[torque]

<p>I've been absent from here because of a number of projects I have on the go.  The stucco on the house is finally done.  I didn't stucco it, I had professionals come in to that.  I did, however, do all the prep work, built the trim around the windows, and rebuilt the gables and vents.  here are some before and after pics.</p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/41367/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="House003.jpg?t=1278982136" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="12313" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/12313/width/667/height/500" style="; width: 667px; height: 500px"></a></p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/41368/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="House005.jpg?t=1278982190" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="12314" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/12314/width/667/height/500" style="; width: 667px; height: 500px"></a></p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/41369/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="House004.jpg?t=1278982190" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="12315" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/12315/width/667/height/500" style="; width: 667px; height: 500px"></a></p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/41370/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="House006.jpg?t=1278982190" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="12316" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/12316/width/667/height/500" style="; width: 667px; height: 500px"></a></p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/41371/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="House001.jpg?t=1278982190" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="12317" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/12317/width/667/height/500" style="; width: 667px; height: 500px"></a></p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/41372/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="House007.jpg?t=1278982190" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="12318" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/12318/width/667/height/500" style="; width: 667px; height: 500px"></a></p>

 

[ToddEP]

<p>Quick question.  Do they always leave the old siding on when putting on stucco?  Or am I missing something in the pics?  Also, is that a sort of 'vent' all along the upper edge near the soffit?</p>
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<p>Other than that, it sure changes the look of the house!!</p>

 

[techgoddess]

<p>Wow!!  That's a huge project, and it looks great.</p>
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<p>Nice to see you and that marvelous 'stache, Torque!!</p>

 

[ym]

<p>Wow!  It's beautiful!</p>
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<p>Stucco is very common in these parts, well not these parts but the SoCal parts (lots of wood siding or whatever your house was in these parts), so is stucco common in Calgary?  I notice your neighbors don't have stucco either. </p>
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<p>And for that matter - why stucco in some parts and not in others?  Tradition?</p>

 

[torque]

<br><br><div class="quote-container"><span>Quote:</span>
<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>ToddEP</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/68777/reno-pics#post_1921136"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>Quick question.  Do they always leave the old siding on when putting on stucco?  Or am I missing something in the pics?  Also, is that a sort of 'vent' all along the upper edge near the soffit?</p>
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<p>Other than that, it sure changes the look of the house!!</p>
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They don't usually put stuccoover the old siding, I tore of the vinyl before they started.  I only have about 8 feet of soffit on my house (over the front door).  The vents I was referring to are near the top of the house...they were rotten and needed replacing.<br><br><br>
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<div class="quote-container"><span>Quote:</span>
<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>techgoddess</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/68777/reno-pics#post_1921137"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>Wow!!  That's a huge project, and it looks great.</p>
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<p>Nice to see you and that marvelous 'stache, Torque!!</p>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>ym</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/68777/reno-pics#post_1921182"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>Wow!  It's beautiful!</p>
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<p>Stucco is very common in these parts, well not these parts but the SoCal parts (lots of wood siding or whatever your house was in these parts), so is stucco common in Calgary?  I notice your neighbors don't have stucco either. </p>
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<p>And for that matter - why stucco in some parts and not in others?  Tradition?</p>
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Stucco was once popular here but people started going to vinyl.  Seems that people are once again swinging to stucco.  However, people are using acrylic rather than cement stucco due to costs..it's not as strong as cement....we went with cement.<br>
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[clare]

<p>Nice to see the Safe T Salt made it through the renos! </p>
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<p>It is a nice job, for sure.  There's not a lot of it around here.  Mostly siding in these parts.  We'd like to replace the siding on our place with new stuff but we'd have to be prepared to put in new insulation and windows while we were at it.  And right now we're not.  Someday, though.</p>

 

[gumbee]

<p>I thought this would be about you shooting a guy, just to watch him die</p>

 

[purple hayes]

<br><br><div class="quote-container"><span>Quote:</span>
<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>gumbee</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/68777/reno-pics#post_1921568"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>I thought this would be about you shooting a guy, just to watch him die</p>
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Or the Reno 911 show. </p>

 

[mmoonptdeux]

<p><span>Quote:</span></p>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>gumbee</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/68777/reno-pics#post_1921568"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>I thought this would be about you shooting a guy, just to watch him die</p>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>purple hayes</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/68777/reno-pics#post_1921579"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><p><br>
Or the Reno 911 show.</p>
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<p>I was wondering if it would be a whole bunch of these myself</p>
<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/41395/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="bigspeaker_janet_reno.jpg" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="12341" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/12341/width/380/height/253" style="; width: 380px; height: 253px"></a><br><br>
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[wherestheportojohn]

<p>VERY nice...wow... <img alt="" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/notworthy.gif" style="width:29px;height:15px;" title=""></p>
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<p>Reno casino adventures was the first thing that popped into my puddin' head when I saw the thread title.</p>
<p>I was ready to post the standard <img alt="" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/shock.gif" style="width:15px;height:15px;" title=""> response</p>

 

[mmoonptdeux]

<p>Ditto to WTPJ said - re: the prep & stucco work<br><br><span>Quote:</span></p>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>wherestheportojohn</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/68777/reno-pics#post_1921603"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>VERY nice...wow... <img alt="" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/notworthy.gif" style="width:29px;height:15px;" title=""><br>
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