Stucco updates. From: Countryside & Small Stock Journal | Date: July 1, 2000| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2000 Countryside Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

COUNTRYSIDE: The article on stucco (March/ April, 2000) needs updating from its 1929 source. There are four updates to observe:

First: Old-time stucco mortar was one 94-pound bag of Portland (concrete) cement and two gallons of curd-like slaked lime. It was very strong, but slaked lime can create second- and third-degree burns on the skin. Today's stucco can more easily be made with one-half bag of Portland, one-half bag masonry (brickwork) cement, and about 16 shovelsful of sand, depending On the "sticky" consistency desired; The initial "scratch" or brown coat of stucco ...

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