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On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:33:15 -0500, Jasper wrote:

On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:25:04 -0500, Jasper wrote:

I have done stucco before on some churches in Mexico and am going to do
my garage. I am under the impression that without wire mesh under the
stuuco the failure rate is higher. The mesh at home depot would cost
close to $1000. I saw 'flip that house' on TV the other day and they
were stuccoing over what looked like chicken wire. I think that would
be less expensive than the stuff made for stucco but would it be
acceptable?


Oops, forgot to mention that this is over block that has been painted.
The paint is failing.


Over block the wire is not as important as it is over some other
material. The real issue for you is to get as much of the flaking
paint off as you can and use "link" to bond the stucco to the block.
I would use a cup brush on a side grinder and knock off everything
that is flaking. Wear a respirator!

Or he could use a commercial pressure washer (not one of those toys
meant for cleaning car wheels). Weldcrete is one brand name of a
bonding agent. If the block is in good shape with no cracks, you
probably don't need mesh and can use one-coat stucco directly on the
Weldcreted block.

R