Hi Kirk. I would like to try and sort of resurface a section of my house’s stucco. The wall has been previously painted who know how many times. What should I apply first to the wall so that whatever mix I use sticks to the the preexisting stucco? Also, lol, what mix should I use to apply a thin layer to the stucco just to make it even? I would appreciate it if you make stuff that I can put at Home Depot. Thanks!
@StuccoPlastering34 минут бұрын
@@CDPMATH Type in how to resurface my stucco, HD does not sell many la Habra finish bags, unfortunately, you will have to go to a plastering yard to get the right materials.😉
@andrewfrodo20862 сағат бұрын
So could you paint a magic sign or mural with paint??!!!??? that would be cool
@StuccoPlastering32 минут бұрын
@@andrewfrodo2086 you can make any wall a chalkboard, but yo paint a mural you need w a wall as smooth as a chalkboard.
@UlisesGaspar-n6s2 сағат бұрын
I work with the shit all day
@jamiemcclaugherty76885 сағат бұрын
If you go to thick it will crack while drying !!!
@StuccoPlastering28 минут бұрын
@@jamiemcclaugherty7688 your referring to taping mud I can go five inches thick without cracking.
@jamiemcclaugherty768810 минут бұрын
@@StuccoPlasteringif you gotta go 5” thick you might wanna sharpen your drywalln skills instead of your muddin skills😂😂😂
@AGNiklauski-yx3gy6 сағат бұрын
When the mud keeps “rolling off” the wall if you stuff little pieces of masonry debris in it that will stop the mud from “rolling off”
@StuccoPlastering27 минут бұрын
@@AGNiklauski-yx3gy Thanks for the tip.
@Bigrell03267 сағат бұрын
😎😎😎
@StuccoPlastering27 минут бұрын
@@Bigrell0326 🤙
@joepierson38597 сағат бұрын
Do you wait till it's dry to do the other side?
@StuccoPlastering25 минут бұрын
@@joepierson3859 a beginner should, we can have both sides moist and still work the materials.
@thevitodawg8 сағат бұрын
Hey Kirk.. huge fan, love your videos. I’m up here in Chicago land and it just so happens that I’m getting ready to start a project using the same system. Maybe you can help answer my question. The plans show the finished edge of my stucco to go several inches below the foundation line, how can I achieve this without the stucco cracking?
@StuccoPlastering22 минут бұрын
@@thevitodawg type in “weep or drip screeds” these metal screeds are placed an inch below the mudsill.
@turboflush8 сағат бұрын
Man, my first drywall work i had family come over and help.. they had "done it before" i want to say there was 3 buckets of tape mud on a small bathroom wall. I have since learned how to tape and mud and not need to sand. Not to mention different products for different uses.
@StuccoPlastering18 минут бұрын
@@turboflush I don’t use taping mud as it shrinks, I prefer plasters which are lime with accelerators or joint compounds as they too have accelerators. The problem with shorts are to few folks will watch the original video under the short as it’s more than a minute long.
@ernestogonzalez1710 сағат бұрын
Great work brother . Merry Christmas to the whole Giordano family 🎊
@StuccoPlastering17 минут бұрын
@@ernestogonzalez17 Thank you Earnest.
@AltivatedElement14 сағат бұрын
Homeboy without his shirt looks like a cartoon character. Otherwise good video
@211cisco517 сағат бұрын
🐐
@StuccoPlastering16 минут бұрын
@@211cisco5 Thank you Cisco kid.
@alvarocastaneda535120 сағат бұрын
He’s gotta pull and push 🔥🗣️
@StuccoPlastering25 минут бұрын
@@alvarocastaneda5351 pull upwards works every time.
@larryaldama1673Күн бұрын
Thank you Kirk🇺🇸
@StuccoPlastering13 минут бұрын
@@larryaldama1673 no problemo.
@MannyG32968Күн бұрын
Stucco home in Vero Beach, FL 32968
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
Thanks for the tip.
@Frankieee-bj6nuКүн бұрын
Kirk do you sell any of your used trowels im looking for a 14x4 trowel and struggling to get one over here 🙏🙏
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@Frankieee-bj6nu No, I’ve given away about a hundred in my time, though.
@GuardducksКүн бұрын
Magic a straight corner until some rookie pulls the corner . Bench that rookie. Ha ha
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@Guardducks well stranger things have happened.
