Do I need to hire a stucco professional for the structural Ferrocement coat?
If you are DIYing your project, the answer is most likely No. After placing and securing your am-cor wall panels, your next step is to apply a thin layer of amcorite Ferrocement. This rough coat of stucco is a structural coat: • It creates the unibody Ferrocement stress skin shell, providing disaster-resistance. • It doesn’t have to look smooth, as a finish layer is usually applied (stucco, siding, panels, etc.) • In fact, it’s better if the base coat is a bit rough, as that provides “tooth” for the finish stucco coat. • Anybody can do it! You’ll get used to troweling it on in about an hour. All it takes is a little elbow grease!
