Stucco preparation

Progress seems swift this week at Independence, with electrical wiring finished now, and preparations for exterior stucco progressing rapidly. While I assume it’s easy enough to apply stucco to the lower floors block walls, it’s not going to stick to the wrap on the upstairs framing, so today the upstairs was being covered with a wire mesh and curious plastic pieces which seem to be related to junctions and angles (I don’t know, I’m not a stucco expert!).

In this picture you can see (dark color) that much of the home is covered with the wire mesh panels; some photos of the work going on – and when everyone (including me) left at sunset, the front of the home was completed: