How to Remove a School Water Fountain

Fig.1 Drinking Fountain

By Gary Boutin                     

Tools and Supplies:
Channel Lock pliers (2)
Plumbing wrenches (2)
Stucco knives
Stucco
Vacuum cleaner

A local Elementary Private School had a huge list of repairs. In order to received yearly accreditation and pass The Facilities Inspection System (FIS) this school needed to undertake these repairs. SB Bill 550 Section 17070.75(e), requires that schools of education participating in the SFP or DMP establish by the Facilities Inspection System (FIS). This post addresses one repair on that list of school repairs.
More repair will follow in the coming months. 

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Step 1: Fig.1 shows the failing water fountain that needs to be removed. Fig.2 shows the hardware is loose from the wall that hold the fountain. Fig.3 shows the brass pipes draining the water from the water fountain.

Fig.2 Falling 
off wall

Fig.3 Clogged Brass pipes

Step 2: Fig.4 through fig.8 shows the water fountain removal from the stucco wall. Fig.7 and fig.8 shows the brass pipes the damaged water fountain removed for recycling. The water fountain had not worked in over a year and just needed to be removed. The brass pipes were removed using two plumbers wrenches. 

Fig.4 Stucco Wiring

Fig.5 Hole in stucco

Fig.6 Wall pipe

Fig.7 All pipes removed

Fig.8 Hook up 
butterfly screws

Step 3: Fig.9 through fig.12 shows how the damaged hole in the wall was filled with stucco. Fig.9 through fig.10 shows the use of a flat knife (wall knives) to fill the hole with stucco. Three layer of stucco was placed on this wall to patch the hole. The three layer of stucco are scratch coat, brown coat and finish coat.

Fig.9 Filling hole

Fig.10 Several layers

Fig.10 Last layer is flat

Fig.12 Some texture 
to match the wall

Step 4: Fig.13 and fig.14 shows the last layer of stucco was applied and texture was added to match the rest of the wall.

Fig.13 Use larger knife

Fig.14 Stucco on 
stucco knives

Step 5: Fig.15 and fig.16 shows the end of the project. After the stucco dries little particles and sand needs to be cleaned up, using a vacuum cleaner is the fastest way to clean up the area and making the area safe.

Fig.15 Makes it smooth

Fig.16 After the job vacuum
the area of stucco sand

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