Stucco Repair
Common Stucco Problems
Air Voids
Most common in sprayed on synthetic stucco. The key is to back roll on a heavy coat of paint.
Caulk Scars
We see this frequently. A homeowner or "painter" runs a bead of caulk on top of the stucco texture. We typically have to cut these out with a diamond saw.
Scaffold Lines
Once you start looking for scaffold lines they are more common than you would expect. No amount of paint is going to get this to go away. If you can't live with it, then the entire side would need to be re-stucco'ed.
Window & Corner Cracking
Almost all homes have this. Cracks love to start in sharp corners. Fortunately most of them can be repaired without too much trouble.
Filled In Texture
We don't see this too often. There is so much paint on this stucco that the texture is starting to disappear.
Stem Wall Was Stucco'ed
I need to get a picture of this. Its where the stucco is applied down the wall, over the foundation and all the way to the dirt. In my opinion the foundation of the house should not have stucco texture put on it since the walls and foundation expand and contract at different rates. Stucco doesn't stretch, it cracks. Different parts of a building moving at different speeds will cause the stucco to crack where the two surfaces meet. Of the few homes I've seen with the stucco on the foundation, all were cracked. We can repair it, but its coming back. Its just a question of wether it will be a year or several years.
