As a company we are feeling very fortunate for having nice customers that give wonderful reviews, and we are focusing on giving you the best service possible! Thank you for those amazing reviews that inspire us to get even better when offering services. You can see all the reviews on the page HOMESTARS, Check it out
Our Stucco and Stone work is done professionally and focusing in make the customer happy.
In every job we are creating unique houses with the Stucco work or Stone using big creativity and trying to improve the home of your dreams.
Every building deserves to have a special touch to make a big difference of the rest. We believe that people are changing and we want to be part of this change.
Stucco lath is often preferred by architects and owners because it can create a drainage plane behind the cladding, which is thought to be needed to remove water.
However, direct-applied to masonry is a better approach if the substrate has been properly prepared. It creates a mass wall, minimizing potential for water intrusion as long as changes in the substrate are addressed (unless the masonry itself cracks).
A mass wall does not need a drainage plane. We often see major cracking where lath was improperly used in lieu of direct applied stucco.
Stucco is energy efficient and provides insulation for the building or home, helping to cut these costs.
We carefully treat your thoughts or ideas for your home as a new project that inspires us and gives the possibility of making you smile of joy once you will see your house in the best shape possible and being able to have the durability for many years forward in a strong structure that endures changes.
Applied directly to concrete masonry, Portland cement plaster provides a tough ½-inch thick facing that is integrally bonded to the masonry substrate. When applied to metal lath, three coats of plaster form a 7/8-inch total thickness. A vapor permeable, water-resistant building paper separates the plaster and lath from water-sensitive sheathing or framing. Portland cement plaster has high impact resistance and sheds water, but breathes, allowing water vapor to escape. It’s a proven system that works in all climates.
Exterior insulation finishing systems (EIFS) consist of a polymer-based laminate that is wet applied, usually in two coats, to rigid insulation board that is fastened to the wall with adhesive, mechanical fasteners, or both. Polymer based (PB) systems, sometimes known as thin coat, soft coat, or flexible finishes, are the most common. The basecoat for polymer based systems is usually 1/16-inch thick and finish coat thickness is typically no thicker than the maximum sand particle size in the finish coat.
We are pleased to service you and look forward to receiving your call and have the opportunity to work with you.
SMOOTH STUCCO & GERMAN SMEAR TECHNIQUE
JOB DONE!
WE DID A TRANSFORMATION OF THE BRICK HOUSE. CHANGING THE OLD STUCCO TO GET A SMOOTH ONE WITH THE GERMAN SMEAR BRICK TECHNIQUE THIS TRENDY DESIGN TREATMENT IS ACHIEVED BY SPREADING THE MORTAR OVER THE BRICKS, THEN REMOVING SOME BEFORE IT DRIES. RESULTING AS A CHARMING EXTERIOR SIDING REMINISCENT OF THE OLD WORLD.
GERMAN SMEAR MIMICS THE LOOK OF IRREGULAR STONES AND HEAVY MORTAR JOINTS, A STYLE OFTEN FOUND ON CENTURIES-OLD COTTAGES AND CASTLES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN GERMANY. THIS TECHNIQUE IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PAINTED BRICK TECHNIQUES PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT USES MORTAR INSTEAD OF PAINT. OTHER POPULAR METHODS OF TREATING BRICK INCLUDE PAINTING WITH REGULAR LATEX PAINT OR LIMEWASH PAINT. HOWEVER, GERMAN SMEAR IS MORE DURABLE THAN LIMEWASH AND WHITEASH AND ADDS BOTH COLOR AND TEXTURE WITH A TOUCH OF ELEGANCE.