Our Team
Behind every Richartz Plastering project is a crew with over 250 years of combined experience and a shared standard for doing the job right. Together, our lath and stucco craftsmen have shaped over 1,000 homes across Manhattan Beach and the South Bay, and that experience shows in every finish we deliver.
Lath master
With Richartz since 1997
Memo has been with Richartz Plastering since 1997, bringing decades of expertise as our lath master. His precise lathing work lays the foundation for every flawless finish that follows, and his craftsmanship is the backbone of jobs done right the first time.
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We walk the site with your super or PM, review plans and specs, and confirm scope — substrates, finishes, transitions, and any unusual conditions. You get an estimate that's tied to the actual conditions, not a guess from a drawing set.
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We confirm the plaster system — lath gauge, paper weight, base coat composition, finish texture — to match the architect's intent and your warranty requirements. Submittals delivered on time.
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Line-item bidding with no hidden carry-aheads. We commit to a schedule that integrates with framing, MEP rough-in, and finish-trade sequencing so we're not the bottleneck.
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Before a single coat goes up, we inspect framing, weather barrier, paper laps, and lath attachment. We're sticklers about the substrate — it's where almost every plaster failure starts.
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Wet coats applied at proper thickness, in the right weather window, with full cure between coats. Crews trained in traditional 3-coat hand work and modern one-coat systems alike.
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Walkthrough with your super to catch any blowouts, cracks, or color and texture variation. We don't sign off until you do — and we don't leave punch items for the painter to inherit.
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Two-year workmanship warranty on every job. If something settles, cracks at a control joint, or needs attention down the road — call us, we come back. That's how relationships with the GCs we work with last 20+ years.
Selected Work · 2024 / 2025
Four jobs from our current rotation — stucco, lath, drywall, and scaffold for general contractors across South Bay, Orange County, and Los Angeles County.
A small sample. The full job book runs back to 1989 — happy to walk you through it.
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