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Grocery Store Site Made Mouldings and Trim

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.

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One Response

  1. Admin says:

    A contractor made me aware today that the wall itself may not be entirely smooth, further reinforcing the wavey effect of the site-made trim.

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