1.5 hour stucco patch where window was from Fairfield Ca.

[@hectorsalinas3058]

You are one of the best trawel skills in the trade. easy and elegant.

[@AbersonPlastering]

Thank you Hector!

[@BuiltOut]

That turned out beautifully 👌

[@mikedevine1315]

I’m a hawk and trowel taper, 28 years now. Done eifs, umaco stucco and Kiem stucco. You have that finesse with your tools like myself. Beautiful!!

[@hollywinsman9464]

Ken, your work is outstanding. You are a master.

[@AbersonPlastering]

Thank you Hollywinsman 9464

[@brucewayne2773]

Your sweater remained clean, impressive.. 👍

[@AbersonPlastering]

For the most part. You’re right I just put on over an inch of mud and it stayed fairly clean. It’s an old sweater. Thanks for chiming in.

[@Pablomaganazd]

Good listening to you Sir, very wise. #2 shovels...😊 JR is blessed.

[@AbersonPlastering]

Thank you Magzfam. Yes #2 shovels😀

[@dasqueege7903]

Good job pal 🤙👊

[@Michael-nv5rp]

great videos ken,love your easy going commentary,you describe every detail ,im an old plasterer from the uk im in my 60s and still love the skills you show,patching in render isnt easy,we say muck not mud though lol,also the quick setting render is so good ,i use a product called m60,useally sets in 20 mins ,great for backing coats ,then top coat and sponge.keep up the great vids man

[@AbersonPlastering]

Hello Michael. Thanks for the nice comment/compliment. Do you have a Home Depot there in UK? Keep on plastering!

[@Michael-di5cl]

@@AbersonPlastering hi Ken, We have lots of builders merchants in the UK,but no home depot,we have ,Travis Perkins,or jewsons,also Wickes,or homebase and b&q,my joints are beginning to suffer now but I'm still employed and love plastering my friend.

[@AbersonPlastering]

@@Michael-di5cl lol Michael, went bowling yesterday with my daughters. 19 and 23, never felt arthritis in my knees like that before. Sadly my joints are aging as well. Cheers 🥂

[@Michael-di5cl]

@@AbersonPlastering haha ken,yep,we just don't give in brother,I've got a concrete repair tomorrow very deep ,so will use m60 with SBR, there's a steel rod exposed so wire brush that and seal .cheers.🍻

[@robert-h1o8n]

Exellent thank you😊 from miami florida

[@AbersonPlastering]

Thanks Miami, good luck with your project! 👍🏼

[@ernestogonzalez17]

great video brother

[@AbersonPlastering]

Gracious !

[@ernestogonzalez17]

@@AbersonPlastering 🙏

[@salomonlopez8930]

good job I liked.

[@AbersonPlastering]

Thank you brother

[@tanisdevlin6963]

great job!

[@donsmith7979]

Great Job !! 😁👍

[@AbersonPlastering]

There is acrylic adhesive that we add to the mix for ultimate adhesion to the walls

[@mrtonod]

Seems like quite a bit of artistry involved here. Have never worked with stucco but have a stucco garage that has some cracking stucco. going to attempt to do it myself but, this is years of practice we are seeing here and if my repair is half as good as this one i will be grateful.

[@AbersonPlastering]

Hello mrtodod , and thank you for the collateral compliments on my work. I really appreciate that. Might I suggest that you do your repair in three different steps over three different days to achieve optimal results. No need to stress using fast setting materials

[@mrtonod]

@@AbersonPlastering Thanks so much for the advice.

[@treystills]

Watched every minute! Thanks for sharing great work. For a new guy like myself if you had to stop work on a smaller project how would you go about it? For example if you had to stop midway on a wall during scratch would you be able to just stop and come back another day or do you have to create some kind of joint or end in a corner? Sorry not a well worded question. Thanks again!

[@AbersonPlastering]

Hi T Wiley. Great ? You can stop in the middle and come back another day on scratch. Not recommend though. Always try and break it at the corner. If you have mud leftover at days end you can put it on a freshly scratched piece that you still need to brown. Scratch it but don’t put on too much mud as you will need room for the brown. I hate having leftover mud.

[@steveclarke684]

Where can I buy one of those mud ladles ?

