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Posted by C. Bailey on June 11, 2006, 12:00 am
Thank you,
It is traditional stucco.
The stucco extends about an inch or two above the soffit line. The wire
extends 2 or 3" above. I was thinking of terminating the wood with a shadow
board below the soffit.
Chris
> C. Bailey wrote:
>> I need to remove all stucco from the exterior of my house to put on wood
>> siding. I would like to cut the stucco just below the soffit line, so
>> that
>> I do not have to redo all of the soffits. What is the best tool for
>> cutting
>> along the soffits? I have a lot of cutting to do......
>
> Assuming you are referring to the traditional cement-based stucco on
> metal lath, a diamond blade in a circular saw or angle grinder is the
> easiest. You'll have to take several passes. A diamond blade in a gas
> cutoff saw would be faster but is a lot heavier and harder to control.
> If you need to get a straight edge you can nail a wood straightedge on
> the lower section of stucco and run the circular saw fence along that.
>
> You may want to investigate how far above the soffit the stucco
> extends. It may not be worth cutting. The cleanest and simplest way
> to terminate the wood siding is to have it extend up behind the lower
> edge of the soffit and use wood molding to cover any remaining gap.
>
>> Do you have any tricks for removing the stucco? I was thinking of a flat
>> shovel (like a roofing shovel).
>
> Pounding on the stucco with a lump hammer will fracture the stucco and
> make it a lot easier to pry off the sections. Take all of the pictures
> and breakables off of the exterior walls before you start pounding
> away. A roofing shovel or pry bar work well for lifting the sections
> away from the wood. Try and pry along the framing as some sheathing is
> pretty easy to punch through when prying.
>
> R
>
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