In article lgate.org,
Michael Mcneil writes
"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message


One thing about painting very rough stucco/pebbledash. Thin teh first
coat at least so it splashes into the cracks. Otherwise its hell to get
an even finish,

Did my 'tyrolean stucco' garage with sandtex, and that worked a treat
with a pole and big roller.

A paininnabum-numero_uno. Use a long haired plasterers brush too. Or
consider hiring a sprayer.
I was going to ask about spraying, I have a compressor and spray gun
that I've used for creosoting some fencing and wondered about putting
Sandtex through it, never having handled Sandtex before I'm not sure how
well it would work, any comments? Does it need a particularly large
nozzle on the sprayer?


Check the gutters etc.,
I am taking the opportunity of having the scaffolding up to do just that
and a few other minor jobs too, such as moving the satellite dish to a
more aesthetically pleasing location. The Sky installer refused to mount
it on the gable end of the house because the flat roof he would have had
to stand on did not have a safety rail, he preferred to work at twice
the height from a ladder. He was wearing a harness though, not that
there was anything to attach it to.
first. The scratch coat usually contains a
waterproofing mix. The second coat is the one that the pebbles are
dashed at. The three extra layers of wall make it quite weatherproof.
Pebble dash even cuts down the wind speed of air in or near contact with
the wall and of course the pebble dash is a natural shedder of rain.

It is a very good finish for an house. It ages gracefuly too.
I know how it feels.



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-- Bill