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Old Posted Feb 5, 2019, 6:42 PM
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Originally Posted by iheartphilly View Post
I see...seems pricey. Probably 80% of the cost is in labor and 20% in materials is what I suspect. You have the rough coat first (scratch coat cement/mortar mix), then the stucco coat second. Metal lathe, dupont stucco home wrap, portland cement, sand, lime, color additive.
The addition is timber frame, so there were additional early steps for painting on sealing (so that we're not pulling everything off in ten years to replace rotted plywood). Definitely a lot of labor.