a revival.
Nice. Hate mitering corners with weep screeds. Pain in the butt. Lol. You'd figure when the holes fill with mud, weeps would b useless. Who knows?
Good morning James sounds logical, weep or drip screeds become code for a reason back in 1975,
BTW, we didn't start installing them on the mud seal until about 1980, stucco is a great moisture barrior, but alas some areas such as wood will rot allowing moisture in this moisture or water needs an outlet.
Plus there is application errors.
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I see you rejecting J channel (stucco stop) in this video. Do they not supply stucco stop in your area with weep holes in the bottom?
Good Evening Waters dude, we installed a drip screed which does indeed have holes.
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Hey Kirk dude, thanks for the reply but I think you misunderstood my question. I was asking about the J bead (stucco stop) being sold in your area, does it not have weep holes in the bottom?
All we use in our area is J bead in our area but it does have weep holes so no weep screen is necessary.
Good Evening Mucky waters Dude, funny you should ask, I saw one installed today, at the bottom of a sill with no holes, I commented it should have holes if it were to be used as a weep screed, the contractors reply was there was that complete metal tin was under it as it was to be buried with concrete.
To answer your question they don't sell j trim in our area with weep holes in them, however, any metal flashing can be customed ordered, from fry reglet or any other metal fabricators.
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Howdy Mucky dude, O,ooo I see said the blind man.
Yes, they do sell J trim here but with no holes, we have to special order the J trim with weep holes it as it's not common here.
For commercial buildings, sometimes the prints will call for J trim around windows and doors, however, it's against codes here to install j trim on the sill with or without holes, the typical weep or drip screed will only pass city inspections in the S.F. bay area., plus weep screed have close to a 4 inch width where J trim has about a 2 in flange not enough to protect plywood or mud sills.
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I love your work y dont you show more of a trowel finish smoth finish then a float finish you show more of that or is that a California thing.
Evening Gary, if you type in how to apply a smooth finish, we have many videos on how to do that.
Most homes here have skip trowel or sand finishes, we match whatever finish is applied.
Why is that you suppose, excellent question, glad you asked, Its because sand and skip trowel finishes are very forgiving, meaning it tough to see any defects plus they are the simplest to apply.
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@@StuccoPlastering thank you sir love watching your videos
Hard to guarantee water proof for sure water has a way to get in the smallest hole and gaps
Howdy Mac Plastering ,you and I know this better than most and why stucco walls hairline too,
best wishes with all your plastering projects.
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Finally got into a plastering company... wages suck... but next stop, finding a local union after i get some new skills
Good morning Kurt dude, hang in there make yourself to valuable for the company to lose, thus better wages usually anyway.
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I got my concrete skills just going for it and joining the union right off the bat,I watched the guys who knew what they were doing and they helped me out,now I am close to retirement and been with the union 30 years and have experience in all the sectors! Here in Canada we just pay to join the union.
These are more entertaining than Netflix!
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do you have to wait 28 days to paint if you're using dryvit or a Eifs Acrylic finish bro?
Good Morning Rick dude yes as a rule, however, we did a Starbucks a fews years back and they painted the next day, when I mentioned to the contractor, he should wait he said, Kirk, "you do your job and I'll do mine."
Ouch.
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Are you saying it's OK to paint over stucco?
Howdy Jose, of course, it's o.k. to paint stucco millions of people all over the world have been doing this forever.
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It's ok to paint over stucco like this, the top layer basically is "paint" anyway. But a proper stucco finish shouldn't be painted, since it is by nature a breathable finish. As soon as you paint a stucco wall, you are now in maintenance mode and have to be sure no water gets into the wall behind the paint. Even with weep screeds, that can be a problem.
Is that 16/20?
Evening service dude, it is 16/20 or what we call the heavy sand.
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Kirk, why don't you speak about mineral paint for masonry that allows cementicious substrates to breathe? Is mineral paint good for stucco?
Evening David, when you say minerals, are you referring to Lime plastering?
Lime plastering has been around for ten-thousand years, mainly in the UK, and they do last forever, as they do indeed, "breathe."
Mineral paints? I am not familiar with any. Sorry.
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Drill j trim bottom?
Howdy, you can do that. However, that's kind of foolish when they make Drip or Weep screeds with holes in them that are engineered or designed for this purpose. 🥳
@@StuccoPlastering do you think wall would have survived better if they had drilled them. Kinda wondering why they used j trim instead of screeds.
Howdy Malach, most handymen or women and or homeowners wouldn't think the holes were to allow moister out, I believe it was just a common mistake on how to stop the stucco cleanly. I have seen this done often. 🤔
@@StuccoPlastering hi kirk. So simple misunderstanding back then. Do you think two layers of felt wall underlayment will hold up over the years vrs water and ice peel n stick. I think the water n ice may cause moisture issue betweenplywood and itself due to less permeability.
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Hey you kirk get that nail out the eye ball hope it's better live long wear glasses
Good afternoon Duck Dude, thanks, it's no nail, it's a bit of stucco that's hanging on for dear life like a sock in a dryer.
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Bu,
Good evening Glenys, bu?
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I’m a stucco contractor for 35 years in Ontario Canada. Sorry Kirk not impressed with your choice of product or application. I think you know better. Hey and why the pool trowel?
I'm not in the plastering trade to impress anyone. Why the hawk and trowel? Freedom of choice and a mind of my own. I've plastered in a video using my shoe, but who really cares about your impression, or mine for that matter?