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Grocery Store Site Made Mouldings and Trim

Posted by Admin on September 26, 2009 1 comments

This is why I always recommend for general contractors and architects to push for factory-made stucco trim. Take a close look at the shadows the trim is casting…

Site Made Stucco Trim

EIFS contractors can usually save 15% on the EIFS mouldings by doing them on site – what is referred to as “site made” trim. While this is true, and the applicators make extra money by making them themselves instead of buying from a factory, what you wind up with is edges that are never straight. This isn’t a huge problem on smaller projects such as homes (although still noticeable), but on large commercial projects, where the sun can hit the trim at just the right angle, every wave and bow in the moulding is amplified – resulting in what you see here.

On the bottom, middle panels there are also dents that appear to be from a baseball or similar. High impact mesh wasn’t used, and really there was no need for it. The wall was just vandalized. The architect did have enough foresight to segment the wall into smaller sections so that it was more easily repairable.

Corner With High Traffic Lacking High Impact Mesh

Posted by Admin on December 1, 2008 None comments
Corner With High Traffic Lacking High Impact Mesh

In areas of high traffic (such as malls, backyards, sometimes even the front of the house), high impact (or “heavy duty”) mesh should be used to further reinforce the EIFS. High impact mesh provides for greater impact resistance and will stand up to peanut-brained neighbors or customers who feel like punching a hole in your wall. As you can see in the picture — the owner or contractor skimped on high impact mesh where there was obviously more than normal traffic (and therefore higher chance of impact) and the regular mesh just tore.

Oh yeah, you can’t patch EIFS without making it look like a… well… patch. Both walls need to be redone up to building joints to make it look homogenous.

Alternatively, a better solution would be to put quoins on the corner, which would not only cover the damage, but also make your house look much nicer. With quoins, EIFS repairs are much easier as you only need to replace the 1 damaged quoin.

Column Lacking Heavy Duty Mesh

Posted by Admin on November 26, 2008 1 comments
Column Lacking Heavy Duty Mesh

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 at least be patched up, but if there was room on the far side (but there isn’t) I would even recommend a stucco column base molding, as they’re usually made of a stronger material and can take some abuse.

What’s underneat of the stucco? It could be a wood post, in which case I hope it was treated and the stucco sealed with insect vents at the bottom to prevent termite infestation.