Who Need Curtains?…

When this is the view we wake up to outside our bedroom window. (guest bedroom actiually)  And did I mention how comfortable it is sleeping in our house even though it’s pretty much an unfinished shell?  At least we will soon move the trailer up the hill so we don’t have to go up and down for the the kitchen and bathroom.

This weekend we tested stucco.

The plan was to make three different batches using two kinds of quartz sand and a silica based sand called Dolomite. You can see the “sparkleys” in the sand which will add depth to the applied stucco.  We started with the Dolomite sand and liked it so much I don’t think we will even try the others.

First we taped off the exposed steel I-beams (we will paint them later), and put down some floor protection.  Then we mixed a small batch of stucco and applied it with the handheld mortar sprayer that we used to make our retaining walls.

Since this is the first time working with stucco, we did an area behind the future kitchen cabinets.  This gave us a chance to practice troweling and finishing techniques. I think we are going to be really happy with the Dolomite sand mix.  We like how “bright” it is and will be a cool contrast to the painted steel.

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