THE STUCCO PRODUCT I AM USING FOR THIS HOME IS CALLED THE
EL REY "KRAK-MASTER SYSTEM".
BECAUSE OF THE HARSH SUN, WIND, AND WIDE TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS WE GET HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST, EXTERIOR STUCCO LIKES TO CRACK.
BUT WE AS BUILDERS DON'T LIKE TO LOOK AT CRACKED STUCCO,
( AND HOME OWNERS DON'T LIKE TO PAY FOR IT )
THIS STUCCO SYSTEM IS A "THREE COAT STUCCO".
FIRST THE BASE COAT, OR SCRATCH COAT IS APPLIED OVER THE STUCCO NETTING, FOLLOWED BY THE SECOND COAT, OR " BROWN COAT". BUT WHERE
THIS SYSTEM DIFFERS FROM A TYPICAL THREE COAT STUCCO IS THAT A FIBERGLASS MESH IS IMBEDDED INTO THE BROWN COAT TO HELP LESSEN
THE NUMBER AND SIZE OF CRACKS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.
I DECIDED TO USE A CONVENTIONAL PORTLAND COLOR COAT, ( THE THIRD COAT ) FOR THIS HOUSE BECAUSE I LIKE THE LOOK BETTER THAN SYNTHETIC STUCCO, AND IT TENDS TO HOLD UP BETTER IN THIS CLIMATE.
