Thanks to the help in this group, I was able to complete my cement
block courtyard wall. Now comes the tricky part. I want to match the
stucco pattern of my home's exterior, but can't figure out the
finishing technique.
Does anyone know the technique to get the following stucco finish
(refer to pics below)?

I want to apply a base coat then a colored finished. I plan on using a
4x4 sheet of concrete board to practice on before trying the real
thing. Any help at this point would be appreciated since there is no
covering up mistakes at this point

http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000426gz1.jpg
http://img45.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000423kf9.jpg

On Nov 13, 6:35 pm, wrote:
Thanks to the help in this group, I was able to complete my cement
block courtyard wall. Now comes the tricky part. I want to match the
stucco pattern of my home's exterior, but can't figure out the
finishing technique.
Does anyone know the technique to get the following stucco finish
(refer to pics below)?

I want to apply a base coat then a colored finished. I plan on using a
4x4 sheet of concrete board to practice on before trying the real
thing. Any help at this point would be appreciated since there is no
covering up mistakes at this point

http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?i...1000423kf9.jpg

You have to live with the results. Call a pro and write a check.

JK

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On Nov 13, 6:35 pm, wrote:
Thanks to the help in this group, I was able to complete my cement
block courtyard wall. Now comes the tricky part. I want to match the
stucco pattern of my home's exterior, but can't figure out the
finishing technique.
Does anyone know the technique to get the following stucco finish
(refer to pics below)?

I want to apply a base coat then a colored finished. I plan on using a
4x4 sheet of concrete board to practice on before trying the real
thing. Any help at this point would be appreciated since there is no
covering up mistakes at this point

http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?i...1000423kf9.jpg

You have to live with the results. Call a pro and write a check.

JK

I agree...It's not really something you can explain and if you mess it up
you can't sand it off and start over..... Call a pro....

On Nov 13, 5:35 pm, wrote:
Thanks to the help in this group, I was able to complete my cement
block courtyard wall. Now comes the tricky part. I want to match the
stucco pattern of my home's exterior, but can't figure out the
finishing technique.
Does anyone know the technique to get the following stucco finish
(refer to pics below)?

I want to apply a base coat then a colored finished. I plan on using a
4x4 sheet of concrete board to practice on before trying the real
thing. Any help at this point would be appreciated since there is no
covering up mistakes at this point

http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?i...1000423kf9.jpg

Contrary to what everyone else seems to be saying, it's not that
hard. Use your trowel, put some mud on selectively (sticking it on w/
the bottom of the trowel flush w/ the surface of the wall works well--
this makes lots of little peaks), then trowel it flat. Experiment w/
how much you throw on, how much you smooth it out, etc. It can't hurt
to experiment!

On Nov 13, 5:35 pm, wrote:
Thanks to the help in this group, I was able to complete my cement
block courtyard wall. Now comes the tricky part. I want to match the
stucco pattern of my home's exterior, but can't figure out the
finishing technique.
Does anyone know the technique to get the following stucco finish
(refer to pics below)?

I want to apply a base coat then a colored finished. I plan on using a
4x4 sheet of concrete board to practice on before trying the real
thing. Any help at this point would be appreciated since there is no
covering up mistakes at this point

http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?i...1000423kf9.jpg

Contrary to what everyone else seems to be saying, it's not that
hard. Use your trowel, put some mud on selectively (sticking it on w/
the bottom of the trowel flush w/ the surface of the wall works well--
this makes lots of little peaks), then trowel it flat. Experiment w/
how much you throw on, how much you smooth it out, etc. It can't hurt
to experiment!

On Nov 13, 7:35 pm, wrote:
Thanks to the help in this group, I was able to complete my cement
block courtyard wall. Now comes the tricky part. I want to match the
stucco pattern of my home's exterior, but can't figure out the
finishing technique.
Does anyone know the technique to get the following stucco finish
(refer to pics below)?

I want to apply a base coat then a colored finished. I plan on using a
4x4 sheet of concrete board to practice on before trying the real
thing. Any help at this point would be appreciated since there is no
covering up mistakes at this point

http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000426gz1.jpg
http://img45.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000423kf9.jpg

As others have mentioned, that texture is referred to as skip
troweling - least ways where I'm from. The first picture shows a nice
example of the texture. The second picture indicates that the house
as a whole is a lot more haphazard in texture. Looks to me like more
than a couple of people have worked on the house over the years. Some
stucco companies like to have several guys applying finish to speed up
the process, but unless the guys have worked together for a long time
their skip trowel end results will all look different. Patches can be
very difficult to match. You house's texture gives you a lot of
leeway when doing the wall - you don't have to match a particular
design/texture exactly, just approximate it. Work up your sample
panel - that will tell you what you need to know. Scrape off the
early attempts on the sample panel (or wall) before they dry so you
can take another shot at it.

R

On Nov 13, 9:50 pm, RicodJour wrote:
On Nov 13, 7:35 pm, wrote:

Thanks to the help in this group, I was able to complete my cement
block courtyard wall. Now comes the tricky part. I want to match the
stuccopattern of my home's exterior, but can't figure out the
finishingtechnique.
Does anyone know thetechniqueto get the followingstuccofinish
(refer to pics below)?

I want to apply a base coat then a colored finished. I plan on using a
4x4 sheet of concrete board to practice on before trying the real
thing. Any help at this point would be appreciated since there is no
covering up mistakes at this point

http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000426gz1.jpg
http://img45.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000423kf9.jpg

As others have mentioned, that texture is referred to as skip
troweling - least ways where I'm from. The first picture shows a nice
example of the texture. The second picture indicates that the house
as a whole is a lot more haphazard in texture. Looks to me like more
than a couple of people have worked on the house over the years. Somestuccocompanies like to have several guys applying finish to speed up
the process, but unless the guys have worked together for a long time
their skip trowel end results will all look different. Patches can be
very difficult to match. You house's texture gives you a lot of
leeway when doing the wall - you don't have to match a particular
design/texture exactly, just approximate it. Work up your sample
panel - that will tell you what you need to know. Scrape off the
early attempts on the sample panel (or wall) before they dry so you
can take another shot at it.

R

Thanks for the advise everyone. It is a 30 year old track house. I'm
sure the whole house was stucco'd in a day by a team of people who
were a little more focused on speed than consistency. I agree that to
apply a stucco finish is a learned skilled and I've seen great
examples of stucco finishes obviously applied by skilled crafstmen...
my house is NOT one such example! I'll try a couple of sample panels
and see how close I can come. This is a different structure (courtyard
wall) so I think I have some lattitude. A patch would be more
difficult. Thanks again everyone!