![]() You will have to buy cement, lime (formula dependent), sand and other products in bulk when using concentrated base coat materials so there will be more labor involved (and thinking!) when mixing it up but it is easier than you might think and can save you a lot of money in the process. You are going to want to use concentrated base coat materials for larger jobs because of the significant cost savings over premixed bags, which tends to be a significant difference if you have a good amount of square footage to cover. You can find some stucco recipes on one of my other posts here. Try to use a type S or type M though and AVOID a type N, which has a much lower comprehensive strength than the type S and M do.Ĭoncentrated Base Coat Materials: By concentrated, I mean that they will need to have sand, water and other elements added to them in order to make the mix suitable to use as a stucco base coat. Mortar (80 lbs.) - Mortar can be used but I would recommend using a stucco base coat instead of mortar because it is a different consistency and has a little bit different composition but you can use it in a pinch.Greencore stucco mix (80 lbs.) - Is the same standard stucco mix but uses a finer sand in it so it can be used as a finish coat as well (fine sand finish) that you would have to paint.Sakrete scratch and brown base coat (80 lbs.) - A standard cement, sand and lime mixture that works well, much like the Quikrete mix (above).LaHabra Fastwall stucco base coat (50 lbs.) - A modified base coat material with fibers added to it and other ingredients, making it a good choice if you want a higher strength stucco base coat material.Quikrete base coat stucco (80 lbs.) - A standard base coat mix with sand, cement and lime added together in an 80 lb.Some premixed base coats you can find at various Home Depot locations will include: These premixed bags are great for smaller to medium sized projects because it will be the easiest and most convenient way to get your stucco base coat mixed up without any math or formulas involved. Premixed Base Coats: These will usually have the cement, sand, lime and everything else you that makes up a good base coat mix and you will just add water to the bag. These are sheets (roughly 27" x 96") not rolls, like some of the other wires that are sold. Diamond Metal Lath: Home Depot will always have expanded metal lath that has the small diamond pattern in it. ![]() The paper backed wire usually comes in rolls but I have also seen it come in sheets (4' x 8' ?) at some HD locations. Not recommended for new construction projects though. ![]() This is typically used on open stud walls, where an existing paper backed material is being used. Paper Backed Wire: Almost every HD I have been to has paper backed wire of some kind (usually on the roll) and has the wire (17 gauge) and paper fused together.One Coat Wire: I have only seen one coat stucco wire at selected HD stores and if they have the one coat wire, it will be a 20 gauge wire (lighter weight wire than the three coat wire).This is great wire for using in the three coat stucco system. Three Coat Wire: HD usually has this wire in stock and it will be the 17 gauge wire that is self furred.Wire: Home Depot will usually have stucco wire in stock but will carry different types of wire, depending on which location you are at.
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