On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:44:33 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:

I want to do some very simple stucco over block. I will pour a footer with
rebar, let it dry, first course it, then build the blocks in an asymmetrical
Southwest pattern with openings, and rolling top. I want to just put some
stucco over that, probably tinted.

Questions:

Do I mix stucco myself, or buy premix? Do I need a plain layer of lath over
the block first? Or a layer of wet uncolored scratch coat stucco and a
layer of cloth imbedded, then let dry, then a topcoat of colored? I want
something that will last the longest without popping off in chunks due to
our temperature swings from 15 F to 115 F, and the wet/freeze/dry cycles of
rain/ snow, baking sun.

Thanks in advance.

Steve

My last house had stucco over block walls. No lath or cloth.

See: (six steps with list of tools)

http://www.ehow.com/how_5535707_apply-stucco-over-block-wall.html