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.
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
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 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.
@@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 🥂
@@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.🍻
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!
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.
@@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
@@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.
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.
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.
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..
