The generic term for this junk is EIFS - Exterior Insulation and Finish
Systems http://www.eima.com/eima/eifs.htm
It is usually Styrofoam covered with a very thin layer of acrylic modified
cement, about 1/8" thick. Most times the cement layer has a reinforcing mesh
in it to reduce shrinkage cracks in the cement layer.
Eric Hammarberg
Director of Preservation
Senior Associate
Thornton-Tomasetti Group
LZA Technology Division
641 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10011
Telephone: 917.661.8160
Fax: 917.661.8161
Mobile: 917.439.3537
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From: Ruth Barton [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:39 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [BP] Invisible Cast Iron
OK, Now for the REALLY big question, what is this Dryvit and how will I
know when I see it? Ruth
At 9:47 PM -0500 12/14/04, [log in to unmask] wrote:
Possibly. The columns also might've been buried behind real stone, or
aluminum siding, or mirrors, or God Knows What kind of gawdawful crap. Or
maybe they were always exposed and you just never noticed 'em because they
looked right and not like Dryvit. Ruth Ralph
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Ruth Barton
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Dummerston, VT
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