Stucco Ready!

South elevation, looking North.

Window trim detail.

The stucco contractor has installed the felt paper, chicken wire, and metal lath to all the areas that will be stuccoed.  It took almost three days but they did a beautiful job.  All the small detail on the south side slowed the process.

The state inspector has given the job his approval so all is ready to start applying the stucco tomorrow.   All the surfaces shown in black will be stucco.  It is a three step process: the scratch coat (heaviest), the brown coat, and the color coat.  In our case we have chosen to use an acrylic color coat to prevent or minimize cracks.

North elevation, looking South.

Since the trim has all been painted, once the color coat is applied the outside of the adobe is all complete.