17-31 July. Where the color STO meets the rock. The process of applying the color STO layer to the exterior is a time critical effort. To keep the pattern consistant, once you begin to apply the STO, the process can't be stopped lest a breakline in the pattern show up. For this reason, Conrad and team start by doing one whole wall at a time. A couple of these walls are fairly large so they have to get going, especially in this heat where the STO dries quickly. Tying the STO into the rock required some cleverness, but the result was very neat.