Recently I had a customer who had some serious issues with some patio walls in their backyard. They love to entertain but shied away from barbeques and parties due to a couple ugly cinderblock walls. With their son’s birthday coming up they decided to stucco over the walls to make them ...
See also STUCCO WALL METHODS & INSTALLATION Foil facing Insulation face, radiant barriers Waterproof Traps water if any leaks into the building cavity Easily torn Close to zero Used with or as part of insulating products, Not used as a housewrap without additional steps and in hot humid climat...
Counter flashing– whenever flashing is used where a roof meets a wall, there must be proper counter flashing. Counter flashing is when siding or stucco or any other methods are used to cover the flashing from the top side. One should never be able to see the edge of a flashing. The ve...
Deciding to hire a service or do work yourself is a choice you will have to make for many things such as car repair, computer fixes, etc. Pest control is no different. Two things to consider when deciding is that first, companies will try to solve problems using the least amount of ...
transmission to other rooms. But noise reduction isn’t the only advantage acoustic tile offers as a ceiling material. When suspended from the ceiling in a grid, the tiles are handy for concealing wires and pipes, and also allow easy access to those utilities when it’s time to repair or ...
exits through the top-floor ceiling or other holes, it creates a slight negative pressure inside the house. The air leaving has to be replaced, and that air comes from outside the house: cold, dry air. The incoming air has to be heated, and that's when your furnace or boiler comes ...
Repair all voids, cracks and holes. Sand all surfaces to smooth them out and use a wire brush or paint scraper to remove loose paint. Caulk all surface joints, cracks and seams. Make sure the caulking is thoroughly dry before painting. When working with bare surfaces, prime before applying...
Charlotte and Justin Salisbury have struck the resort scene just like a rocket with four buzzy resorts in London, Brighton, Penzance and Oxfordshire. Their London hotel, located five minutes from Victoria Station, in a place of white stucco terraces and garden squares, is as eloquent and welcomin...
We almost always have to repair a few ducts. 14. While you are checking the duct-work consider insulating it as well. This helps keep the heated air warm as it moves through unheated spaces under the house or in the attic. 15. Reverse the direction on your ceiling fans. This will ...
The kinds of things that you’re talking about doing – except for the total re-stuccoing of the chimney; I don’t know if I would have gone that far just to repair a crack. But the other things that you’re talking about are all entirely expected: having to repoint...