Transform any home with a new stucco finish.
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- Transform any home with a new stucco finish.
Folks, we are located in Oakland, CA.
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Kirk Giordano Plastering Inc.
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In this video, we had an opportunity to work with a great guy named Ernie, who knew what he wanted to be done to his home; we were honored to oblige him.
We first pressure-washed the walls to remove all loose paint, dust, dirt, and grime and micro-score the wall so that our bonding agent adheres firmly.
Then the next day, we applied a color coat maintenance-free integrated stucco finish and color to the complete hone.
Thus making the walls maintenance-free.
What does that mean? Like a brick, it retains its color forever.
No more painting is necessary for the walls, ever.
Also, like a brick, it darkens when rained on or wet; when dryer conditions occur, the color resorts to its original color.
This is the magic of being maintenance-free.
Does new stucco increase a home’s value? Of course, it does; buyers would prefer to hear you will never have to paint the body of your home again, versus painting every ten years.
• Repair bad stucco patc... . Repair bad stucco patches by applying new plaster.
• Stucco finish over mol... Make a wood house into a modern stucco home
• Stucco color finishing... Spread Integrated stucco color finishes, moss.
• Smooth stucco Apply smooth stucco over rough stucco.
• Make rough stucco smooth Make heavy stucco smooth.
Together our family and I have unconsciously created and contributed the most comprehensive encyclopedia of Stucco and Plastering videos ever produced online globally for your inspiration, entertainment, and education.
Kirk hasn’t aged in 10 years.
We'll call him Hollywood during this video 📸 😎
Howdy Dan Dude, thank you as I like your style, but my reality disagrees.💃🕺🏻
He is the man.
Mr Smitherz, lol.
Kirk is the real stucco king
Howdy Juan Dude, I wouldn't go that far, but we do know what we're doing. Thank you.🕺🏻
The helper should’ve been behind you floating green sponge great job Kirk you rock
Hi Jose, my fellow plasterer, I had to make some time as it was past 10 hours on this day.
I can spread and float with knowing the set times.😏
Nice video, you need more stairs for that huge family. 😀😀
Hey Bill, that's the plan!😏
My favorite strength of all the vids is you guys review all the details in every vid on the basics and what is possible. It's a HUGE strength plus the sound is perfect. Hope the Giordano family is starting the week out perfectly and thanks for the vids!
Thanks for the kind words Thor! Its definitely been a learning process with the video and audio equipment, but I'm glad the effort shows. Thanks for watching!
Also Thor, that makes our day, the home owner Ernie, actually had some tips for us on things he felt folk might want to know.
I incorporated his ideas into the work. Ernie, should be a producer, were just applicators.🥳
Kirk giordano
The plaster master, pleasure to watch as usual, thanks for filming J
Howdy Chris our pleasure, thank you,🍾
3:22 How does it do it........? " I have no idea I am not a scientist," he says 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I like this guy.
Hi Xelaju, thanks brother, that technically stuff is on a need to know basic for anyone who even cares.😉
Some small but important details in this one, as always. Watching the edge of that float ,,, using the edge to lightly bring out the new surface.
Great video !!
Thanks for posting !!
Howdy Al, glad you enjoyed it, there's always tips we miss in showing how to do this stuff, that we just naturally take for granted. We had Ernie, the home-owner give us some tips on what folks might want to have revealed, thus, did this.🥳
Hello Kirk. Your videos are always very informative and fun to watch. Keep it up and waiting for the next one.
Hello my friend, how's the Kemset lime stucco or should I call it EkoPlaste business going? 🤔
Kirk Giordano Plastering
Nothing like the aroma of bonding agent and stucco on a re-scrub .
