Back in the Cave

The scratch is pretty rough because it was hard to get it to stay in the mesh, maybe i should have tried hi-rib under neath.
The rains started up and the walls just drip.

The pictures are so dark because I finished at night.


I Got to scratch it by myself. Good help is hard to find.










The safety meeting topic is: Dont hurry just because the help can't show up, even when he is a partner. Bad things can happen. With diamond mesh even a small gig bleeds all over the place. But a band aid and some duct tape is good second or third aid.

A Garden Variety Re-Color

This job had all the windows patched, pop-outs installed, and re-colored with cement stucco. We tried to talk them into Acrylic but they didn't want it. The skip trowel texture is retro 80's but evrybody seemed to like it. What's old is new again. The house is right on a busy street corner and I wish we has put out a sign. A lot of people slowed down and looked as they drove by. The House is right there where Roseville and Citrus Heights meet behind Oakmont High School.

Tying Steel is different than Stucco

Update-another day closer to completion:

The framework is installed tomorrow grouting the columns and finishing the rebar and then starting to tie the mesh.

Progress in the Cave

There was some progress just a little slower than I would like. Not bad for 1 day!

SomeThings Olde and something New?

Here is some possible future pain suffering and high anxiety. I know I should be careful what I wish for, but I would love to do this job.
If we get undercut and someone thinks they can do it for less.... Have at it!!!!

Jim and Kathi's house. My first house-redo/side job. I worked on the stone, stucco, and brick.

The 2 brick capped columns were one of my first side job forays. In Los Lagos, Will built the columns. Early 1990's.

Lane Borges' house, a successful architect. Major addition and outdoor kichen, fireplace, columns and garage enlargement. Walls around the pool. This house I worked with Will on the pre-cast, columns window sills and trim arches ballustrades and entry columns. Wow that job was right when I started talking to Tim.

Ron Smith's house, a big time builder. I did a lot on this one as an employee, I always loved this house.

It's Not Always Glamorous in the Stucco World

Repair work is dusty and tedious.

We do this foam 1 coat repair and 3 coat old-fashioned plaster repair and detail repair, just about everything!

They wanted a new Front door.

So we will remove the whole wall

and redo it so there is no patch.