Renovating your home with Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS, more commonly known as "stucco") is the choice for home owners in the area who are looking to:

• Reduce your heating/cooling bills by up to $500 per year
• Eliminate cold walls and drafts, making your home more comfortable
• Make your home more attractive to home buyers
• Put money in your pocket via $1,800 worth of Government grants and rebates

Through a combination of increased resale value, Government rebates and grants and reduced heating/cooling bills, a stucco renovation is able to achieve a return-on-investment of 150% or more. Find out more information from the choices below and get started today by submitting your information on the right-side for a free quote. Toronto Stucco Contractor .com serves not only the downtown core, but the surrounding areas as well.





What is Stucco & EIFS?

The term "stucco" is an ambiguous term, but is most commonly used to refer to EIFS in the and Toronto surrounding areas. EIFS is the beautiful material you see on homes that has a fine texture, is customized with elegant mouldings, and has an unlimited range of colours. Under the surface, it has a layer of modified cement with an embedded fibreglass mesh that makes it simultaneously strong and flexible (to prevent cracking), a layer of energy-preserving insulation, and a weather barrier that prevents mould in your walls by keeping moisture out.

EIFS itself has a spotted history, and there are many different systems and materials out there. When acquiring bids, you want to ensure that all the contractors are specifying the same system - the most up to date one. Previous EIF-systems used inefficient screws to adhere the insulation, did not have a weather barrier and used cheaper materials, resulting in pre-mature failure.

Here's a scenario that plays itself out constantly: On a $15,000 renovation a home owner got a quote for $13,000 from a contractor because they did not ask the right questions, and the contractor used an old faulty system (or simply excluded some unseen components). The home owner, thinking they were a great negotiator, thinks that they saved $2,000. However, 5 or 10 years down the road during a standard home inspection mould and rot is discovered. Not only has it affected the stucco and sheathing, but it made it's way into the studs. You now have costs of $7,000+ for mould remediation, $10,000+ to replace your structural wall studs, $15,000 to re-do or repair your stucco the right way, and if you can find the contractor, another $30,000 to sue them. Not only that, but if you sell your house - the next home owner can sue YOU because of the modifications YOU made. Is it worth the risk to you?