Stucco patching and matching sand finishes 

Another great video, love watching an oldschool tradesmen doing his thing. Thanks Kirk and J

As always free information that is worth paying for. I did foundation repairs around a house that is under contract. The inspector said there were structural cracks etc. Actually it was the masonry coat over the block about 6-8 inches from the ground that over time stopped adhering to the waterproofing tar so I removed it, prepped it and did my best Kirk impersonation and redid it all and primed and painted it. I also took pictures before, during and after and kept pieces of the skim coat to show it was a shallow failure and not what he freaked out the buyer by stating in his report. It looks exactly like it never happened now. THANK YOU for your generosity in sharing you talent and trade!

Thanks Mr Giordano. Never too old to learn. I love it.

Kirk thank you so much for sharing your experience, genius, and mastery of an ancient art. Just completed the stucco around my dormer window, and after watching many of your videos the pros, cons, and the reality of stucco is revealed to the lay renderer. Although, my experience is limited, my stucco work may last, if not, I can fix it. Kirk you explain your craft so well, you are an artist sir.

Just like you say Kirk and Jason, the aggregate can be easily scraped when its dry to make it smoother. I prefer when I do patches for sign companies to make my patches a little extra rough then scrape them when they are showing dark because of heavy texture I can just scrape them down a bit and they match perfect.

Watching your videos is full of satisfaction and inspiration and 100% craftsman job - something rare this days! Thank you for them Mister Giordano.

Woot! Another great video!

Another excellent show and tell from the masters...Thanks guys...who needs college when the professor sends us videos?

Hello Kirk!! Great job 👌

man this is some high level craftsman knowledge, right there....

Keep 'em coming, always makes my day when you post "The Next One"!!!

great videos man good job keeping your family together. respect to you

Hi from the uk, great video kirk, love watching how you guys plaster and render compared to what we do over here.

Nice work. Thank you

Great video.👍

Horrible match, Kirk magical sponge floating and perfect match. It's easy when you know what you are doing.

Your son Jay needs to make more videos on his channel. :)

Hey Kirk and Jason. I have a great idea for a video. I patch holes for sign companies. I use rapid set stucco for most of them but they only have one size texture. Could you show how to make a hot mix Diy with sand and cement that will dry in an hour or so with other textures. Just food for thought might be a great video to mix it up a little. Or say just mixes in general. like Lyme mix , sand, cement, calcium chloride. and bonding agent. Like different products you use to get it to dry fast for patchwork. Might get some great views. If you have some special formulations.

I patched w 16/20 on a 16/20 wall. Hot day. I waited a bit. Final looked too smooth to me, not much aggregate. Did I wait too long or green sponge too light? Looked alright but I think you’d fire me :) Great videos. Best content on the internet by far 👍

Hey Kirk I’ve been watching your channel for years, dude do you ever age for god sake.

buen trabajo que ase excelente saludoss desde perú 👍👍👍

See You on the next One Bud !~!~!

Awesomeness 👍

Это безупречная работа! Очень хорошо 👌

I like, before I see the video. Who's with me? :)

Hey Kirk love your videos good to see a new video! Quick question for matching the texture on this video why did you choose to go with a 20/30 (medium aggregate instead of doing a 30/30 (fine finish for the blending of the joints. Thanks again for responding I wish I could work for you ! Be safe wishing you nothin but the best!

I do a limited amount of sheet rock/texturing and am working on a 100 year old church interior that has a sand texture wall finish. There are larger grains intermixed with smaller, and the balance of the finish is just like a heavy paint, which it probably is. The larger grains of sand are fairly sparse, showing up here and there. There are trowel marks : fork-like impressions here and there. I don't see any circular trowel marks. Your video, although exterior, is about the closest I have come on RU-vid in finding a texture that might match. Luckily, I don't really have to actually "nail it" that much. I am painting wall sections that I have completely skim coated to a smooth finish. So faking it will be good enough. The folks who hired me at the church would be fine with Homax. But I'd like to contribute to the lasting quality of the structure. Where do I find these sand materials? What type of place? I live in rural Iowa. And what "size" sand would you recommend? How much do you add to the mud? Or, at least where is a good starting point? And 20 minute mud? 30? 40? How much time do I need to work the mud where I want it to be, allowing for not getting what I am looking for and having to re-work it? Should I prime the raw smooth plaster before I do the sand finish? Or just prime between the sand finish and the topcoat? A lot to ask here, I know. Any help would be greatly appreciated. BTW, I'm humbled by your finesse, quality and knowledge. But at 69, I would not like to swing all that mud for a living.

This is some great information considering I am in the middle of replacing the windows at my house. I do have question that is a little of subject. Is it possible to use a paint sprayer for Weld crete bonding agent?

Hi Kirk, Love your videos buddy. Question for you, I applied scratch coat then brown coat stucco on my house. Unfortunately I was not able to match my sand finish with the 5 inch float. How do I go about fixing the texture? Is there a sand roller I can use with acrylic flat paint to match it? Thanks buddy. Art

Hi Kirk and Jason, You guys are awesome! Wanted to buy one of the trowels that you are using in your videos. The link on your website is pointing to a product that's not available. As far as I understand it's a bon tool curry 16x14.5 pool trowel model number 12-318. Looks like curry went out of business and I can't seem to find an alternative. Any suggestions?

Hi Kirk! Anyone you can recommend in the LA/OC area?

Hello Kirk, I just replaced a double door on a cinder block wall, do I have to put wire on the wood frame and also attached it to the block wall?

I almost had a stroke trying to read the title

You gotta keep ‘em agrigated

Hey Guys, have you plastered onto hemp concrete yet? ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cm23l_VLyp4.html ) thought it was interesting

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