Hi guys Kirk and Jason here with Kirk Giordano plastering.
Today we're doing more block walls. I've done a lot of block walls however, few you guys keep asking me how do you know if it's a half
inch and can I go a quarter, can I go eighth we've answered that question a few times in order to get
rid of these block lines and that means when it rains the block lines will reappear unless you
go thick enough and everybody keeps well I got enough responses folks saying how do you know
when you've gone a half inch here's a tip guys go a little heavier if you're not certain that
way these block lines won't show the first rain I'll give you an example and by the way I'm using
a big monster trowel, the average child is 12 by 5, but this is the average trowel, any way to prove
what I'm getting at I like to use this big trowel because I can, any way we get in here and what I
generally do guys I'll put a coat on okay no I'm actually working on it but but what I'll do guys
is I'll put my first coat on and notice, I give a little bit more on top of that why do I put a
little bit more on the top right here and go over I'll show you that in a minute but for the sake of
showing you what I'm referring to I'll spread this out a little bit better but on this side
of the board here okay, generally guys I'll use a big trowel too because number one I could handle
it, and number two I drop a lot less mud than with a small trowel and besides this is almost like a
rod and a trowel combined, so I put on my first a coat like so and when I can use this like a
rock where I'm coming here I'm coming down I'm smoothing out this wall and what I'm basically
doing guys is a hard steel trowel finish say for example if these guys wanted to do that chalkboard
thing they can do it directly over this when or dries we've done a few videos where we put
a couple finishes in order to do the chalkboard paint but we can do it over a steel trowel finish
and while I put so much up here is because now I can take my trial here and cut it back that gives
it clean finished for whatever they're going to put on the cap here they've suggested quite a
few things anyway guys let me get back to what I was originally showing you the depth of the
stucco, how do you know when you got enough mud on there? Well again what I'll generally do is go
a little thicker, the idea is when we're done you don't want to see the grout lines and when it's
dry you won't see the grout lines however when it gets wet those grout lines can reappear so
you're not certain guys a little extra you see where I'm going with this a little bit
extra one more time now I'm a little over that half-inch mark, just like so guys, boom
I've already done uh Oh 25 feet of this Jay is kind of wedged in between this wall in the
garage let's see how saying like a rock in a hard spot where that's where Jay is right now
trying to get it so that you guys can see the side view anyhow guys that's how I do it and
I use this humongous trowel just because it's a steel trowel finish we're actually going to put
a color coat over this in a couple weeks when it dries, but for those of you who asked that
question, man, what happens if you got to go a little bit thicker if you're not certain, that
way you can't lose and when it rains, you won't have some fella calling you back, saying man, it's
raining I can see all the grout lines. Anyhow guys my name is Kirk I'm with Kirk Giordano
plastering. we thank you for watching and as usual, we'll see you guys on the next one.