Show STUCCO MAKES NEW HOUSES skillful application creates new style hides old features of design standards of architecture have changed greatly in the last two or three decades the amenta tion ot of past years la Is now replaced by simplicity of design in most cases it la Is the exterior appearance of a house that no longer pleases in mst caes caces the framework or skeleton of the house Is perfectly sound and capable of offering a habitation for many years and as a matter of fact in many old structures we find materials and workmanship not bated in later built houses by judi clous and intelligent remodeling the old house can be brought to conform with the most modem ideals in appearance pe arance and style the means tor for retaining the old house while changing and ing its outward appearance lie ile in the use of portland cement stucco in its essentials remodeling with portland cement stucco merely means the of the old house with a layer of durable fire resistive and attractive portland cement stucco at the same time all extraneous and unnecessary ornamentation can be eliminated in the case of a wooden house the walls if in good condition are not changed in any way thatis that Is the clap boards or shingles are left in place a layer of metal lath stapled over them and the stucco applied directly on the lath thus we are not changing the structure but rather only adding an additional thickness an overcoat that keeps the interior warm and lessens heating cost in some cases the trim around win dows and doors must be added to bring them out to the new finish line of the stucco when clapboard or shingles are in poor condition they are removed and the metal lath and stucco applied over the sheathing boards it must not be thought that stucco can be employed only for remodeling frame houses since one of its most important uses Is the and remodeling of old brick and stone houses in houses built of these ma serials the walls ralls if in proper condl condi dign may receive the stucco directly without the use of metal lath that is the stucco Is plastered directly on the surface and because of the nature of the stucco it binds to the old wall sur face and becomes practically a part of it many of the old brownstone or sand stone houses ar remodeled in this way not only does the protect the soft natural sione stone which may show signs of disintegration but the whole appearance of the house Is mod the building when nhen remodeled with stucco gains a distinctiveness and in which sets it apart from its neighbors and these new qualities are bound to increase its renting or selling value in the remodeled house exactly the same texture finishes and wide variety of colors may be obtained as in new stucco work in fact to all outward appearance if the remodeling Is skill fully done the house becomes a new one to such an extent that even the most expert eye cannot detect that an old house exists under the new surface |