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    Aug 17, 2009, 07:53 AM
    Adding cultured stone to a interior painted block wall?
    What is the best way to add cultured stone to a painted interior concrete block wall?
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    Aug 17, 2009, 10:15 AM

    A scratch coat will have trouble bonding to a painted surface so I'd recommend installing a metal lath. Nail it into the solid surface of the block, avoid mortar lines, with cut nails or Tapcons with washers, then apply a scratch coat
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