Greenbuilding Archive for September 2001

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[GBlist] Re: final coat of traditional stucco

• To: Sacie H Lambertson <dlambert@grasshoppernet.com>
• Subject: [GBlist] Re: final coat of traditional stucco
• From: Norbert Senf <mheat@mha-net.org>
• Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 11:33:05 -0400
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Hello Sacie:

You may be asking for the impossible. The most flexible material that I 
know is Stuc-o-flex (425-885 5085) and it is the hardest to finish 
smoothly. The same properties that make it flexible and rubbery  make it 
not want to slide under a steel finishing trowel blade.

We have found one good solution that has worked for masonry heaters with 
small stress cracks in the stucco - elastomeric paint. Thoro Products (305 
- 597-8100, don't know if the number is still good) makes one called 
Thorolastic that is basically a very rubbery latex paint. Looks like flat 
white latex when it dries. It comes in "brush grade" and "trowel grade". 
Haven't tried the trowel grade - perhaps it would give a smooth flexible 
finish.

Best ........ Norbert

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Norbert Senf---------- mheat@mha-net.org-nospam
Masonry Stove Builders	(remove -nospam)
RR 5, Shawville------- www.heatkit.com		
Quebec J0X 2Y0-------- fax:-----819.647.6082
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  • Re: [GBlist] final coat of traditional stucco
    • From: Norbert Senf <mheat@mha-net.org>
  • [GBlist] final coat of traditional stucco
    • From: Sacie H Lambertson <dlambert@grasshoppernet.com>