During my recent trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, my wife and I visited an archaeological site that is called Yagul. There are several such sites in this region, the most amazing of the group being Monte Alban. However, Yagul was interesting as well. This ancient civilization dates back to several hundred years B.C. Much of the residential building took place between 1200 and 1500 A.D. One of the things that I found interesting about it, being a home inspector, was that certain areas of the construction were finished with early stucco. Stucco is one of the most common exterior finish systems in this region and, obviously, it has a rich and successful history of having been used in that capacity. In Washington, we see stucco but it is more of a job for the homeowner to keep it up than in the dry climates. Thanks for stopping by, Steven L. Smith
Steven,
Very cool.
Very interesting to see the origins of stucco.
Thanks for the post.
Ralph Gorgoglione
Los Angeles Real Estate
We don't see much stucco in our area. We did, however, pay to have the real stucco put on the Tudor trim on our house. It lasts forever.