In the southwest, stucco walls are constructed with a concrete beam or footer for a foundation. Then a cinder block wall is built on top of that. The excavation for the footer is labor intensive if heavy equipment can’t be used. The cinder block wall must be built by experienced masons or any flaws will show up in the finished product after the stucco finish is applied.
I propose a different way of doing it using pipe posts, proprietary brackets, standard four inch C purlins, and expanded metal fine enough for use as a lathe screen.
The pipe posts are set in concrete footers. Then the standard four inch purlins are placed using our brackets and standard self tapping tek screws. (more…)