tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75716276011687314422011-07-08T05:54:13.047-07:00R&S wants to bring you current information about stucco industry developments on the first coast. SUBSCRIBE to stay up to date with code changes that effect our industry, learn from other professionals, connect with new contacts, help teach us with your knowledege and experience.Your Stucco Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14382220861217524620noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571627601168731442.post-17550255996624200592010-04-02T09:44:00.000-07:002010-04-02T10:00:49.450-07:00

Spring is in the Air!The sky is blue, the water is getting warmer, the beach is beautiful, and if you ask me, it is about time! I don't know about you but I was getting tired of being cold!If your like me the last thing you want to do right now is worry about spring maintenance on the exterior of your home. At the same time proper maintenance saves homeowners thousands of dollars in costly

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R&S Exterior Contractors specializes in the repair and maintenance of stucco homes. the bottom line is that proper maintenance of your home will save you thousands of dollars in repairs. Spring time is a great time to maintain the exterior of your home here are a few things to keep in mind. Landscape should all be kept cut back off the home. You should have your home pressure washed at least

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Doing stucco repair work for the last 4 years has been a real eye opener. One of the stark realities is that for the most part homeowners do not take good care of the exterior of their home. Why? 1. They do not know what to do. It is a little intimidating, "what if I use the wrong product, what if I make a mess or make the situation worse...!?" 2. The work can be dangerous. Pulling out the

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We finished the first home with all the new requirements... including that TERRIBLE plaster stop and backer rod detial around the windows. This home is synthetic worm finish body and fine sand finish on the bands. It came out very nice. We use NP1 commerical sealant on the backer rod joint. PLEASE DO NOT USE CAULK it will fail and the window will leak!!! This home is being built by an engineer

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This has been a challange for me! I finally got the feed in my site and here is the easy, free, service I used to do it. http://feed.informer.com/It is easy to find online article on how to do all this social media networking stuff the problem is you have to know the techno babble buzz words to search for the answers.I thought... stream your blog, embed your blog... on and on... if you want a

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This came to me through the NAHB E-newsletter. It got me excited because I believe this will create purchase oppertunities for first time home buyers market. Including two of my employees....First-time buyers eligible for the $8,000 federal tax credit who apply for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration may soon also be eligible for bridge loans or cash advances that they can use

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There was a very positive meeting at NEFBA today to discuss the implementation of the new code requirements from the G-04-09 Bulliten. I wanted to summerize the discussion for those intrested.Here are the main points as I understand them:1. The memo stands as it is. That means it is code.2. Due to the expressed concerns of the builders it is my understanding that Mr. Goldsbury is going to ask the

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The Duval county building department has released a new set of requirements for stucco installations. R&S has been implementing most of these procedures as standard practice for years, they are all with in the guidelines of the 926 and 1063 ASTMs. The biggest questions from builders and contractors currently is concerning details around the windows and doors. R&S has been able to attend a

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This article comes from NAHBFollowing its successful appearance at the New American Home during NAHB’s International Builders’ Show in January, Dryvit’s Mojave E Finish is continuing to draw attention around the country.The lightweight, premixed 100% acrylic-based coating offers superior crack resistance; it contains 8% post-consumer recycled glass.Mojave E Finish demonstrates better performance

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3-18-09 The National Green Building Standard, is accepted as the first green building rating system to be approved by ANSI. Would you like to know more? Click Here

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3-18-09 R&S Exterior Contractors has been accepted into JSEB - this will allow us to bid on city projects that are set aside for JSEB as well as larger city projects that call for a percentage of JSEB participation. Click here to learn more about JSEB.

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3-6-09 Gene Pruett has completed the NAHB Green Building Professional Certification Process we will receive our official certification letter shortly. Click here to learn more about the Certified Green Professional.

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2-20-09 R&S Exterior Contractors has been accepted on the City of Jacksonville's approved contractors list. This approval means the city has reviewed our business and construction practices and approved us to do business on city managed projects. We are also applying for approval to be on the Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business (JSEB) as well as the Section 3.

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For my first blog post I simply want to state the purpose of my blog. I am a licensed general contractor in Florida. My company R & S Exterior Contractors has a primary focus on stucco and stucco repairs. I want to use this blog to share new or relevant and helpful information about stucco or the stucco industry, i also wanted to provide a venue for people to ask their stucco questions.

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