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Stucco

Lath, scratch, brown, and finish coat. We let each layer cure on its own time, never on the schedule. Smooth-trowel, sand-float, dash, and Santa Fe finishes.

Plasterer troweling a fresh base coat of stucco across a wall
Brown coat going on over self-furring lath. Three-coat traditional, St. George.
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What we do

A complete scope.

  • 01Traditional 3-coat stucco
  • 02EIFS systems
  • 03Stucco repairs and matching
  • 04Custom finishes & textures
  • 05Color coat application
  • 06Foam shapes & cornices
Cure schedule10 to 12 days, weather permitting
01Lath1 d
02Scratch48 h
03Brown7 d
04Finish24 h

Finishes

The sample board.

What stucco actually looks and behaves like, finish by finish, with the specs we quote against.

Fine Finish

01
Base100% acrylic polymer
Aggregate1.0 mm
TextureSmooth, fine, uniform
UseFlat walls where a seam would show

Sahara Finish

02
Base100% acrylic polymer
Profile1.5 mm
TextureUniform pebble
UseLong elevations, even field

Classic Finish

03
Base100% acrylic polymer
AggregateRandom sizes
TextureWorm-holed or rilled
UseTexture that forgives movement

Texture Finish

04
Base100% acrylic polymer
WorkedFree-formed by hand
TextureStipple through skip-trowel
UseMatching an existing hand texture

Assembly

What is behind the finish.

Nearly every failure starts in a layer nobody sees once the wall is done. This is the order we build it in.

01 Stud16 in o.c.02 Sheathing03 Weather barrierTwo layers04 Self-furring lath05 Scratch coat3/8 in06 Brown coat3/8 in07 Finish coat1/8 inASSEMBLY
Three-coat cement plaster over self-furring lath. Section, not to scale.
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Why it matters

A finish coat lasts thirty years when the lath spacing, brown coat hydration, and corner detail are right. Most failures aren't about the finish, they start in the layers no one sees.