Welcome to Sunny Coast Stucco’s video on Stucco Installation. Today, we’ll be diving into the common practices and materials used in stucco application, particularly on the West Coast where stucco is a popular choice for its ability to keep homes fresh and resilient.
In this video, we will guide you through the entire stucco installation process, starting from the initial construction phase involving wood framing or metal studs, to applying a weather barrier paper that protects against moisture. We’ll also discuss the importance of stucco netting, the role of weep screeds, and the different types of stucco finishes, including traditional and acrylic stucco.
By the end of this video, you’ll have a comprehensive understanding of why stucco is preferred for many coastal homes and buildings.
Transcript:
” As you know, the west coast, you are going to see a lot of stucco here. It’s something very common. It tends to keep homes fresh. Basically, after a house or a building gets constructed out of wood framing or metal studs, you need to install a weather barrier paper that is going to protect the actual building from any moisture. It’s going to have a stucco netting, which is going to hold all your stucco together in place. It’s going to get nailed on 16 on center, every 6 inches. It’s going to have a weep screed. A weep screed is a piece of metal which goes along the foundation of the building.
All stucco is going to be, typical, 7/8 of an inch. It’s going to have flashings around openings such as windows and doors. There’s two types of stucco that are actually used. One’s going to be your traditional stucco. Another one, which is used a lot on the coast, it’s going to be your acrylic stucco. It tends to be more flexible, fades less, cracks less. Like I said, when you have a house or a building that’s so close to the ocean, you cannot use a traditional type. It would actually destroy or eat up your stucco. Nowadays, you have to go with an acrylic, which is basically a moisture resistant type of stucco.”
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If you have any questions about the stucco process or need an estimate, please call Sunny Coast Stucco at (619) 230-5203. We are here to help!
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