Because stucco can be colored with mortar colorants and textured with a variety of tools, it is an ideal medium for dressing up a drab concrete block wall. It also can be applied to a wooden ...

Large exterior wall surfaces are eye-catchers ... Oh, and it is also reasonably priced. Stucco is concrete, and because it is usually applied to wood structures that have a tendency to flex ...

Pizzolongo says he likes to use stucco because it is a decorative finish meant for walls and ceilings as opposed to concrete, which is often used for floors. Pizzolongo says stucco is applied in a ...

(Photo courtesy of Penetrx)Penetrx treatments can transform your concrete surfaces by densifying, strengthening and sealing them. This Riverdale home started out with a bare concrete walkway that ...

DEAR TIM: I live in a house with a concrete block foundation. I think the outside of the block has decorative stucco on it because the exterior of the block is not smooth. Some of the exterior is ...

But what will you do once the imitation stucco is removed? You'll end up with the masonry foundation walls, and, if they are concrete blocks, you should not paint them, as the paint will either ...

2-coat system: Use a traditional stucco mix, but it’s used for concrete, brick and block walls. Instead of using a metal lathe, a bonding adhesive is used on the wall before two coats of stucco ...

They're poured concrete, formed into steps over a wooden ramp. Stucco on the sides of the porch is applied over a standard 2- by-4 wood-framed wall. The bulk of the structure is wood, not concrete.

(Stucco can also go over block, brick or concrete walls, but your house, judging from the picture you sent, appears to be a traditional one with framed walls.) Often, it’s possible to locate ...