I’m trying to get an idea of what it would this would cost. On the front of our showroom there is a mansard roof that was build to hide what was called an ugly gable. Well the Mansard is now pretty ugly itself, and we are trying to spruce up the look of the showroom. We are thinking of removing teh mansard, and framing up a new flat wall, and having the whole thing stucco’d. It would be approximately 400 square feet of stucco. None of us has ever worked with it. We stick to kitchens and baths. The wall would be 40′ long by approximately 10 feet high. It would be about 10′ feet off the ground since most of the fron of the building is glass. The only spot to be stuco’d would be above the glass. I don’t want to go any further with this until I get a rough idea of what it would cost to have this thing covered in stucco or EIFS. No preference. Does anyone here work with it, know roughly what it costs to have installed/applied to a newly framed and sheathed 10’x40′ flat wall? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I would use eifs for a couple of reasons: less weight. high enough to not be damaged. less expensive. easier to form recesses and protrusions. Just be sure to detail it properly.
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Edited 5/30/2007 9:13 pm ET by FastEddie
Like I said, I don't have a preference. I think the only detail would be possibly a large cornice moulding. I just want to get a rough idea of weather it would fit in the budget or not.
But to use the dryvit style stucco you have to be a certified company installer or they wont sell it to you.A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do...
Around here 2-coat over lath & foam runs $4-$6 a SF, less for larger jobs, more if a lot of detailing is needed. Labor is 100% Mexican workers, but El Jefe in the shiny Dodge pickup negotiates the deal and collects the check.