Since the house is dry fit together it is the perfect time to mark around the edges of where window frames go and where the floor meets the walls and walls meet each other. This step will help me to know where not to put stucco.
Next I carefully disassembled the roof and the windows so that I could get the sidewalls and the front panels ready for stucco. I put the pieces on wax paper so that any mess that I WILL make is easily cleaned up.
Make sure that the pieces are faced in the correct direction you should see the pencil lines on each of your pieces where you should not be putting stucco
The Handley House Stucco comes with a bag of mix and instructions:
I took an empty milk carton and cut it in half so that I had a container to mix the stucco in. In addition, I had a paintbrush, foam brush and wet washcloth standing by to help with the stucco effect.
Carefully pour the amount of mix you need into the milk carton. I used the entire bag which left me with some extra mix I didn't need.
Pour in the water and mix until you have a putty like consistency. I put in 1 1/2 cups of water which was probably just a tad to much as my mix was a little more runny than putty.
I took an old hotel key and cut it in half length wise to use as my putty knife. You could always use an actual small putty knife but I didn't have one handy.
Next apply the stucco mixture using small swipes with our putty knife.
Here is what the wall looks like after you have applied the stucco mix with the putty knife.
Next I took the wet washcloth and dabbed the stucco all over. I had to wash out the washcloth multiple times but I really liked how the stucco looked afterwards.
Before the washcloth:
The bottom right corner has had the washcloth effect done but not the top left:
Now we wait for the pieces to dry....48 hours or so.
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