Porch - Final Coat and Pointing

Stucco's done!
Just a little cleanup left for tomorrow morning.
Looks great.
Craig put on a 4th coat due to some hairline cracks in the 3rd coat.
This is a better color match too. Cream on stucco and grayer pointing the stone sills.
Check out today's progress.
I'll post final pics after cleanup
(Now I just need to finish the inside of the porch...)



Acrobatic cleaning - hot day too!

Almost Done Masonry!

Craig came today and finished mounting the stone sill line and put another stucco coat on.
Here's what it looks like in process...

They will be back tomorrow to put another final coat on the stucco due to some hairline cracks. This will seal it up against moisture getting behind it and freezing - like the old stucco on the chimney. It is looking good!

I'll post some final pics after tomorrow and then after it dries and lightens up.

Sponge stucco
point stone
Sponge stucco
Grout bag putting mortar between stone.
Sponge corner. Tony in background working on something.

Inside Porch

I shifted work inside - the porch attic.
Ran wire up the corner into the small attic above the porch and down through the block to switch cutouts I put in the block.
Here's a view of the wires going into the wall.
It is hard to fish wire through block. I'm changing plans to minimize doing this. It's a pain.

I'll run the hot wire to the fixtures and then one wire to each switch. That will require only fishing one more wire vs. three more. I'll use a fixture as a junction as well.

Got some nice comments from neighbors on the chimney at the party next door this evening too.
Craig called this afternoon.
He may come tomorrow to clean up and finis the knee walls.
It was good to get an update.

No pics to show. Almost done. Waiting.

Well we were supposed to be done on Tuesday but I haven't heard from Craig and he isn't returning my calls.

Hope he's OK.

I cleaned up the mortar box and wheelbarrow, and put three buckets of dried mortar out with the trash - which they took but they trashed the buckets too!

Trying to finish up before the party next door this Saturday.

Just a half day's work to complete.

Close up of yesterday's work.

The color is turning out close to the main house as it dries.
Click on the picture for a close up detail

The Stone Goes On!

Next up:
Tomorrow - grout between stones. mount stone on west end. Stucco remaining wall - and clean up roof and drive from chimney job.
It is looking good!

These pictures are not in proper order but here they are. I'm missing some steps.
Craig picked up the stone and came to put it on. Here's David assisting.
Craig cleans the grout bag.
Setting up to stucco again and grout the stone.
Close up of the stone set.
Grouted stone awaiting pointing.

Materials remaining for porch. Tuesday next work day!

This is a look at the materials left for the porch stucco and stone.
A bag of play sand, some lime and some white cement.

We are due to finish it off on Tuesday!
The stone is ordered and Craig has picked it up or will. 4 boxes of selected stone for the sills.