Roof Or Stucco First

A stucco wall is designed to last for centuries.

Roof or stucco first.

A trowel is used to scratch the surface horizontally or in a crisscross pattern to provide a key for the second layer. The earliest stucco contained lime instead of cement and because its ingredients are easily found in nature it s one of the oldest natural types of siding around dating back to ancient greece. Examples of roofs that can t be walked on are. If you take a stucco wall down to a thirty year roof then you have to jackhammer into the stucco just to replace the roof.

Slate spanish tile some copper roofs and aluminum roofs. The exceptions are when there are roofs that can t be walked on without possible damage to the roof. Put on your roof before the stucco with a few exceptions. Ok maybe not jackhammer but you get the idea.

A thirty year roof is designed to last for thirty years. In this case it is necessary to put on a counter flashing first stucco next overlapping the counter flashing with stucco then put on the finished roof. The first part of installing roof flashing to a stucco wall is to gather the necessary materials. A brush is not used because it will cause delamination.

First roof first as quoted previously flashing in stucco can be tricky and tends to crumble. The first coat is allowed to dry cure before the second layer is applied.