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THE STUCCO WALL 



The stucco wall may be laid on stone, brick, hollow tile, or 

 expanded metal. The usual method is to construct a rough wall 

 on which is laid the first or scratch coat. When this has very nearly 

 set a second coat of the color and texture desired is applied and 

 finished. 



If the rough wall is built of brick it should not be less than nine 

 inches thick, with a firm foundation of eighteen to twenty inches 

 of stone or concrete, extending below the frost line usually from 

 two to three feet. 



When building a stucco wall on brick a good effect may be se- 

 cured by having a brick base and brick coping. The base to con- 

 sist of a row of brick on end, projecting one quarter inch beyond the 

 finished mortar surface. The coping should be constructed of a row 

 of brick on edge with a very slight projection on each side of the wall. 



If hollow tile is used for the rough wall eight-inch tile may be 

 used for walls less than five feet high; for walls above that, twelve 

 inch tiles should be used. 



The brick base and coping may be effectively used with the 

 hollow tile. Foundation should be the same as is used for brick. 



Rough stone walls for stucco should not be less than sixteen 

 inches thick for walls five feet high or less. For walls above five feet 

 the thickness should be at least eighteen inches. Foundation should 

 be of stone or concrete, twenty to twenty-two inches thick and ex- 

 tending below the frost line. 



The most economical stucco wall is that laid on expanded metal 

 (Fig. 120) supported by channel iron set at intervals of one foot, 

 with four channel irons set at intervals of eight feet in the form of a 

 square, six inches apart, as a reinforcement. The cement mortar 

 is worked through the openings in the expanded metal and, after 

 it becomes hardened, the scratch coat is applied to the other side, 

 the mortar clinging to the keys formed by the mortar worked through 

 the openings. The finish coat of the texture and finish desired is 

 then applied. 



The posts for such a wall should extend to a depth of two feet 

 and be set in concrete. For the remainder of the wall it is only 

 necessary to have the mortar extend six inches below the grade 

 line. 



The coping should be of mortar two and one-half inches thick, 



