Having your home retrofitted with stucco is more than just a physical change to an inanimate object, it’s trusting another human being to fulfill their end of an agreement and keep your best interests at heart when modifying your largest asset. The contractor will in all likelihood be at your house even when you’re not [...]
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3 Background Checks to Perform On Your Stucco Contractor
Posted by Admin on May 9, 2012
http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2012/05/3-background-checks-to-perform-on-your-stucco-contractor/
Brick Falling Apart? Renew Your Home With EIFS
Toronto and it’s surrounding area has a large number of brick homes that are reaching the end of their life cycle. While brick is a great siding material by most standards, it tends to fundamentally lack in two primary aspects: design flexibility and insulating ability. As brick-clad homes in Toronto reach their 50-70 year mark [...]
Posted by Admin on March 1, 2012
http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2012/03/brick-falling-apart-renew-your-home-with-eifs/
Efflorescence and Stucco Repairs
The base coat in stucco (both traditional and EIFS, or synthetic stucco) is a cementitious material. Because of the composition and nature of cement, salts that are naturally present within the material can be drawn out with water or moisture. Wikipedia defines Efflorescence as: In chemistry, efflorescence (which means “to flower out” in French) is [...]
Posted by Admin on September 12, 2011
http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2011/09/efflorescence-and-stucco-repair/
Why You Don’t Want to Select the Lowest Quote
The answer is simple: Accountability. Businesses exist to make a profit. Profits are how businesses hire new employees, stay in business year after year, and respond to claims/defects regarding their product. If a business is not generating a profit for the owner, then the owner has no reason to countinue running their own company. It [...]
Posted by Admin on August 23, 2011
http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2011/08/why-you-dont-want-to-select-the-lowest-quote/
What is Stucco?
"Stucco" is typically what people in the Toronto area use when they're looking for EIFS (Exterior Insulation Finish Systems, or "synthetic stucco"). We use the two terms interchangeably.
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