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Exterior trim wood prep question J A 09-30-2007
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Posted by J A on September 30, 2007, 4:37 pm
I'm going to put up some trim around some windows on a stucco house.
The wood will be standard pine.

What kind of prep should be done to the wood before painting it?

What's the best way to mount it on the stucco? Drill a hole through
the wood and stucco and use a 2 or 3 inch wood screw?

Thnx


Posted by Don Phillipson on September 30, 2007, 4:50 pm

> I'm going to put up some trim around some windows on a stucco house.
> The wood will be standard pine.
> What kind of prep should be done to the wood before painting it?

We assume this trim is to be applied indoors. (Pine is not
the best for outdoor window frames exposed to the weather.)
Indoor trim requires no special preparation. It should be clean
and smooth, then either stained (one or multiple coats,
depending on finish and colour desired) or painted (twice,
i.e. primer and colour coat.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)



Posted by J A on September 30, 2007, 5:41 pm
wrote:
>
>
> > I'm going to put up some trim around some windows on a stucco house.
> > The wood will be standard pine.
> > What kind of prep should be done to the wood before painting it?
>
> We assume this trim is to be applied indoors. (Pine is not
> the best for outdoor window frames exposed to the weather.)
> Indoor trim requires no special preparation. It should be clean
> and smooth, then either stained (one or multiple coats,
> depending on finish and colour desired) or painted (twice,
> i.e. primer and colour coat.)
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)

No, it's exterior, going over stucco.


Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on September 30, 2007, 5:57 pm

>
> No, it's exterior, going over stucco.
>

The nice thing about stucco is the aspect of never having to paint it.
Adding wood trim just add maintenance. You may want to re-think that idea.

I'd use a durable wood for outdoors like cedar so it won't rot away. If you
insist on pine, prime and paint it on both sides before you put it up

As for mounting, that depends on what is behind the stucco. If you use
screws, use stainless steel.



Posted by Joe on September 30, 2007, 11:58 pm

> As for mounting, that depends on what is behind the stucco. If you use
> screws, use stainless steel.

Or be really lazy and use consstruction adhesive. HTH

Joe



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