# Can anyone please let me know the actual naming for this type of wall siding? **URL:** \ **Category:** Exterior Inspections\ **Created:** [June 8, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707 "2023-06-08T21:37:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![paraneta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/paraneta/32/252438_2.png) [@paraneta](https://forum.nachi.org/u/paraneta)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/1 "2023-06-08T21:37:57Z")
![IMG_4147](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/4X/5/0/e/50e756ba62e1560cb7d4959815989911ebb33d9e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![labstein](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/labstein/32/171123_2.png) [@labstein](https://forum.nachi.org/u/labstein)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/2 "2023-06-08T21:41:17Z")
Coquina shell stucco. ---
**Author:** ![paraneta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/paraneta/32/252438_2.png) [@paraneta](https://forum.nachi.org/u/paraneta)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/3 "2023-06-08T21:55:17Z")
> [@labstein](#): > > Coquina shell stucco Appreciate it! ---
**Author:** ![labstein](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/labstein/32/171123_2.png) [@labstein](https://forum.nachi.org/u/labstein)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/4 "2023-06-08T22:35:44Z")
After blowing it up on my computer they may be rocks instead of shells so it would be pebbledash stucco instead. ---
**Author:** ![mcyr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mcyr/32/173319_2.png) [@mcyr](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mcyr)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/5 "2023-06-08T22:54:39Z")
**Roughcast** or **pebbledash** is a coarse [plaster) > **[Roughcast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roughcast)** > > Roughcast or pebbledash is a coarse plaster surface used on outside walls that consists of lime and sometimes cement mixed with sand, small gravel and often pebbles or shells. The materials are mixed into a slurry and are then thrown at the working surface with a trowel or scoop. The idea is to maintain an even spread, free from lumps, ridges or runs and without missing any background. Roughcasting incorporates the stones in the mix, whereas pebbledashing adds them on top. > According to the Ency... If anyone remembers, the front facades of the Zayre Stores had that finish behind the front parapet wall where the sign was. I built one in 1973 and the stone was actually pressed by hand in an adhesive applied on a transit board. I installed the transit board for the contractor that applied the finnish. ---
**Author:** ![ryoung7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/ryoung7/32/188798_2.png) [@ryoung7](https://forum.nachi.org/u/ryoung7)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/6 "2023-06-08T23:02:05Z")
Roughcast-Pebbledash. ---
**Author:** ![jdepiero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jdepiero/32/356888_2.png) [@jdepiero](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jdepiero)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/7 "2023-06-09T13:33:10Z")
> [@mcyr](#): > > If anyone remembers, I remember! ---
**Author:** ![jmckee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jmckee/32/211009_2.png) [@jmckee](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jmckee)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/8 "2023-06-09T14:25:44Z")
> [@mcyr](#): > > I built one in 1973 a that was some time ago Partner… ---
**Author:** ![mcyr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mcyr/32/173319_2.png) [@mcyr](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mcyr)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/9 "2023-06-09T14:39:45Z")
> [@jmckee](#): > > that was some time ago Partner… Yes it was. Actually, the year I got married. I was the foreman for the foundation, steel erection and rough carpentry for the job. I was 21. Full of piss and vinegar. LOL ---
**Author:** ![jmckee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jmckee/32/211009_2.png) [@jmckee](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jmckee)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/10 "2023-06-09T15:37:43Z")
I remember those days … ---
**Author:** ![jdepiero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jdepiero/32/356888_2.png) [@jdepiero](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jdepiero)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/11 "2023-06-09T16:13:34Z")
It seems like yesterday doesn’t it Jim? ---
**Author:** ![jmckee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jmckee/32/211009_2.png) [@jmckee](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jmckee)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/12 "2023-06-09T16:28:29Z")
indeed…it went by fast… ---
**Author:** ![jmckee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jmckee/32/211009_2.png) [@jmckee](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jmckee)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/13 "2023-06-09T16:30:18Z")
of course when Marcel was building that store I was still just a 20 year old pup working in the engine room… ---
**Author:** ![mcyr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mcyr/32/173319_2.png) [@mcyr](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mcyr)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/14 "2023-06-09T18:32:41Z")
Both working our dreams and wet behind the ears still, right? LOL ---
**Author:** ![mfellman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mfellman/32/369692_2.png) [@mfellman](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mfellman)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/15 "2023-06-09T18:52:58Z")
I usually just call it “Stucco/Simulated Stucco” to be safe. I think a lot of it is just some crap spackled on plywood. I don’t see it a lot in my area… seems like it’s usually on an apartment and beat to hell so I’ve never really had to ponder the write-up much. ---
**Author:** ![lhenderson2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/lhenderson2/32/58205_2.png) [@lhenderson2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/lhenderson2)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-anyone-please-let-me-know-the-actual-naming-for-this-type-of-wall-siding/229707/16 "2023-06-10T13:12:48Z")
Good info! I never knew what that was called, either.