[@AbersonPlastering]

Western stucco in Sacramento you can also make your own yawing a stick or pole and a one gallon glue container

[@chadhouse1375]

So you don’t think a bonding agent is necessary on the existing perimeter?

[@AbersonPlastering]

@@chadhouse1375 as I’ve said, with hot mud I don’t worry about using a bonding agent as hot batches tend to stick with no problem. In addition, once it’s painted it seals any loose ends. If it’s just regular cement or regular stucco, then yes I would absolutely use a bonding agent

[@robert-h1o8n]

Thank you so mucho. What paper i need to use to repair small wall under stuco

[@carlosvazquez8962]

Can you give me a list of what stucco you used ? You used 3 different bags ?

[@AbersonPlastering]

@@carlosvazquez8962 hi Carlos. Here it is. First step mix 1/2 bucket of base scratch and brown stucco mix by Sakrete. Add more water then top it off with a small amount of Rapid set mortar mix. This is your base coat plaster no matter how many coats you have to put on to obtain appropriate thickness. Then for the final bag of material I used mission finish by La Habra stucco. Available at West coast stucco supply in Oakland ca.

[@michaelcleversey9737]

22:59 where you located at I have a door that we took out and put f oam on but we have to have it stucco to match existing

[@AbersonPlastering]

Vacaville ca.

[@AnthonyFloresCPA]

That was amazing! Really well done! How much did you charge the contractor?

[@AbersonPlastering]

I think 5 or 6 franklins. Maybe 5.5

[@markstanton2362]

Just waiting for you to back into the wall with your margin trowel sticking out

[@AbersonPlastering]

Thanks for checking in

[@darebare444]

what material did you use for the texture?

[@mauriciomata67]

u can used hot water and it will dry more faster.if u whant it to dry faster and do it in one day

[@AbersonPlastering]

Yeah. In the summer time Jr always lets the hose run until cold water comes through

[@jonlauer5344]

Awesome video. I have two windows I am removing after a remodel that are now in the walk-in closet and I need to stucco over. Would you recommend a novice like myself to break something like this up into three days (one for scratch, one for brown, and one for finish), or try to knock it out all at once? Thanks for all of the great tips.

[@AbersonPlastering]

Hi I have more than 30 years in the trade. Break it up into 3 days. Thanks for checking in

[@att2976]

What’s kind of mix stucco are u using?

[@AbersonPlastering]

Sakrete scratch and brown combined with rapid set mortar mix and some liquid glue

[@gritskennedy5007]

If that wall flexes too much what if the homeowner just decides to put his hand on the wall and lean against it...will it cave in?

[@AbersonPlastering]

No way. This is solid. Especially since there’s no plywood behind it. There’s a good 1” of stucco throughout.

[@AnthonyFloresCPA]

You guys are in NorCal? Davis?

[@AbersonPlastering]

Yes. Vacaville. You?

[@AnthonyFloresCPA]

@@AbersonPlastering Cool! Gilroy.

[@charlieromeo5340]

Good info but having that small tool in your back pocket is dangerous

[@glenwarren4351]

😂 never seen anyone have a problem with a margin trowel in their back pocket . I've got 47 years

[@heliosmaximus1]

Sound is $ht.Tell your guy don't mix right next to you when you talk. Otherwise, good advice. Thx

[@AbersonPlastering]

Sorry about the sound. Will work on that for next time.

[@johnw1341]

A true pro would have used exterior weld crete plaster glue all the way around the patch joint, especially on an open stud patch to help to keep from cracking years down the road. Just sayin.

[@AbersonPlastering]

Hi John. We’ve been using the admix adhesive for years with no problem. Don’t wasteyour money giving it to Jeff Larson

[@AbersonPlastering]

You’ll probably like the next video we have Coming up it has lots of weld Crete in it

[@Pablomaganazd]

John it's people like you that piss me the fk off. Instead of learning something you disrespect the man. Notice how he pressed the mix into the edges on a textured wall added line wire @ open framing not only @ 26 on oc stud but on the typical 16 oc. As well. You're probably overpricing smooth Santa Barbara finish patch and repair work in Cardiff by the sea..

[@blackpillrising3164]

Nice work. I took 3 days to do one like that but I was getting paid by the hour,soooo……..

[@AbersonPlastering]

I might’ve said you did it right, but now I say you did it by the book.