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Stucco Home Insurance: How Does EIFS Affect Insurance

Stucco (or more accurately, EIFS) is enormously popular on homes in and around the Greater Toronto area due in large part to it’s great aesthetic appeal and it’s ability to insulate, thereby reducing heating and cooling bills. It’s become a “hot topic” (pun intended) for insurance companies – moreso in the U.S. than Canada – [...]

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by on December 14, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by Admin on December 14, 2011

http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2011/12/stucco-home-insurance-how-does-eifs-affect-insurance/

Stucco / EIFS Leaky Window Protection

Although Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS – Synthetic Stucco) has bared the brunt of the “leaky window” negative publicity, it is nevertheless a problem that affects all sidings. The problem lies primarily with poor practices regarding the sealing of window frames and tie-ins with the weather barrier. Sto Corp (an EIFS manufacturer) has put out [...]

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by on February 27, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by Admin on February 27, 2010

http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2010/02/stucco-eifs-leaky-window-protection/

Additional Components of the Weather Barrier

An EIFS weather barrier is the same as putting building paper around your house, isn’t it? You can just slap it on and you’re safe, right? Yes… and no. Yes, it is a weather barrier which will keep moisture away from your substrate. No, it’s not the only component of a well constructed weather barrier. [...]

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by on November 5, 2008  •  Permalink
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Posted by JamesCarnegie on November 5, 2008

http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2008/11/additional-components-of-the-weather-barrier/

  • 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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