hi guys Kirk and jason here with Kirk Giordano plastering, today one answer a couple questions as
usual on one of my videos I said if it's got 18 gauge wire you know I didn't install it I had a
lot of comments people say what's the matter with 18 gauge we use it all the time figured
I'd answer that question okay this is 17 gauge wire pulled out a new one just to show you it's
17 gauge you can use the 17 gauge or actually the 18 gauge what's the difference well 17 gauge
is thicker I like it because we've been using it for 30 years never failed the hexagon holes
are inch and a half the 18 gauge it's a little lighter of a wire but the holes are hectic on
every inch they're better for studs we're going over solid walls so I prefer this but you can
use the 18 gauge for those of you called and said hey I use it you can use it the 20 gauge
wire now this I think these are about 90 pounds a 20 gauge wire that stuff I don't recommend for
3 coat traditional stuff but it's about 45 pounds 50 you can pick it up 25 years ago I was out alto
which was west side formerly on 32nd in Hana I was talking to Dan I said how come everybody's
buying the 20 gauge and I'm buying this heavy stuff he says Kirk you don't want to use that
in ten years you'll get a bunch of callbacks you plan on being in business a while absolutely
so the 20 gauge wire is only for say the Stowe system is in some of those systems where you put
a styrofoam you put 20 gauge on it you staple it off you go 1/4 inch thick or you use it for tile
on the bathroom tile kitchen tiles another thing I want to point out too while I'm on this same
job is the fella here did the two layers of paper he used a roofing asphalt type of paper you can
do that you can use the 15 a 30 and 60 whatever you want here's what we generally use will use a
jumbo two ply paper it's spot glued this way if you're going long sheets of spot glue it's held
together so it won't separate here you have to put two layers and it separates takes a little
bit longer and it's not necessary but yes you can use almost two layers almost any kind of thing but
don't take my word on it call your city and find out what's acceptable here what we're doing here
again we're using a 17 gauge this stuff here it is Salford and there is a right and wrong way to put
this stuff on guys if you put it on backwards you blew your Farina strip because we want we
want the stucco to go in back of it and on top we want to embed it I've already installed all these
layers with a hammer tacker this guy right here just to prove a point now what I'm doing is I'm
coming back with my gun always wear your safety glasses guy remark the studs here of course so
we could see where we're at so what you want to do is every six inches every six inches piece of
cake guys that what I'll generally do is put one in the field 2y one in the field well what is the
field anyhow the field is right here between the studs you put one here you put one here
why because sometimes this is really bulged out further than the stucco wants to go so anyway
guys I wanted to point out that 18 gauge wire is fine it's just the hexagon holes are a bit tighter
and it's great for studs so I apologize for all the people who say we use 18 all the time it's
good wire yes it is I don't use it because it's solid wall and if I was going to go over studs
which sometimes we do I'd go with paperback where it's embedded in the paper the wire embedded in it
so anyway I want to point that out because people watch what we do and expect correct answers anyway
my name is Kirk Jason on their camera as usual we thank you for watching let's see you guys on
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