Great job 👍
Hi Gaddafi, man, I can't smell the bonding agent. What's up with that?🤔
hey kirk, great to see your still well n working, thanks for the great videos, your an awesome block, i asked a plasterer one day in glasgow, if i could labour for him and he could show n tell me how to go about plastering, he just smirked and said no, i personally always told people how to decorate and dropped knowledge, feels good to help people, so good on you for showing and telling people how to go about plastering / rendering, not as easy as a pro makes it look lol, anyway god bless you and yours, wee bit o wisdom, its a hard life when youve no got a wife and the man next doors got 2 hehe poor neighbour i say.
Howdy Ahem Dude, I believe it's a cardinal sin to turn down help, sort of like saying no to spirits at a wedding, well sort of that's like a family tradition. 🍾
thanks for the reply kirk, thought id share this as after a day of graft a bit of r n r is needed, hey if you want a laugh n good clean fun for the kids watch this mate, you tube It's a Knockout - and Here Come the Belgians!
Very nice job done on that home kirk. Like the way you keep an eye on the young fellas up there doing the chimney lol. Cheers 🇦🇺
Howdy Tyrone Dude, thanks, if it were up to them I would had to climb the mountain while they relaxed and did above the garage door, can't have that. 👍
Brilliant video again Kirk. Very much appreciated...!
Morning Didgejan, thank you, my friend. 😉
"How does it work? No idea. I'm not a scientist - I'm just a stucco contractor." LOL!!! That cracked me up.
Glad you enjoyed it!👨🏻🔬
Hey Kirk, about the sandblasting I'm glad you brought up the silica sand element blowing around in the air. I've seen people sandblast with just a scarf over their face, and i think man you're sucking up all that junk, so good point.
Howdy Guard Duck Dude, Two months ago, I watched a company sandblast a home almost across the street from me.
This ignorant and uneducated fella created clouds of toxic dust filled with silica, which was not only harmful to people but made a mess of at least 50 high end cars to the car-lot next door, If he knew the fine he would have received had the city came out, plus the health issues he and his company caused to the neighborhood, indeed the fine or penalty of over 10 to 30 K would have been justified for the education they were in desperate need of.🤔
Great vid Kirk! Keep them coming!!
Hi Skokie dude, thanks! Will do!💃
Kirk is awesome , he makes me feel confident I can do my own stucco work in my home.
You can do it! We simply provide the sound advice.
Nice job Kirk as always. Your experience shows in that Superior trial work.
Hi Eric, thank you, for us just another day at the office.😉
Love the work Kirk and team. The videos always make my day
Howdy BT from San Diego, man that is just too kind, thank you.
Just came in to say thanks, been a long time subscriber! Just what I wanted to watch.
Howdy Cholea Dude, awesome, welcome and thank you!
You can always count on us for sound advice no matter how much my mind rambles.😉
Grateful for this look at your work!
I appreciate that!
Hey Kirk, another great video. Good job. You make it look so easy.
Hi Hik Ak Dude, thanks, if you can stucco one things you can use the same applications in most jobs. 👍
Kirk, Thank you!
Very welcome.🤙
Once again, great tips Kirk. So helpful for us DIY stucco dudes. Happy New Year to you and your family!
Same to you! 🥳
you Italians .. the family become bigger and bigger ! Happy New Years !
LOL, that because of too much wine. 🥂
Thanks from old New Orleans 😀
Howdy James from New Orleans, thank you.🕵🏼
Saludos desde Chicago siempre disfruto tus videos, son muy entretenidos.
Hello my friend from the windy city of Chicago, thank you, my friend.
Nice work as usual - best wishes from Australia.
Good evening Serge, thank you my friend from Australia. 💃
You are a rock star Kirk
Mr. Masato, you are too kind, thank you
Like always thank you master❤
lol, I like your style, thank you.
Nice u have my people with u🎉
We are all brothers.
looks awesome
Thank you, my friend.😏
Looks great
Thank you, my friend.
Beautiful wotk babe. Mr Giordano reminds me of my old boss who used to say that.
LOL, cheers🕵🏼
Thanks, another good video. I had no idea about sandblasting.
