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j <br />EXISTING BUILDING MATERIAL, BUT IT MAY BE <br />USED IN NEW CONSTRUCTION <br />Stucco or cement plaster is not commonly <br />seen as a building material in historic <br />commercial districts of Paris. It is a <br />hardened cementitious paste which is <br />applied' over a wire mesh, or lath. It <br />creates an exterior wall surface that can, <br />be made smooth or can have a sculpted <br />texture. Stucco has, no dimension or <br />shape of its own; therefore it is not <br />compatible in scale to the more common <br />materials such as brick and stone. <br />Stucco is a material to be used as the <br />initial exterior wall surface of a builldingi. It <br />is not intended to be installed over another <br />wall surface material. Ideally, a damaged <br />original wall material needs to be repaired <br />and restored, rather than covered over <br />with a layer of stucco. Installing stucco as <br />a secondary material surface will change <br />the overall appearance of the building by <br />eliminating the original detail and shadows <br />of the building. <br />The following guidelines are <br />recommended: <br />• Retain and maintain original stucco. <br />• Avoid installing stucco over another <br />material. <br />• Repair deteriorated stucco and match <br />the composition and texture of the <br />original. <br />• Stucco must not be used to cover a <br />historic building material but might be <br />used on new construction. <br />• Small cracks, can be concealed by <br />applying an, elastomeric paint, which <br />has the ability to stretch and return to <br />its shape. <br />• Large cracks can be repaired, and <br />deteriorated or missing stucco can be <br />replaced, with stucco that matches the <br />texture and composition of the original <br />material. <br />Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas 71 <br />