stucco advice

[james]

Originally Posted by telehort

James,
How long did/would you cure the stucco around an oven enclosure before painting?

3-4 days from the smooth finish coat. There is a test you can run on the stucco to check if it's dry.

James

[mieno]

RC
I ended up using a traditional stucco mix of lime, portland and sand. 3 coats with an oxide in the final coat. Went on well and looks great, no cracking (kept it damp for a week).

I also used 5 layers of ceramic blanket, then chicken wire then stucco. I replaced the vermiculite concrete layer with more blanket. I tried using a ridgidizer for the ceramic blanket which did firm it up but if I did it again I wouldn't bother - just use the chicken wire.

I was going to put a stone veneer on the outside as I have some left over but don't know if I will bother now.

Will post some pics when I work out how to do it!

How did your stucco go?

[Inishta]

Originally Posted by mieno

Will post some pics when I work out how to do it!

Have a look here mieno................

http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f2/u...otos-3241.html (Uploading photos)

[RCLake]

Originally Posted by gjbingham

RC,
I used three-and-a-half 80 LB bags of base coat on my 37 inch oven. For the finish, I used two bags, of which about 1/3 was disposed of because it set faster than I could place it.

Did you follow "the book" recipe? Which base coat are you talkng about?