Acrylic stucco finish

[@YourFavoriteWallCrawler]

Acrylic/synthetic stucco with the crack resistant mesh membrane embedded is the best way to go, lasts way longer than traditional stucco. It’s more water resistant and durable. Good job sir, you should be proud. More and more people are catching on with the EIFS system

[@AbersonPlastering]

Very well said and yes you are correct, however some homeowners especially the ones I do work for are on a budget over here in Vacaville. To everyone out there he is referring to encasing vertical stucco walls with fiberglass imbedded with a cementiticious material, then applying the colored finish acrylic stucco which comes in smooth, fine, medium, and coarse texture. It truly is the best way to go!

[@davidhughes5369]

@@AbersonPlastering Keep those bids high Ken! If they can afford the house they can afford to mesh, base, primer, and finish if they want acrylic! Those are the only ones I make good money on or when I can talk them into doing it on a house I used to re-stucco! There isn't a lot of money on re-stuccos here in LA or OC anymore!

[@AbersonPlastering]

@@davidhughes5369 yes So cal has a tighter budget. I could charge those prices in certain areas, but in this small town not many are interested in higher costs to invest in their stucco. Thanks for chiming in Dave. I appreciate it. Always interested in hearing your words of wisdom.

[@davidhughes5369]

That finish looks great Ken! When you have plasterers who know what they're doing nothing looks better on a custom home than an acrylic finish! The trick is finding customers who are willing to pay for it! There is a plasterer here on KZbin from Oakland who gives advice on how to do a perfect acrylic finish. DO NOT follow his advice! NEVER use a green float to finish an acrylic finish, EVER! It automatically voids the warranty! Keep the videos coming, Ken!

[@AbersonPlastering]

I wouldn’t worry about the warranty. In 33 years I’ve never had a project fail. The guy in Oakland ? I know who he is, I haven’t seen his instruction, but Most plastering companies are using the green float. We used to not use a green float, but it works better and is faster and looks better.. the cost is no longer too expensive. That was years ago. Anymore the conventional finish will get you in more trouble with cracking. Acrylics are so much easier to use, look better, and gets the cement mixer out of here. Careful not to buy too much. It’s like having your eyes bigger than your stomach. Many acrylic finishes go 20 yards per pail. I figure by each wall. Practicing counting each wall per pail rather than by yardage. I try to buy less than what we need with the opportunity to buy more as we get closer to finish. Material companies don’t like customers returning buckets of finish. Nothing is going to happen to the finish that negatively affects the finish by using a green float except a water stain which can easily be remedied. I can see if the system was a full blown dryvit or sto system with 1” foam board and netting with an acrylic finish. Then the plastic trowel would be warranted. But these guys outside who do brown coat stucco aren’t getting the wall flat as foam board, so using a sponge is better to navigate the highs and lows of the walls. And I’m speaking broadly, not just my guys, everyone who does stucco is not perfect. The evidence can be found during ugly hour.

[@davidhughes5369]

@@AbersonPlastering We were doing one of the big Indian casinos in Temecula, wide-open big walls... Shooting the Parex finish on with an FM-9, 2 guys knocking it down with slickers, and 4 guys laying it down with green floats and brushing all the reveals. The Parex rep came on the job and shut us down! No green floats...No paint brushes in the reveals! Lol.. I will roll with whatever way the boss wants it applied!!!

[@AbersonPlastering]

@@davidhughes5369 I would have shut it down as well. Come on sponge floats on an acrylic on a casino? It must have been outsulation board. Rookies

[@ernestogonzalez17]

looks nice

[@corgreen]

Checked out both videos and I'm wondering - what is overall thickness applied of the acrylic skim coat plus finish coat on the outdoor ceiling? Was it just the two coats?

[@AbersonPlastering]

Yes just 2 coats. Equals about 3/16”

[@perfect-compliance]

What brand of arcrilic stucco did you use?

[@AbersonPlastering]

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