Smooth stucco

Smooth stucco.
Stucco fine sand finish.
Make heavy stucco smooth.
Can you change heavy stucco to smooth stucco? Of course, you can. • Make rough stucco smooth
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Hello, my friends. I'm sharing some application tips to smooth out your rough stucco finish or texture in this video by applying a La Habra color coat, 20/30 sand finish.
I don't advise Santa Barbara or marble smooth stucco finishes for reasons in this video.
However, because I won't apply them, many will; there's nothing wrong with that.
Why will two smooth coats of any exterior stucco finish usually crack? But, of course, I'm talking about 30/30 sand troweled smooth.
They are applied with Portland cement finish stucco.
Thus, when steel is trowled, the new stucco finish can't breathe.
Now, bring on the winter rains; this water saturates them, and they expand when dried, shrink, and, Voila, cracks.
If you apply fiberglass mesh netting to the entire home, the stucco finish may take still hairline or get spider-checking with the first rain or damp weather.
What will also happen if you hydrate a new stucco color finish too soon?
The color can bleed, bleach, or discolor.
For example, most can understand what pouring Clorox on blue jeans would look like. So, don't hydrate stucco color coats too soon! Especially if they are dark colors.
Hydration is essential to achieving durable stucco. It is the principal mechanism for converting Portland cement into a solid binder.
Hydrating or moist curing of stucco achieves two things: long-term strength development and improved substrate conditions for the application of exterior finishes.
Call my buddy and master stucco craftsman Jake or Jeremiah Johnson for work in the surrounding areas of Vacaville. Jake's number is 707 660-1422.
• Repair bad stucco patc... Stucco maintenance -free color retexturing.
• Stucco Resurfacing Integrated stucco color finishes. Moss
• Apply a skip trowel te... Spreading a Skip trowel texture with the base coat.

[@zojairam]

You are the king of stucco 🤴 I really appreciate your videos and dedication 💙

[@jadabandit9212]

Hey Kirk I am going to try this on my home. My question is is that sponge wet for the finish? Never done this before but I am very good with my hands and have no problem messing up. But after watching you for a while I believe I can get it done

[@gizmobently]

I have been watching Kirk for 10 years now and thoroughly enjoy his videos and the man himself. I only wish I lived closer so that I could have this man do both the interior and exterior of a house for me. I like how he works and he takes pride in doing a good job and making his customers happy. Kirk, love ya man!

[@markstanton2362]

What is a fog coat, Kirk?

[@pamtaylor1190]

Hi Kirk! I am learning so much! I live in San Luis Obispo County, CA. I have a home with super rough stucco finish. I want as smooth of a finish that I can get without the cracks that you warn about. I want a warm light color. Our home is about 1500 square ft. I love DIY. Do you think I can do this on my own or can you recommend professionals in my area. Thanks so much for all you do!

[@MrFuadee]

Kirk what is the best way to fill a fine hairline cracks in the stucco, thank you

[@vgslife9640]

Great video, i want this done to my house, i like the smooth finish way better

[@orozcomartin9287]

Like your videos.. Do you have to add something to the new stucco to stick to the old stucco?

[@herbmorales516]

Good job Kirk.

[@titop6152]

Love ❤️ it music to my ears

[@flippo880408]

I really appreciate all the info on your chain! Can I apply this technique to synthetic stucco (eifs) with a 1/8" deep structure? If not can you point me in the right direction?

[@DanielDeSantiago93]

I’m sorry but I’m very new to this! I just bought a home from the 80’s and it has this same exterior finish. Which one would provide the most smooth finish? 2030 or 1620? Or is there one that would cover the texture even more?

[@Jenn-777]

Doing stucco so what is the closest I can get to Santa Barbara without the cracking? What do I buy?

[@johnkay6639]

It was real cool watching you guys spread that finish caot .. Your very fast .LOOKs great. Thanks for the info .. My 1800 sq ft house is all steel troweled finiosh coat .. Cracks every where . Im doing that 40 by 4 ish foot long patch with 20 -40 white silica sand finsh coat mix . Thanks for the great video .. Specially sharing about floating with DRY FLOAT . My patch is at the bottom of a wall .. So iu can blend it in so it kinda matches the steel trowl texture thats above the patch And know i can hydrate it as soon as it dry enough cuz its white .. You are a life saver .. I can afford to hire a contractor lol

[@TCLeahy]

Thank you for the video! Very helpful as we contemplate getting rid of the nasty rough finish on our house. Only thing it’s good for is hanging fake spiderwebs at Halloween!

[@bryonbahr3883]

really appreciate you taking time to do this, I live in FL. on Amelia Island and stucco repair is my largest money maker by far. I started doing drywall finishing and guess I have the "eye", I see things most do not.

[@Isenhartanis]

What happens if there are paint on the stucco?

[@brandontyree2230]

Sucks the window company couldn’t take the Milgard stickers off the windows before they left. - Glass guy

[@alansabrosky3244]

When using a concrete adhesive that you apply to the wall before hand do you still need to saturate the wall with water? In the video you are applying the new stuff on a dry wall. Thank you

[@fangfangouyang]

Thanks for sharing. We just have a plaster contractor apply a skim coat to our entire exterior stucco to change the previous texture. They are coming back to do a texture with the color of acrylic material. How long do you recommend waiting between the two processes? We are located in San Francisco.