Builder's Guide to Stucco, Lath & Plaster

Max Schwarts & Contributing Editor Walter F. Pruter

ISBN 10: 1889892726 / ISBN 13: 9781889892726

Published by Builder's Book, Inc., 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Builder's Guide to Stucco, Lath & Plaster
• Publisher: Builder's Book, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1889892726
• ISBN 13: 9781889892726
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Jon Fish
• Condition: very_good

About this title

Synopsis

Builder's Guide to Stucco, Lath & Plaster By Max Schwartz (Author) with Walter F. Pruter (Contributing Editor)

Covers every aspect of stucco design, construction and repair:

• Plaster base (structure, water-resistant barrier and lath) and flashing
• Mixing and application basics
• Plaster finishes and textures, and how to achieve them
• Decorative plaster work: implants, molds, etc.
• Structural, thermal, water-resistant and acoustic properties of cement plaster
• Scaffolding and safety
• Cost estimating
• Typical causes of plaster failure, and remedies
• Repair and maintenance of stucco

COMPANION CD-ROM INCLUDED

The included CD-ROM brings you the complete book in Adobe PDF format, for job-site reference and quick word searching. (Printing has been disabled for the CD-ROM.) Requires the FREE Adobe Reader software available for download from the Adobe website.

Published by Builder's Book, Inc. , 2007
ISBN 1889892726/9781889892726

About the Author

Since serving in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Max Schwartz has worked as a consulting civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Licensed in several states, he's worked jobs from small residential developments to major industrial facilities - from the California suburbs to the Central American rainforest. A recognized authority with extensive experience. Mr. Schwarts has lectured and taught civil engineering at UCLA Extension, and has written several books on concrete construction, including Builder's Guide to Swimming Pool Construction.