form_title=Synthetic Stucco Repair form_header=11683 What do you need to have repaired?*= [] "Leaking water or moisture [] Missing, broken, or rusty flashing [] Stucco is chipped [] Stained or discolored [] Stucco is cracked [] Other"
form_title=Stucco Repair form_header=11893 What do you need to have repaired?*= [] "Leaking water or moisture [] Missing, broken, or rusty flashing [] Stucco is chipped [] Stained or discolored [] Stucco is cracked [] Other"
To get information about stucco repair, you can look on the net to find the information you are looking for. There are also companies you can call to ask questions about stucco. Stucco companies will gladly answer your questions since they could get your business.
Portland cement, hydrated lime,sand. This is real stucco. The best. There is a synthetic stucco but there is a lot of moister problems using it, because it can't breath.
Residents of Portland, Maine may be wondering which companies are available to provide stucco repairing. Service Magic is a popular stucco repair company in Portland, Maine.
For smaller repair jobs, simply fill damaged stucco with paintable caulking, using your fingers to blend in with pattern of the stucco. For larger jobs, first soak area with hose, then use wire brush and chisel to clean out loose debris. Purchase a stucco repair product such as DAP Premixed Stucco Patch, follow the manufacturer's instructions, allow to dry, then paint, if necessary, to match the surrounding stucco.
To repair stucco, first you must have a mixture of wet stucco to be applied. Sometime you can find it premixed and other times you must mix it yourself. You next remove all of the loose stucce until all of the stucco on the wall is firmly stuck to its lath. Then, you replace the paper and the metal mesh. Next you would slather on the wet stucco and smooth out.
http://architecture.about.com/library/bl-preservationbrief-stucco02.htmThis site helped me a lot when a chair went through out stucco walls. I used it for my repair and I don't regret it! They do a great job of explaining step-by-step.
All stucco is generally the same compound. minor differences in the mixture make a mix have little variations. Its the application process that determines the project outcome.
form_title=Synthetic Stucco Installation form_header=11673 How would you categorize this project?*= () Siding for a new home () Siding for a new addition () Replace existing siding What type of siding is currently installed on your home?*= () Plywood () Wood () Stucco () Brick () Metal () Wood Shingle () Vinyl () Don't Know Please specify how many stories there are in your home.*= {Select One,One story,Two stories,Three stories or more}
If you are talking about applying a synthetic stucco over styrofoam, avoid it. The term for this is EIFS and it is not permitted on wood frame structures in many areas for many good reasons. so states dot not permit on any government buildings. It is, however good when professionally applied over concrete block or concrete.
stucco is non-combustible
Home repair contractors usually spray the surface first while its dry with a bleach and water solution using a pump-handle sprayer. Then pressure wash the stucco-but never put bleach into a pressure washer (doing so will ruin it).