@Jack_mehof1573Күн бұрын
Cool Britney Spears mic 😂😂😂😂
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@Jack_mehof1573 Lol, she through it away, I pulled it out the trash can as it reminds me of her, still works.💃
@petekobraoutdoors7324Күн бұрын
Your right about small hairline cracks. I do the same for customers who want repairs but can't afford it. We open the crack just enough to squeeze in some good acrylic caulking. As long as you get the caulking far enough into the crack,it will work. But if there's not enough caulking, it won't have the flexibility, as when there was more. Yes,a tough call! Have a great day, Mr G 😊
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@petekobraoutdoors7324 hey my fellow plasterer, just another day at the office for us. Cheers mate🍻
@Goki-s3pКүн бұрын
How can it be a straight corner ??
@ZouzouCannaКүн бұрын
If he had pulled this way it would have come off, if it was too dry it would have come off, instead he pushed up and that way. Which gave a straight corner. I guess you would need to see it done wrong to understand the principle more easily. Here they have some detailing to do but the face he just did is filled, smooth, straight and has the same angle to the other wall all throughout the length of the corner.
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@ZouzouCanna exzackory, it’s tough to show at that weird angle, in fact my son Jay said dad, there’s not enough room to show what we’re about to do.
@chadspinalbosd007Күн бұрын
Hello kirck can you grind or sand down stucco if the patch is a little bit higher than the surrounding area
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@chadspinalbosd007 You can, but that releases silica and lye into the air, both toxic.
@chairfacechippendale8540Күн бұрын
That wall looks on point. Awesome work.
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@chairfacechippendale8540 Thank You for those kind words.
@SeanSean-d5mКүн бұрын
BRUH ! Just call a Mexican crew and they excel on any thing you put them to do…..your dropping stucco everywhere !
I remember that house i built some stairs and did some retrofit framing inside . Over the back fence there was a Golf Course , Kirk is awesome he stuccoed many of our projects .he's The Best . 👍🏻👍🏻
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@NATIVESUNSETS65 Correctomundo, it belonged to Bobs daughter.
@BonBon770Күн бұрын
Great advice
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@BonBon770 Thank you, just trying to prove how to tell if you have painters or unpainted stucco
@BonBon770Күн бұрын
@StuccoPlastering Totally agree. It's raining out right now , and my house is doing it🤣👍
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@ it’s usually done by a home owner right before the sale of a home.
@RR-gp3qyКүн бұрын
Get yourself a welder. Caulking metal is a big no no.
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@RR-gp3qy I have a welder, as long as the flashing covers the other one and Sika-Flex polyuathan adhesive sealer is used it’s good forever .
@RR-gp3qyКүн бұрын
Water is a chemical bond 😊
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@RR-gp3qy water is a mechanical bond, weld -Crete or quikrete is a chemical bond.
@shortmaster101Күн бұрын
He’s got to oil and push up that way.. very clear 😂
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@shortmaster101 Lol, water not oil
@blueforlife9972 күн бұрын
Unos $10000 para que costee
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@blueforlife997 sure no problemo
@jrcflaus2 күн бұрын
I could watch this guy all day. Awesome!
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@jrcflaus Man I sho-Nuff like your style, thank you.
@leebstill2 күн бұрын
The best stucco\plaster guy i ever seen
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@leebstill Man, that just made you my newest and bestest pal, thank you.
@derekstevens1642 күн бұрын
Just the tip, got it
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@derekstevens164 just the tip of the crack.
@cornerstonecontractingserv51612 күн бұрын
Thanks brother for all the education this last few years !
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@cornerstonecontractingserv5161 Our pleasure. 🧐
@CanadianMason852 күн бұрын
You need to work on making these shorts make sense. Love your work, thanks for the education.
@StuccoPlastering2 күн бұрын
That's a fact; I know how to post them but not edit them; one can always click under the short to watch the complete video. 😉
@aaronclay8416Күн бұрын
well said
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@aaronclay8416 😉
@DoubleDoubleWithOnionsКүн бұрын
Give him a break. It's a "trowel" and error process. 😂
@StuccoPlastering14 минут бұрын
@ Exzackory, few realize the original video provide more than a minutes watch to get the point.who has time to watch a video that’s over a minute long? 😉
@georgenemeth48372 күн бұрын
I used your KZbin channel to learn the correct way to plaster. My home was built in 1914 and the walls now look incredible!
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@georgenemeth4837 That’s our mission in life, teaching all how to diy.
@terebrate2 күн бұрын
You can slice off the extra foam nice and neat with a half round wood blade on an oscillating (vibrating) saw or dremel tool.
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@terebrate That was not necessary as it was applied meticulously well. 🕵🏼♀️
@terebrateКүн бұрын
@@StuccoPlastering Oh, I thought you said the foam expanded too much and had to be cut back.
