Stucco Houses (was: Rupert! ...)
bboyminn
bboyminn at yahoo.com
Tue Oct 13 20:32:29 UTC 2009
--- "Geoff" <gbannister10 at ...> wrote:
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> --- "Child Of Midian" <md@> wrote:
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> Geoff:
> > You've raised a similar thought to mine. My dictionary defines
> > stucco as "fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces or moulding
> > into architectural decorations."
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> > Is the US definition different to mine? Because even if houses are
> > wooden-framed, I cannot see how the wall between the frames
> > can be made of a coating plaster.
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> md:
> > Stucco is basically cement and usually spread over a wired or other rough,
> > porous surface. Usually two layers are applied for complete coverage and it
> > can be applied over a minimal wood framing, when it hardens it's very strong
> > and basically makes a cement structure when cured.
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> Geoff:
> Hence, as I suggested, the US perception appears to differ to the UK one.
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bboyminn:
I suspect there are a lot of stucco in Europe. I know you find a lot in Minneapolis and they claim that it is because of a larger German influence.
Here are some photos of common stucco house -
http://206.173.89.52/IDXv4/PropDetail.asp?pd=IDX&mls=ARMLS&mlstbl=ARMLSRES&mlsnum=4161055&ucode=nicholasmcconnell_com&office=&agent=&c=4&t=5822&suplogo=
http://206.173.89.52/IDXv4/PropDetail.asp?pd=IDX&mls=ARMLS&mlstbl=ARMLSRES&mlsnum=4097992&ucode=nicholasmcconnell_com&office=&agent=&c=16&t=5822&suplogo=
http://206.173.89.52/IDXv4/PropDetail.asp?pd=IDX&mls=ARMLS&mlstbl=ARMLSRES&mlsnum=4197320&ucode=nicholasmcconnell_com&office=&agent=&c=25&t=5822&suplogo=
http://www.scottsdaleparadise.com/luxury-homes.php
These are in the Phoenix area, and in this case are intended to convey a Spanish or Adobe influence.
As pointed out by others, Stucco is placed over the frame of the house. Usually the outside of a house is covered with wire to hold the cement in place. Then a layer of course cement is thrown into the wire frame. Once the house is coated with this, then the finish coat is put on. It can be as smooth or as course as the owner wants, and the finish coat can be tinted to suit the owners taste. The outer finish is then texture in a number of different patterns from a fine sand finish, to knobbly bumps, a finish where the bumps are created then smoothed, and a variety of other finishes.
The design and use of Stucco is actually carried over to the USA from European influences. So, I suspect Stucco is common in Europe, but it is called something else.
Steve/bboyminn
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