You are correct. Two reasons why I did it this way. One, I was always picky when it came to feathering in the repair and made it as close to not noticeable as possible. Two, I’ve always had a bad habit doing it with a margin trowel. I found it more effective to me doing it this way 🤷🏽♂️. It does take longer, but it worked for me. Hats off to those that do it with the tip of the trowel and get it on point. No hate on this side at all. Thanks for watching.
@@deddie4645 when it comes to paint, you can paint it faster than fogging it. In this case, I mixed rapid set with “scratch and brown” cement. On a day like this I would put a little more rapid set since the sun wasn’t out and it was a little late. I wouldn’t recommend only putting rapid set since the paint would absorb faster than the rest of the house which the patch would be noticeable. You have to let cement do it’s job and not rush it too much 🤷🏽♂️. Skills definitely payed the bills. That’s for watching.
Yes, it would look very similar to this patch. If it is the original stucco, then you would have to fog the repair instead of painting it. Best of luck.
I'd like to see this 3 years from now. Because whoever did my house before I bought it didn't use a bonding agent and sure it looked fine when I bought the house. 5 years later the color coat is coming off in sheets, top to bottom. So you're right, you don't have to use a bonding agent if you aren't going to be around in a few years... it's someone else's problem right?
First of all I’m sorry that happened to your house. Notice when that the stucco went over the brown coat. The only time I went over the paint was just to feather it in. If I would have done a complete wall or house, I wouldn’t just put stucco over a painted surface. At that point it’s just colored water. For a wall repair, I wouldn’t even use a bonding agent at all. I would use foamtek over a painted surface and stucco over that. Who ever did your house either didn’t have knowledge of how stucco works or just wanted the easy money. It happens and a lot.
@@blackhemi8 I'm pretty sure the people that did the stucco knew the right way to do it, but they were not paid to do it right by the people who were flipping the house. My neighbor talked with the flippers and they apparently put way too much money into the house and just wanted to get out. I can tell as there are lots of areas they took shortcuts in where I'm now paying the price. The worst of it is, neither my realtor nor my home inspector noticed any of these things and the few things that did come up, I noticed and mentioned to the home inspector. I am grateful to God for having the house right now. It I just frustrating when you expect people to do their job correctly. I think the bigger problem than the bonding agent was that it's likely whoever did the stucco didn't do a good job of prepping the original surface by pressure washing it and/or wire brushing it to get rid of the loose particles. Everything comes off in sheets. Take it easy.
Gotcha. Yeah buying a house that has been flipped is risky. Yes, I’ve seen homes where the stucco has flaked off for the same reason. This is what I do. I either repair someone else’s bad work or I make the house look like nothing ever happened. I’ve seen a lot over the past 15 years and I assure you that this patch wont come off. I personally wouldn’t trust any bonding agent over an existing stucco wall even when prepping it the right way. Google foamtek or poly bond. It’s more expensive than a bonding agent, but it’s a safer and better route to go. Most of us use it here in SoCal. Good luck with your house. Take it easy.
You use bonding agent on painted or flat surfaces, not on traditional stucco, you get a mechanical bond which is better than a chemical bond. Your welcome for the info, stay blessed!
@@deekoh3996 it’ll work better for a sand finish since it already sprays it that way. I have also used it in a lace finish textured. In those cases, it would only be to blend in the repairs. I have a video showing how I would use it on a lace finish. I hope this helps.
Not necessarily. If you’re referring to the bigger red floats those are great for an all day job. You can beat them pretty good and they’ll hold up. These are good for couple jobs, but they do the job great. Very spongy.
@@DavidSanchez-ot3it At that time I was working for a customer service company. Patching repairs for new homes for most for the big home builders. Made my way up to become a customer service manager. 13 years later I haven’t received a call back for stucco falling off on my side jobs. I have an idea on what I’m doing. That red float is for stucco. Trust me. Have a good one.
Bonding agent to what exactly? The brown coat? You and I know that you don’t need it. If you’re taking about using the little “hopper,” by that point it’s basically water with a little stucco. It’s not enough to fall off.
Yes. I find it better to control the texture with a margin trowel and keep the new texture within the patch. It’s obviously faster to do it with a trowel, but being a patch man means that work work shouldn’t be seen. Kinda have to take your time with these things.