Howdy, it's the truth dude.😉
THE KING!
Morning Chris, thank you😉
This was a fun job dude!
Hey Dan, it was for me as you guys did all the hard work.🥳
DAMN GOOD 👍
Thank you, we had fun.👍
Thank you
Howdy Jennie, you're welcome.🥂
omg those are some classic cars
Hi Aquatic Dude, man, that's funny you should mention that, I thought the same thing when I first looked at this home.😉
Than reality hit as it always does.
My mind then focused and concentrated 100% about the method and in which order was necessary to be done on the home to achieve our objective or goal.🤔
The fun part, really🕺🏻
Kirk! I’ve searched everywhere and can’t find anything about install cast window grills. The ones you see on Santa Barbara mission type houses
Howdy Juan, man, I can't help you either, as I've never heard of them. 🤔
Would love to see Mike Rowe from dirty jobs do stucco, love your videos kirk
Howdy Bill, our job is far too dirty and dusty and requires a different skill than he has, but then again, we can't do what he does. 🍻
Hello again Kirk. Thank you for answering me past questions. I know you have stated before that you only need one coat for a block wall. Question is our walls on the house were done so poorly that it it is off multiple inches all over. So could I do a scratch and brown coat over a block wall if I had to do so?
Hi Nickolas, pressure wash them well, whatever comes off, just repair those areas, however if you want to know more information on details.
th-cam.com/video/dw34VLYFC1Y/w-d-xo.html/ Improve the look of block walls with stucco: Berkeley.
th-cam.com/video/LW9Dwxl2W4c/w-d-xo.html/ Stucco over concrete walls to remove form board lines.
th-cam.com/video/MbZHkJCJuZ8/w-d-xo.html/ Improve the look of your brick walls, Green-Core cement.
th-cam.com/video/d3sHR8KD16c/w-d-xo.html/ Stucco acrylic going old cementitious stucco finish.
th-cam.com/video/T5kA6KdfAE8/w-d-xo.html/ Making brick designs in stucco brown coat, SF.
th-cam.com/video/TuwvarKFpko/w-d-xo.html/ White stucco for never again painting of block walls.
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Still Got It!
Exzackory, never lost it😏
Great videos, how can you cut in an access door in stucco without needing any stucco repair?
Morning Kendall Dude, that depends on if you have a covered area that will get no rain; if so then yes. Any area that will get rain, will no doubt be extremely difficult if at all to waterproof properly without proper stucco tie-ins. One would have to rely on caulking to keep the rain out, not good. 🤔
the pump pushes a certain amount of water. if you make the water go through a smaller hole, the pressure will rise.
Sounds logical.
Hey there Kirk! I’m having an issue and can’t figure it out. I’m trying to re-stucco a few areas on my foundation and it keeps finishing lumpy. Just not very flat and inconsistent. I’ve tried a wetter mix and a dryer mix and it doesn’t trowel well and sometimes pulls off the wall in some areas. Almost like it starts setting up too quickly. I’ve also tried wetting the wall first. Then finishing with sponge trowel to try to match the heavy sponge trowel texture. Been using 1 part Portland to 3 parts sand. I appreciate any input!
Howdy Derby, that means your not applying enough pressure and the walls are to dry, thus it bubbles or pops off, keep your trowel wet also, as a dry trowel will pull the stucco off the wall.🍾
@@StuccoPlastering thanks Kirk!!
would have been good to see the steps and finished product of the skim coated chimney
Howdy Luke Dude, often we have a lot going on and can't show everything, Were plasterers first, teachers secondly.😉
@@StuccoPlastering 😆 yeah I know how hard it is to shoot these and work at the same time.. big props for all the effort and I have learned a ton by watching your vids thanks. Perhaps take that part out of the title as that's not really covered or shown before/after. I normally only hear skim coat referenced with drywall in paticular getting to layer 5 finish or when making a textured surface smooth. So i was curious when you referenced what it means in a massonary context..