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@terebrate Oh, that, yeah, that was the expanded foam. I used a utility knife. Thanks for the tip.
@BlancoQuan2 күн бұрын
An artist indeed!
@StuccoPlastering2 күн бұрын
@@BlancoQuan Lol, 😉
@WeekleyRehabFishingCharters2 күн бұрын
Always educating the people. Good work.
@StuccoPlastering2 күн бұрын
@@WeekleyRehabFishingCharters Thank you🤙
@imilliemedina6662 күн бұрын
He's a magician. He used to do a magic act with his sister where he would saw a woman in half. Well, she used to be his sister. Now she's his half sister.
@StuccoPlastering2 күн бұрын
@@imilliemedina666 Lol
@peaceandfreedomeconomics89842 күн бұрын
Does this Kirk guy ever age? I was watching videos from 10 years ago and he looks the same.
@StuccoPlastering2 күн бұрын
@@peaceandfreedomeconomics8984 lol, bartender, I’ll have what he’s drinking. 🍻
@James-po2cc3 күн бұрын
Maybe it’s not rocket science but it’s a technique and there is some artistry to be suren
@StuccoPlastering2 күн бұрын
@@James-po2cc it’s actually quite simple if one remembers keep the wood wet. 🤙
@AGNiklauski-yx3gy3 күн бұрын
Get a go pro camera that you can wear already. Cmon it’s 2024 get with the times
@StuccoPlastering2 күн бұрын
@@AGNiklauski-yx3gy Lol, I can’t figure out a regular camera.
@GiordanoPlasteringКүн бұрын
Why would anyone want a fish eye camera two feet away from the work area in constant motion with no ability to focus on things while his arms constantly obscure the lens? We film in 4k 60fps with 15x optical zoom. It ain't perfect because we're contractors not videographers, but it's a heck of a lot better for what we do than a goofy action camera.
@AGNiklauski-yx3gyКүн бұрын
@ are you serious? The short sighted thinking is what is stopping this channel from exploding
@GiordanoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@@AGNiklauski-yx3gy yes, I am serious because I actually make videos and don't just talk about making videos. Feel free to show us how it would work with a camera strapped to your head or chest. I've owned multiple go pros. They do not film close up things well, it's a limit of the hardware and fish eye lenses. They are great for what they are designed for, but would not work well for our uses.
@StuccoPlasteringКүн бұрын
@ so leaning to start and stop then splice in a better ending with a short is the ticket? All done in less than a minute?
@hepparade3 күн бұрын
Yes
@Ifinallygotyoutube3 күн бұрын
Smooth operator .
@StuccoPlastering2 күн бұрын
@@Ifinallygotyoutube Thank you my friend.
@wileyearly70513 күн бұрын
Magic man. Y’all should have that song playing while he works. 👏😂
@StuccoPlastering3 күн бұрын
@@wileyearly7051 Evening, man, I like your style.👨🏫
@Zinstalls3 күн бұрын
Your an artist is right
@StuccoPlastering3 күн бұрын
@@Zinstalls lol, lots of practice.
@graciemiller95963 күн бұрын
Nice work Kirk, love all your videos. Nick
@StuccoPlastering3 күн бұрын
@@graciemiller9596 Evening Nick, thank you.
@danielfrank-z6w3 күн бұрын
Hi Kirk, what do you think caused the excessive spidering on that wall. Was it because of the hot day when you applied the first coat? Why did you offer to redu it?
@StuccoPlastering3 күн бұрын
@@danielfrank-z6w Too many reasons to list here but I’d say the second coat was too heavy then over troweled, this can lift it which causes blistering, the bags describe spider checking as a result of using the product too. I refuse it as I didn’t except the finish. I’m more critical than my toughest clients. 🕵🏼♀️
@danielfrank-z6w3 күн бұрын
Kirk, I am curious on how you clean your buckets and the big mixer when you are on a jobsite. You always accentuate that the mixing buckets and mixer need to be clean to prevent clinkers and contamination so you must have to do alot of cleaning on some of your jobs. What to you do with all the water? Thanks, Dan
@StuccoPlastering3 күн бұрын
@@danielfrank-z6w Lou puts any excess stucco into the empty bags, he’s knows if he mixes too much he’ll have to work harder at the end of a day, thus mixes usually on the money. We clean the dirty water where when it drys won’t harm any plants. There could be excess lye in the water thus never clean it up on a lawn. If done properly, it does not harm plants, we search for gravel or dirt areas. Good question.