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On the rack
Quikrete — base and brown coat, 80 lb bags and 3,000 lb bulk bags
Dryvit — acrylic finish, 68 lb pails
Texston — custom colors and textures, stock varies by branch
Mixed
Stucco · 2 of 4
Exterior Plaster and Stucco
Scratch, brown, and finish. By the bag, the bulk bag, and the pail.
OUTWEST1995Five Colorado yards.
One outfit.
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The cure window at altitude
A base coat that freezes before it cures does not recover — it powders. Overnight lows at 6,000 feet drop below freezing well into May and again by early October, and the window in Eagle is not the window in Grand Junction. Plan the schedule around the nights. Call the branch nearest the job; they are watching the same forecast and they know what other crews in the valley are doing.
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Bulk bags
Three-thousand-pound bulk bags for anything more than a small job. They need a forklift or a boom truck to set, and we will tell you which when you order.
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Manufacturers
Quikrete · Dryvit · Texston
Common questions
Ask the counter.
Can you match an existing finish color?+
Texston mixes custom. Bring a chip or text a photo in daylight and we will get close; a sample panel gets it exact.
Acrylic or cement finish?+
Acrylic is more flexible, more color-stable, and resists hairline cracking. Cement finish is traditional and cheaper. Most commercial work here goes acrylic.
The branch makes the call