Looks great,Do you need fiberglass mesh?
No, not for color coating.👨🏻🔬
We have just had the skirting replace at the end of our park which is smooth but the looks unfinished because of the stucco above it is easy enough to redo this surface so it matches above ??thanks
Any task is easy for a professional in that field.
Can you stucco over existing original stucco (has not been painted and is structurally sound) or do you have to apply a bonding agent before new stucco? Doing the same texture just a darker color
Yes, new cementitious finishes can be covered without a bonding agent over existing cementitious finishes. It’s advisable to pressure wash the old stucco very well.
Do you have a video on how to patch around an electrical panel
Of course we do, type that question in our channel, and like magic many videos will appear to explain how we do it.
You could used different types of sand that doesn’t harm the environment plus if you sandblast it’ll be way easier to work on the house and stucco will last longer
Hello, my friend; thanks for the comment. It's not so much about what sand is used to remove the paint; it's what that sand does to the existing stucco under the paint; it shreds it.🤔
Is Silica harmful to humans? depts.washington.edu/silica/silica.html/.
Silica dust particles become trapped in lung tissue, causing inflammation and scarring. The particles also reduce the lungs' ability to take in oxygen. This condition is called silicosis. Silicosis results in permanent lung damage and is a progressive, debilitating, and sometimes fatal disease.
How much Silica has ole Kirk inhaled? So much I consider myself a machine for still being alive. 😉
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A powerwashing tip that expands the water stream to cover twice the surface area, effectively reduces the PSI by half.
Likewise, a tip that reduces the surface area struck by the water stream effectively raised the PSI from what the designed surface area coverage for the equipment was.
LOL, all are welcome to their own opinions, thanks for the comment.🕺🏽
@@StuccoPlastering Just math.
I have a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science.
Good work on your every job there.
Learned a lot from you. Thanks!
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Howdy Kirk, how thick would you say you’re applying that coat?
Hi Carmen, as a rule, it's about an eighth inch thick. 😉
Some people make their living clearing moss from patios and Kirk just does it out of courtesy
Good morning Pirata, moss does have a tendency to become slippery when rained on, thus dangerous,
I'd hate to see these folks slip and hurt themselves on my watch.😏
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Howdy Jay, cool beans, Daddieo. 🧞♂️
4:28 That's hilarious! You asked yourself a setup question. Why did I pressure wash the patio? The standard punchline is "because I'm a super duper contractor blah blah blah" Not Kirk. He is too honest :) "It was just an afterthought" LOL I love it man. Don't go changing.
Howdy Bob, LOL, the truth was it was caked full of greenish-black moss and thus slippery when wet, They like yours truly are no spring chickens; when this blackish-green moss gets rained on and it will it will become slippery, they could slip and land on their arse, now one ass would hurt and on top of that be wet or covered with green moss. That's, TMI, for the average person to hear.🍻
@@StuccoPlastering It just got me chuckling. I'm a contractor and always find myself doing extra stuff. "Why" is a funny question when you think about it.
Because it was dirty. Because it will make my job easier/safer. Because I like the homeowner. Because I already have the pressure washer out and this is just efficient. Because of the way I was raised. Because i'm working and this should be done. Because it's satisfying to clean moss off rocks! etc etc etc. "Why" can be a complicated question! Thanks for the videos
Exzachary, all of the above go through my mind simultaneously and come out, just an afterthought, much simpler.
As a rule, since I have been in business we always leave a home cleaner then we found it.
