{"id":4232,"date":"2021-11-04T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skystuccosystems.ca\/?p=4232"},"modified":"2022-02-18T19:17:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T00:17:24","slug":"exterior-stucco-guide-applying-basecoat-cemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skystuccosystems.ca\/exterior-stucco-guide-applying-basecoat-cemen\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate Guide! Unique Exterior Stucco Home From Scratch: Cementing With Basecoat for Endurance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is the Ultimate guide for 2022 Exterior Stucco Installation Canadian building Standard. The exterior insulation finishing system (EIFS) is one way to make your exterior wall beautiful, durable, and long-lasting. This system comprises different stages of which cementing the basecoat is the fourth stage.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Applying the basecoat cement to your exterior wall after your EPS installation adds to the primary aim of EIFS insulation. It strengthens the wall, reinforces it to make it enduring. This article contains a step-by-step guide for cementing your EPS insulated wall with a basecoat. It will all depend on how it’s being applied\u2026 Let\u2019s leave some of this for later!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Primer and plastering the finished wall is the last stage in this process before painting your exterior home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Primer and plastering the finished wall is the last stage in this process before painting your exterior home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unique Exterior Stucco Home From Scratch: Leveling the insulation<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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What is Basecoat?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Basecoat is a grey cement-based adhesive produced from a mixture of Portland cement, mineral fillers, texturing aggregate, and hydrated lime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DuRock B2000 is an acrylic-modified cementitious dry mix base coat designed for use over Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF). B2000 forms a strong yet flexible, crack-resistant base coat that is intended for use on the exterior, above-grade portion of ICF foundation walls. B2000 has high flexural and bond strength, is water vapor permeable, and has excellent freeze\/thaw stability with low water absorption and low shrinkage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basecoat serves as a bedding adhesive to attach EPS boards to a substrate. The cement-based basecoat is also used to embed in the fiberglass mesh on polystyrene (EPS) thermal insulation systems as an additional layer for reinforcement or endurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It contains polymer-modified binders to make for strong adhesion, increased flexibility, improved crack resistance, and durability. Therefore, the basecoat is highly durable, elastic, quick-drying, and possesses outstanding frost resistance properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When using a basecoat for reinforcement, the fiberglass mesh should be placed on top of the EPS thermal insulation system to form the reinforcement layer. Very importantly, the underlying insulation has to be leveled and without any gaps or external debris. Neglect of this may lead to a compromise on the quality of the reinforcement installation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, you have to store the basecoat correctly to ensure the product does not exhibit any form of inconsistency throughout the application process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cementing Basecoat for Endurance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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When cementing basecoat for endurance or as part of the reinforcement layer, you should ensure that there are no uneven parts on the insulation boards. Check for uneven parts and level them before you proceed with the application of the basecoat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can level the EPS insulation by rasping the entire surface of the EPS-covered wall. Check out Exterior Stucco Home From Scratch: Leveling Insulation EPS<\/a> <\/strong>detailed information on how to level your EPS insulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also,o check for holes on the wall and cover them up. You can use the basecoat to fill the holes in the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are working on a painted substrate, you must remove the paint using methods that ensure that no more than 10% of the remaining surface has been painted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Mixing the Basecoat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The basecoat comes in the form of dry cement, you have to mix it with water just like the cement used for a building before applying it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For mixing the basecoat, which is the first thing you should do, you may have to carefully follow a guideline. The reason is that there is a required consistency of the basecoat mixture that achieves the desired result. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the consistency is not appropriate for cementing, the basecoat may end up dropping down from your wall or take more days to set. In general, you will not have the best experience working with it and this might result in total waste. You should follow these steps to mix the basecoat<\/p>\n\n\n\n