Here is a post someone applied a stucco column to. Though the damage isn’t the end of the world, the applicators should have used a heavy duty (or “High Impact”) mesh as it is right on the porch/veranda of a house and is obviously going to see some high traffic. In this case it should [...]
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Column Lacking Heavy Duty Mesh
Posted by Admin on November 26, 2008
http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2008/11/column-lacking-heavy-duty-mesh/
Window Lacking Flashing and Caulking
Whoever installed the stucco around this window deserves to be sued. There are 3 things I immediately see wrong with this: There is no flashing over the window, this means that any water in behind the system (which likely isn’t drainage either) will become trapped in and around the window frame, causing mold and rot. [...]
Posted by Admin on November 25, 2008
http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2008/11/window-lacking-flashing-and-caulking/
Lack of Control Joint Between Dissimilar Substrates
Here is what appears to be a doorway to a veranda. The crack makes it appear as if there was no reinforcing mesh applied, in an area where there should be mesh diagonally along all corners. In actuality, if it is a transition between a house on the one side (right) and a veranda/porch on [...]
Posted by Admin on November 23, 2008
http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2008/11/lack-of-control-joint-between-dissimilar-substrates/
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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