I've never been yelled at for that.🍻
Funny how you mentioned sand blasting has been illegal for 30 years. In the 80s was the last time I did sand blasting. 😲
Howdy Pal Rider, I remember referring my buddy Kevin for Koit sandblasting about 20 times, then one day he said, man, i'm, out of a job. The city fine's us now for sandblasting. Ever since we adapted and improvised by pressure wash and applying a bonding agent. A bonding agent won't do any good unless the walls are clean enough to eat off of. 🙅♀
Kirk have you tried the dewalt cordless mixing paddle drill if so do you rate it ?thanks from uk
Howdy Ram Dude; if it's from Dewalt, no doubt it's good.
We personally use Milwaukee as Jason has the full set of all their battery-operated tools; their mixing drill works well and is cordless too.
Naturally, we use their expensive M18 18-Volt Lithium-Ion High Output Battery when mixing stucco. 🍾
@@StuccoPlastering Milwaukee are solid tools the Milwaukee impact drivers are very solid tools I will keep a look out for the Milwaukee mixers I’m not sure we have them in the uk yet.
What happens if your stucco peels off? And do you need to fill in eny hair line cracks first
I don't know; it's never happened before; cracks should be filled with caulking or covered in fiber mesh tape, depending on many different factors.
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Hello, Miami Dade Dude of Block Masonry; cheers, my fellow craftsman, for providing the world with a dirty but technique trade.
We, too, perform the rough, hard, dirty, dusty, and sometimes dangerous work needed worldwide.
Good things, this stuff gives me pleasure.🥳
Hello Kirk, I have an indoor sheetrock wall that meets a stucco wall along the same plane but there is 1/2" of unevenness between the two with the drywall sticking out 1/2" further than the stucco wall. Do you have a remedy for this that will even it out and look good?
Video of sheetrock/stucco wall th-cam.com/users/shortshzXyqpHBfxY
Yes, absolutely apply a bond agent and stucco over the whole thing the area where it's hollow will dry out the same as the thin finish.🧞♂️
Where did you buy that back brace? 🤕
Online, of course.
Looks like San Lorenzo
Evening Kristena, correctomundo.👨🏻🔬
Sir, what pressure should I use to take the paint off??
Most gas powered pressure washers have about 3,000 to 3,500 psi strength. That’s enough power.
@@StuccoPlastering thank you Sir!
@5.13 The sun rises from the east.
Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor not a meteorologist. th-cam.com/video/MULMbqQ9LJ8/w-d-xo.html/🤔
have you ever worked on churches? how would one do stucco over brick 🧱? any vids on the topic of stucco over brick?
Here is a link to one of Kirks videos of stucco over brick. Not a church but I think the same concept applies
th-cam.com/video/MbZHkJCJuZ8/w-d-xo.html
Howdy, my friend, yes and yes. Just type in, how to stucco bricks, on our channel, and many videos will magically appear on our channel.
I have done this hundreds of times.
th-cam.com/video/MbZHkJCJuZ8/w-d-xo.html/ Improve the look of your brick walls, Green-Core cement.
th-cam.com/video/d3sHR8KD16c/w-d-xo.html/ Stucco acrylic going old cementitious stucco finish.
th-cam.com/video/T5kA6KdfAE8/w-d-xo.html/ Making brick designs in brown stucco coat, SF.
th-cam.com/video/TuwvarKFpko/w-d-xo.html/ White stucco for never again painting of block walls.
th-cam.com/video/IIeZcYBUbX8/w-d-xo.html/ Stucco, a Block Wall, to match the color old Chimney.
th-cam.com/video/9SfDt0wYr2g/w-d-xo.html/ stucco, a failing brick chimney or wall, Alameda.
Cheers, brother. Kirk giordano Plastering
at the end i see a DOG your wife is holding what is the Dogs NAME ??? when did you get it and is it a family member and has its own room ???
Howdy John, Charlie is his name and he's quite the character, He sleep in my bed and I'm forced into his so-called doggie bed.th-cam.com/video/0agTqbgQxis/w-d-xo.html/🙅♀️
Mudd ty
Howdy Trowel walls, exzackory.🤔
Kirk. Dude. Where were you working in this video, that the sun was coming up in the North??
