Building a house is a rather labor-intensive process, which ends with finishing the facade. After all, not only the strength, comfort and quality of construction are important, but also the aesthetic side of this individual space. One of the most popular ways to create an original look for a home is decorative finishing . We recently talked about interior stucco, and this article will talk about such a finishing material as facade stucco . Otherwise, it is called lightweight concrete, although recently products made of gypsum or polyurethane have been popular for facades. 
Features of the material
Stucco molding is characterized by low weight, high plasticity, it can be installed on almost any surface and does not require additional finishing. This finish can be produced in color, or can be painted later. By the way, you can paint with almost all types of paints.
This building material has a low degree of moisture absorption , which means that it can be used even when finishing rooms with high environmental humidity. With a wide variety of shapes and sizes, such decorative elements can be made in the form of cornices, columns, window frames, depending on the taste preferences of the owner. Although today it is much more profitable to purchase ready-made elements, choosing from a fantastic assortment. Finishing the facade with such lightweight concrete is an economical way to decorate a house, which will give the house an original, beautiful appearance.Installation of decorative elements
Before starting the installation of stucco, preparatory work should be carried out. These include cleaning the work surface, leveling if necessary and coating the faade walls with a primer. [caption id="attachment_5979" align="aligncenter" width="550"]
The process of installing faade stucco [/caption] Glue and dowels can be used as a material to secure parts to the base. In this case, the material will be tightly and securely attached to the required surface. Even if you use dowels, you will still need to use glue. Preliminary installation of stucco parts is carried out on pre-applied markings. In this case, only anchor bolts are used; glue is not required at this stage. Once you are sure that the material is positioned correctly, you can proceed with further fixation using an adhesive composition. Sometimes it is necessary to drill a wall to install a decorative element - this is done before attaching the part itself, so as not to damage it. And at the final stage of installing the faade stucco, we take the following steps: - An adhesive mixture is also used to connect several parts. — After drying, such surfaces are covered with a layer of primer . — Then the seams are sanded . The final stage of stucco installation is decorative finishing and painting of all elements with a special coloring composition. 
