What is so great about Traditional Stucco Naples? It is basically slaked lime mixed with an aggregate such as sand and then scrapped onto a permeable surface in order to protect it from rain or just to create a more attractive surface. There are other options such as paint and plastic siding, but stucco is a very old solution. It justifiably looks traditional, and it is also a long lasting solution. Talk to a contractor to learn about all the benefits.
Traditional Stucco Naples style craftsmen can solve a huge problem in one stroke. Really, it takes a lot of strokes, but the end results look gorgeous. It is definitely more labor intensive than installing plastic siding, but it looks great and definitely conveys the wealth of the residence that uses it for interior or exterior protection.
The first thing to know is that well mixed stucco works very well. Traditional mixture is made of slaked lime and sand. It can be other aggregate such as a porous and finely crushed stone. The binder can also be synthetic so that it is less caustic to the workers and is more flexible if it has to be manipulated after drying. The truth is that there are a lot of modern options. This means that a wealthy exterior for a house now has a load of options.
The technique of the worker is yet another option. Unlike manufactured siding, wet stucco can be imprinted with a variety of patterns or else worked with trowels to create entirely custom patterns. Skilled artisans can make the texture look uniform or else mix it up a bit so that is clear that it was hand worked and apparently traditional. In Naples, this style is practically a requirement in some neighborhoods.
It might also be a requirement in your neighborhood. The local building code might might not require it, but you might want your house to fit in with the gorgeous beach homes of your neighbors. That is what stucco does. It looks like a Mediterranean or Caribbean beach home because the method traveled with the Hispanic world. It is also used around the world because burned lime is a common and low tech building material.
The advantage of using slaked lime is that it is natural, able to allow materials underneath it to expire moisture, and it repels rain and wind while possibly absorbing small amount of moisture. It is hard, dense, and is mixed with sand to create mortar or an exterior covering. Other binders allow for deeper or richer textures and they might provide better insulation.