This weekend I let loose with another savage attack on "brownstone restoration" a la stucco. Here's a letter of comment: In a message dated 12/22/2007 2:42:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Dear Mr Gray, I have a minor comment on your interesting article. It's not universally true that "Brown stucco is opaque and uniform, like imitation-wood paneling." Only modern stucco techniques make it appear that way. Most stucco today is applied with a top layer of what is essentially latex paint, so of course it looks like a fake, artificial surface. But authentic stucco, as originally applied, has a decidedly nonuniform appearance, which includes cracks and color variations and other "imperfections" (beauty marks?). I'm building a (contemporary) house in Princeton with what I hope will be a more authentic form of stucco. Sincerely, David desJardins **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>