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   rez | Oct 27, 2006 01:26am | #1

   Greetings Andrew, As a first time poster Welcome top Breaktime. This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again. Perhaps it will catch someone's attention that can help you with advice. Cheers

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   averagejoe | Oct 27, 2006 04:42am | #2

   First, don't try to slide tar paper under the old stucco...it's not stiff enough and will catch on every little snag. Instead get some 6" wide galvanized roll flashing, cut it to the desired lengths, and slide it behind the stucco. It is thin and stiff, and if you need more width you can overlay it in the open area with some tar paper.

   Take this oportunity to slide drip cap flashing up under the stucco above the window, I'll post some pics of it getting done right...

   
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   AndrewAnonymous | Oct 27, 2006 06:20pm | #3

   AverageJoe,

   Thanks for the pictures.  Our house was built in 1913, and the paper behind the stucco is extremely thin or non-existent in some places.  I think they used newspaper instead of felt paper in one place -- it's light brown, pock-marked and transparent.  In any case, I'm tearing out the stucco until I find a suitable felt paper, which could be a long project.  I'll consider using galv. metal at that point, but will probably stick with felt.  My biggest concern is damaging the fragile paper that exists as I tear out stucco.

   I've done this once before.  The previous owners, and the owners before them, should be jailed for what they did to this fine old house.