Stucco Remediation

What exactly is stucco?

Stucco is a cement and sand based mixture that can be used as a siding material on homes or businesses. It is a durable, resilient, low maintenance, and aesthetically pleasing home exterior option.

Resistant to the elements, such as weather and wind, making for long-lasting and sturdy siding. When done properly, stucco siding will provide for years to come. And one of the most appealing attributes is its looks. Homeowners also appreciate stucco’s fire resistance. A one-inch coating of stucco will help prevent the spread of fire from one side of your home’s wall to the other for at least an hour.

But as stucco ages and if it not installed properly, even if your home’s foundation is firm, it can develop cracks. Hairline cracks are typically the first sign there’s a problem, and whether they are caused by improper installation or foundation shifting, they need to be dealt with.

If damage is limited, you can have the needed repairs completed and have professionals apply texture coating to fortify your home exterior.

Stucco Repairs vs Remediation

Stucco Repair is a surface-level fix that is often temporary or used for minor damage. If there are small cracks, no mold or moisture present, and the stucco is relatively new, repair might be all you require. However, in some cases, it will take a thorough check by an experienced stucco repair person to determine whether the damage is surface level or the result of larger, underlying issues. Since repairs are generally surface-level fixes, they don’t require the extensive work that remediation does.

Stucco remediation is an extensive process that fixes the underlying issues of a stucco installation. It is the complete repair and replastering of the entire wall system to fix the underlying issues causing the damage. These underlying issues often involve moisture penetration into the space between the outer layer of the stucco and the inner framework of the walls.

Stripping away of the stucco layers down to the base layer of the exterior wall will allow the internal damage to be properly repaired. Any internal sources of that damage will be repaired as well. At the end, new layers of stucco will be reapplied to create a permanent fix.