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What To Do With Cracks in Stucco
| Guest post by: C.J Lauria |
Article Overview: My tip today has to do with surface cracks in the stucco substrate. They may be unsightly, but short of living on a hill in an active seismic region, cracks shouldn’t really mean much to you. Anything less than the thickness of a credit card can easily be filled and that’s that! Remember that most building codes today mandate a waterproof vapor barrier under all stucco, so it is not likely that a simple surface crack will result in water intrusion.
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What To Do With Cracks in Stucco
Today I want to talk about stucco. Stucco is the cementations layer
across a home’s exterior, often with a texture. The textures can range
from a fairly smooth “sand finish” to a heavy “brocade” which is about
as lumpy as you can get. I am a fan of stucco as it represents a
substantial exterior coating that can protect as well as provide a solid
“thermal mass” (that’s a subject for another day). Its’ life can go
for hundreds of years if it is properly constructed and maintained.
Today, of course, tract builders have come up with cost cutting
measures that have sacrificed quality and severely cut short the life of
a stucco surface. These practices have been going on for nearly 30
years. Still, if maintained with the recommended paint films, it will
serve a homeowner very well.
My tip today has to do with surface cracks in the stucco substrate.
They may be unsightly, but short of living on a hill in an active
seismic region, cracks shouldn’t really mean much to you. Anything less
than the thickness of a credit card can easily be filled and that’s
that! Remember that most building codes today mandate a waterproof
vapor barrier under all stucco, so it is not likely that a simple
surface crack will result in water intrusion.
The term “elastomeric” refers to a coating that can stretch 100-300%
of itself with a memory so that it can return to its’ original shape.
What this means is that certain water-based elastomeric coatings,
available on the market today are capable if filling in surface cracks
if brush or roller applied, when painting the exterior. At times, an
even thicker elastomeric compound may be needed for larger cracks.
Since cracks carry a negative connotation and the untrained eye may
be turned off by a visual of these, it is probably best to address it up
front. Many times rehabbing calls for an exterior repaint anyway. If
the cracks seems objectionable and you have a budget for repainting
(whether it seems to need it or not) it would be a good idea to either
1) treat all cracked areas with elastomeric first and then paint over,
or 2) simply paint the whole house with an elastomeric type paint. The
latter is your best bet as the angular sheen produced by elastomeric
coatings will not appear irregular over your patches.
Well, sorry if I got too technical with you today. This is just one
simple nuance of rehabbing a real estate investment that I have learned
over many years in the business. This is an example of the type of
information that a skilled real estate mentor will be able to offer a
student. Anyway, stay tuned for more and…have a great REI day!
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