This thread is about how a nightmare i am living.
Replacing a sliding glass door in stucco.
Apply the first coat of stucco called the scratch coat with a brick trowel forcing the stucco through the wire mesh.
Cut a threshold support block to fit between the deck and the siding then slip it into place and nail it.
A big box store call it bbs is now installing an anderson gliding patio door after its installer botched the install of the same door nearly a year ago.
Gap on both sides then fill the gaps with.
Replacing a sliding glass patio door with new.
The problem is that not everyone has access to a plasterer who s both skilled enough to make inconspicuous patches and willing to do small repair jobs.
How not to replace door in stucco wall a big box store installation.
Not a straight cut around the door because it will blend in better and give the new stucco a better edge to bond to.
Of course that is only if you have an old door with a nailing flange if you have a door with a brick mould then use the tool you chose to cut with and just cut the stucco right against the edge of the brick mould.
Caulk the trim to the stucco edge and new door.
The traditional way to replace a door or window in stucco is to break out the old stucco install the unit and then restucco around it see replacing windows in stucco walls.
The flange is typically 1 1 4 in width.
Continue packing on new stucco until the scratch coat is about half as thick.
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