Cork Parging
Cork can be used in place of the traditional paging, be it Cementitious Sand or Acrylic. We have replaced all versions of parging with cork. It looks very similar to Acrylic however performs much better. Cork will provide a flexible semi-smooth surface that is functional to the health of your home or office.
Cork Parging
The process in which we apply cork Parging to a home or office foundation can change depending on the substrate that it was built with. We can apply cork to just about any surface but in some cases we do require a scratch coat or base coat first.
For buildings with ICF foundations we rasp the styrofoam to rough it up which gives the next layer something great to bond to and bit into. This also flattens the surface and removes any oils that are from manufacturing or transportation.
We then apply a scratch coat that is a little different from the old wire and mortar that was used in the past. We apply a single coat product at only 1/8" thick, that is still troweled flat onto the wall, with a fiberglass mesh layer worked into it for reinforcement. This method will eliminate any possible rusting that could happen from the wire mesh or "stucco wire" getting wet, staining the stucco over time. Lastly we spray one of over 30 colors of Cork as the finished layer to provide you with a long lasting flexible, mold and mildew resistant, fire proof coating.
For buildings with wood foundations we apply our water proofing directly to a clean wood surface, reinforce the joints between sheets and apply a liquid flashing around all windows, then continue with the scratch coat and cork layers as mentioned above. The cork provides a thermal barrier to the foundation wall and repels any water to keep the wood dry and safe for years.
This process is also used in applying cork in a new construction builds
