Help!
I just stuccoed my backyard bbq island. I used La Habra stucco over wonderboard, mixed to mfg directions. Put 1 coat on about 3/8" thick. weather about 80F, no direct sun. Now, about 2 hours after installing there are numerous hairline cracks all over. What can be done?
Is there some sort of elastomeric product to paint it with?
I'm doing that already. I think it "set" sooner than I expected. I am thinking about mixing up a thin batch of stucco to do something like a
1/8" topcoat to fill tomorrow.Thoughts?
spray light coat of water every few hours so it will dry s-l-o-w-l-y. not enuf to wash off stucco.
Stucco is supposed to be applied to the structure in three coats. The first always cracks, the sebsequent ones coverf the craks.
cheers Bob
Buy a bag of 'dash' mix and apply it. It will fill the cracks. And you can choose from a variety of colors.
Thats the nature of stucco. Let it sit for a couple of weeks to cure and finish cracking, then put another skincoat or texture coat over top.
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