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Posted by jloomis on September 7, 2009, 8:02 pm
Sounds like a stage set for a Movie?
I have seen stucco men use a colored mixture out of a metal bucket that is
like stucco that is applied to stucco wire and a vapor barrier....
I wonder if this grout has any wire under it?
Probably not....
It is like "Concrete Icing"
Interesting......
john
> We are looking at a short sale home that was built here in Florida in
> 2006. It was a builder's spec home and never lived in. I'll copy and
> paste an opinion that one person had after looking at the outside of the
> house.
> "I've looked at your house now 4 times with multiple people - concerning
> your stucco and paint - because I've been a little baffled about the
> problems with the stucco and the color variations. I finally determined
> that the house is actually not coated with stucco - it is covered with
> colored grout - a very thin coat. I have never seen it done before and
> never heard of it done before - and it will not last. There is no product
> you can seal it with or coat it with or "glue" it with that will make it
> adhere to the house. Stucco and grout - neither one is a structural
> product. Neither one is water-proof - they are both porous and should be
> sealed with a good primer and a good paint. However, grout is not
> traditionally used in a "whole-house" application. I have to think the
> builder was "dooped" into it by someone with a good sales pitch. When it
> was first completed, it probably did give the house a very unique look due
> to the natural color variations in the grout - for a very inexpensive
> price. Grout is cheap. And the thickness of the coating applied on your
> house is extremely thin. Stucco is usually applied 1/4" - 1/2" thick,
> depending on the finish and texture chosen and also dependant on whether
> the metal lathe is required in the application. The thinness of the grout
> coating - just means that the cracks and chipping and peeling will happen
> more easily - and was probably part of making it cheaper to apply than
> stucco. Grout is more "brittle" than stucco and will come off easier
> anyway"
> Has anyone heard of such?
> Thanks, Mike
>
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> 2006. It was a builder's spec home and never lived in. I'll copy and
> paste an opinion that one person had after looking at the outside of the
> house.
> "I've looked at your house now 4 times with multiple people - concerning
> your stucco and paint - because I've been a little baffled about the
> problems with the stucco and the color variations. I finally determined
> that the house is actually not coated with stucco - it is covered with
> colored grout - a very thin coat. I have never seen it done before and
> never heard of it done before - and it will not last. There is no product
> you can seal it with or coat it with or "glue" it with that will make it
> adhere to the house. Stucco and grout - neither one is a structural
> product. Neither one is water-proof - they are both porous and should be
> sealed with a good primer and a good paint. However, grout is not
> traditionally used in a "whole-house" application. I have to think the
> builder was "dooped" into it by someone with a good sales pitch. When it
> was first completed, it probably did give the house a very unique look due
> to the natural color variations in the grout - for a very inexpensive
> price. Grout is cheap. And the thickness of the coating applied on your
> house is extremely thin. Stucco is usually applied 1/4" - 1/2" thick,
> depending on the finish and texture chosen and also dependant on whether
> the metal lathe is required in the application. The thinness of the grout
> coating - just means that the cracks and chipping and peeling will happen
> more easily - and was probably part of making it cheaper to apply than
> stucco. Grout is more "brittle" than stucco and will come off easier
> anyway"
> Has anyone heard of such?
> Thanks, Mike
>