Dude, Im a stucco guy not an astronomer, but if I were to think, Id say it rises in the east and set in the west.👨🏻🏫
,nice job but ure doing the easy bit the chimney is always harder and ive been at it longer than u
Of course the chimney is more difficult, that's why I sent my boys to do it. I cant have all the fun, I have to share the glory.
He's a self-questioner.
Howdy James Dude, what's your point?
FYI, I only question authority, Oh'shit, that's me.😉
How do you know when to stop SCRAPING the STUCCO.!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,When it does not want to come off ANYMORE.!
Exzackory, 😏
Yo Kirk just wondering at the endings of urs videos I keep looking hmmmmm are u with a new woman????
Hello Carmen, indeed, I met Judy, the woman at the end of the current video's another lifetime ago.
My gut feeling points to this, society would speak of her as a soulmate from a past lifetime.
The last woman you may have seen was my girlfriend, we split a couple of years ago;
Like Janis Joplin sang, he’s looking for that home, and I hope she finds it.
th-cam.com/video/p7lfYJK-9Wg/w-d-xo.html/.
Kirk giordano plastering, things that make you go hmmmmm.💃
Or you guys at least want us to load the roof before you guys start plaster especially with a tile roof because of the weight of the tile I know stucco guys like to have the roof loaded so all the weight is up on the roof so when you guy's do your scratch and brown it don't crack .
Even lately when we have be putting hot tar roofs on the plasterers have been trying to rush us so they can do the plaster but they haven't told the guys doing the mansard around the building to hurry up and those guys are installing a tile roof on the mansard they haven't even asked them to load it and that's where most of the weight going to be coming from and it's not a lite weight concrete tile it is a standard weight concrete tile.
Howdy Joseph Dude, this is not my first rodeo, I have many videos on, why stucco cracks, enough on this subject to fill a few books. However this information deals with homes that have not completely settles. Between 1 to ten years new.
how many seasons it take for a home to completely settles involves to much info than this box will hold.
The average new home I'd say needs at least 10 to 20 years to fully settle.
This one is well over 50 years settled.
Here's some background wisdom from lessons learned from our past.
th-cam.com/video/2eIkdeIBbMs/w-d-xo.html/Structural large cracking on stucco walls, no problemo
th-cam.com/video/9e4RVfbNBsA/w-d-xo.html/ explaining why they appear, plaster wall cracking
th-cam.com/video/2sBHTy-v9ic/w-d-xo.html/ Horizontal cracking in stucco walls
th-cam.com/video/C3Jqe6sQt2s/w-d-xo.html/ hairline cracking new cement plaster
th-cam.com/video/7mxGCVfLZAY/w-d-xo.html/ stucco shrinkage cracks
th-cam.com/video/EE7alMSzuNs/w-d-xo.html/ why stucco walls crack 2010
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@@StuccoPlastering But on new construction you would like to have the roof loaded so the weight is up there especially when we are installing a tile roof before you do your scratch and brown if im correct.
so kirk, a contractor wants to sandblast our house after "repairing" our stucco issues. It doesn't seem like you do this.
Hi Laurie, sand blasting in our state was outlawed about 30 years ago, for good reason, it creates silica in the air which is as bad as asbestos when inhaled. Back when it was legal, it was done to remove the paint. Today, one would pressure wash well and then apply a bonding agent to the home, then stucco over the painted surface. Besides, if you correct the stucco, and then sandblast it, that would remove the stucco. Where's the logic in that. 🤔
i've been watching your videos on patching and fixing cracks so i can paint my house. But I kind of like this idea better than paint, my house is 60 years old so i guess it's settled. What to do?
Howdy bass dude, color coats are permanent as in this video too. th-cam.com/video/xPvm5BUm5-8/w-d-xo.html/ Repair bad stucco patches with a new finish. 😉
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Hi Adam, Cool beans, Daddieo😉