Stucco is very similar to plaster on an interior wall Stucco, like vinyl, is a durable siding It is composed of sand, water and cement Today some stucco has an acrylic finish In a traditional stucco application, wire mesh is attached to the sheathing and studs of the house Two or three coats of various stucco mixtures are then applied over the wire mesh Finally, the top coat of a stucco siding is applied with a smooth or textured finish
A mixture of cement, sand, lime and water spread over metal screening or chicken wire or wooden lath on wooden walls to form the exterior covering of and exterior wall
Stucco is a type of plaster used for covering walls and decorating ceilings. a type of plaster that is used especially to cover the outside walls of buildings. Exterior or interior plasterwork used as three-dimensional ornamentation, as a smooth paintable surface, or as a wet ground for fresco painting. Today the term is most often restricted to the rough plaster coating of exterior walls. Examples occur worldwide; stucco was applied to the temple walls of ancient Greece as early as 1400 BC. Roman architects stuccoed the rough stone or brick walls of monuments such as the baths at Hadrian's Villa. Stucco was widely used in Baroque and Renaissance architecture. Because of the many ways in which it can be treated, stuccowork has remained popular. In the warmer regions of the U.S., the 1920s stucco bungalow became virtually ubiquitous
An external render with a decorative textured or imitation stone finish, made of lime, Portland cement and sand and used in the coating of houses and other buildings until the mid-twentieth century (More on stucco)
a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces coat with stucco; "stucco the ceiling"
Plaster of any kind used as a coating for walls, especially, a fine plaster, composed of lime or gypsum with sand and pounded marble, used for internal decorations and fine work
A material that was sold door to door in the early 1900s to apply to the exterior of frame and masonry structures as additional insulation and an updated look
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[ 'st&-(")kO ] (noun.) 1598. Italian, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stucki piece, crust, Old English stocc stock; more at STOCK.