Scratch and brown coat in a three coat stucco application.
How to brown coat stucco on rough concrete wall.
Meets astm c926 requirements for portland cement based plaster.
The brown coat surface is much smoother than the scratch coat and is gritty to the touch but flatter and looks more appealing than the scratch.
This acts as an ideal base for the finish coat which is integrally colored in most cases and is what you see on stucco so the base needs to be uniform.
A stucco wall must be supported by some load bearing material such as wood or concrete.
This will form the bonding between the topcoat and the anchoring of the scratch coat.
This process can take some time and patience but is not too difficult to do in fact it is the easiest process out of all of the base finish coats.
1 part hydrated lime.
This mix is the perfect base coat choice for a traditional three coat stucco application.
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Can be applied with a trowel or sprayer according to typical stucco techniques.
For the brown coat you will need.
Shea thing tape 4.
Base coat stucco can also be applied directly to masonry walls for a two coat application.
In industry terms lath scratch and brown.
The finish coat is not considered a step because it is needed on every type of application that is used so they are mainly referring to the stages up until the.
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Notice the mix has more sand.
Install building paper metal lathe and three coat scratch brown and finish stucco.
Stucco can be applied to wood sheathed walls in typical frame construction by adding a metal lath over the wood.
And 3 1 2 to 5 parts sand.
Allow the scratch coat to harden slightly.
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After the cement is on the wall a scratcher is used to make horizontal lines in the stucco mix in order for the next coat the brown coat to stick to it.
Let this cure 24.
1 part portland cement.
Stucco installation labor basic basic labor to install stucco with favorable site conditions.
Some masons skip over this step but it doesn t hurt to spend the time for this process.
Use the flat finishing trowel to spread the stucco evenly across the surface.
This first coat is known as the scratch coat this coat helps the final coat bond properly to the wall.
Apply the first coat of stucco to the concrete surface.
Stucco can be applied directly to any masonry based wall such as brick concrete or cinder block.
The scratch coat should be between 1 4 and 1 2 inch thick.
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Can be used to repair stucco walls.
Use for scratch coat stucco and brown coat stucco applications.
Includes planning equipment and material acquisition area preparation and protection setup and cleanup.