Patent ID: 6299679
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: C04B

Abstract:
A method for preparing a ready-to-use stucco composition comprising:mixing together at an off-site location a portland cement-containing hydraulic cement, a quantity of plaster sand, a viscosifier, a retarder and a quantity of water to form a stucco composition, wherein(a) said retarder is present in an amount sufficient to provide said stucco composition with a useful life during which said stucco composition is workable, said useful life of a duration that is at least equal to (i) a pre-application period, which includes delivery of said stucco composition to a job site; and (ii) an application period at said job site and(b) said viscosifier is present in an amount sufficient to retain enough water during said useful life to allow said stucco composition to set after said application period.