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Help.... fixing faux rock
Oren wrote:
On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 17:51:46 -0800 (PST), Justme wrote: I live in a house with cement rock as decoration on part of an outside wall and inside around a fireplace. Recently a patch of the 'rock' and mortar both outside and inside have falling off. I can see a metal mess below and cement/mortar. How do I stick the big pieces back onto these fake rock walls? The areas to patch are small and I have the chunks that fell off. Thanks so much. Add lime to the mix. Faux stones hold-up on ceilings this way. Lime may add tack in the mortar. Boggle. Faux stone on a ceiling? Is any architect/building designer and/or local code inspector THAT stupid? Sculptured plaster/stucco, or fiberglass/plastic panels with actual mechanical attachements, maybe. But even in a mud bed over chicken wire, anything with any weight is going to fall at some point. Hell, they even require those epoxied-in steel pins on thin-layer stone veneer on commercial buildings, now. -- aem sends... |
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Help.... fixing faux rock
On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:03:00 GMT, aemeijers wrote:
Oren wrote: On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 17:51:46 -0800 (PST), Justme wrote: I live in a house with cement rock as decoration on part of an outside wall and inside around a fireplace. Recently a patch of the 'rock' and mortar both outside and inside have falling off. I can see a metal mess below and cement/mortar. How do I stick the big pieces back onto these fake rock walls? The areas to patch are small and I have the chunks that fell off. Thanks so much. Add lime to the mix. Faux stones hold-up on ceilings this way. Lime may add tack in the mortar. Boggle. Faux stone on a ceiling? Is any architect/building designer and/or local code inspector THAT stupid? Sculptured plaster/stucco, or fiberglass/plastic panels with actual mechanical attachements, maybe. But even in a mud bed over chicken wire, anything with any weight is going to fall at some point. Hell, they even require those epoxied-in steel pins on thin-layer stone veneer on commercial buildings, now. Faux stones hang on a entry ceilings (16 feet high) foyers: around here in the desert. 16 foot ceilings and the stone stays in place. Yes faux stone can be on a ceiling. |
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Help.... fixing faux rock
On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:24:44 -0800, Oren wrote:
Yes faux stone can be on a ceiling. Example: What I mention is light man made stone looking. Almost as light as pumice. The name really does escape me right now. It sticks with mortar ( add the lime for tack - similar to this type) http://www.hansenlanding.com/marinaP...%20ceiling.jpg |
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