modhatter
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Cost on applying stucco
I have purchased a house in Ensenada and it has a massive high wall surrounding it in ugly grey concrete block. I would like to stucco it and then
paint it to make it more attractive.
However I have no clue as to costs for doing this. Is there anyone out there that has contracted this in Mexico. Do they quote it by the square
meter and if so do you have any idea what is a fare price. There is quite a bit of it to do.
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Bob and Susan
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putting stucco in a block wall is really easy.
frist you just mix the concrete stucco and spread on the block...easy
this is a scratch coat
then... i would use color coat stucco...
just smooth on
dont use only one coat....you'll see the block when wet
just pay a worker the prevailing wage in your area
paint later if you feel it need to be sealed
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shari
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We are building a house too and here they charge from 40-80 pesos a square meter for a nice smooth job ready to paint. By the way, our 40 pesos guy
did way better job than the other 80 peso guy so check around with others to get an idea about the quality of work the person does...what we do is go
see other jobs they do and ask the people who hired him. Getting work done is really tricky and each worker seems to have their little "trips", some
drink alot, some are into drugs, some want money up front, some don't show up to work....weedy weedy (which means blah blah blah in spanish). Ya have
to put up with that and just hope to get a fairly decent one. In my experience some of the "problematic workers do the best work! Hope this sheds some
light.
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comitan
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I don't see where any figures in other locations would help someone in Ensenada. Shari good advise otherwise for all of Mexico.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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bugdude
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Depending on how old the stucco wall is I suggest applying a plaster weld/bonder (available at HD in the building materials section) prior to any
plasterering. Take a water hose to the walls to remove any build up of dirt, dust, etc. that will prevent a good bond prior to any work as well. Older
concrete and/or brick facades that are plastered with cement or stucco are notorious for "popping" loose after a few years. Use an "expansion joint"
(also available at HD) every ten feet or so to control structural/stress cracks.
I worked as journeyman plasterer in commercial construction company while in college. Couldn't pass up the opportunity to put in my two cents.
A man\'s reach should exceed his grasp - or what\'s a heaven for?
Robert Browning
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bajaguy
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Check your u2u
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