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Stucco is a very versatile material that can be applied to just about any structure, with just about any sheathing, and can accommodate flat or curved surfaces either externally or internally.

In the past, when French lace textures or heavy grit sand finishes were popular, preparing the brown coat was a matter of rodding a wall, knocking off the clinkers and curing the heck out of the plaster.

Imagine not just applying plaster as a protective and decorative finish but as the primary material for the walls themselves.

Although the majority of faux applications are created with paints, trowel applied plasters are available to give the look faux is attempting to replicate.

The Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii. Raphael’s Villa Farnesina. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. All are iconic classical and renaissance examples of decorative art closely allied to architecture.

The 2021 IBC has now been published, and with it came some significant changes/improvements for stucco assemblies over wood-based sheathing.