STUCCO REMEDIATION
The raw beauty of stucco can be enjoyed for years when installed correctly.
Stucco is a beautiful cladding, and when installed properly, can either meet or exceed any cladding on the market. Unfortunately, most stucco today has been installed incorrectly, and has become a nuisance to homeowners of all social classes. Keep scrolling to learn more!
STUCCO REMEDIATION
In recent years, stucco has gotten a bad name as many people think that stucco fails due to the nature of the stucco itself. This is simply not true. What leads to massive structural integrity failures in a stucco clad home is the poor installation, and misapplication or omission of proper flashing techniques.
Skipping these steps to cut costs does not allow the stucco to vent consistently and handle excess moisture properly, which will lead to failure of the cladding system. With proper installation, stucco can meet or exceed many other claddings offered today.
As the premium stucco remediation specialists for Southeastern Pennsylvania, we have years of experience in this field. Whether it is a full restoration of a homeowners stucco or a complete re-cladding of the home, Atienza Exteriors is more than capable of satisfying all siding and home restoration requests.
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BEAUTY OF STUCCO
Cement Stucco gives a beautiful finish to the exterior walls of your house. It can be textured in different ways to give it a variety of finished effects that look beautiful on your house. Cement stucco is often preferred by homeowners than wooden siding as it is more preferred by insurance companies than any other exterior building material
PROPER INSTALLATION
Installing cement stucco is not an easy feat and it should only be done by trained professionals. The first step in installing cement stucco is to nail building paper over the wall you want to install stucco to. Only galvanized nails should be used which will not rust with time. Install the papers making sure that they overlap at least 6 inches at the vertical seams.
The next step is to install galvanized lath or netting over the building paper. Mixed stucco mixture with water. This stucco mixture should be mixed with a certain proportion, wrong of proportion will give poor installation. Over the length three coats of cement stucco is applied. The first coat is called the scratch coat and is directly applied over the lath material which is 3/8 inches thick and is raked with a tool with the ⅛ deep grooves.
The next layer is called brown coat which is applied with ¾ inches thickness. The last coat or exterior coat is of ⅛ inches thick and is often colored to your desired color. Employ Atienza Exteriors to properly remediate your stucco, and we can show you just how beautiful this properly installed cladding can be.
DURABILITY
Cement stucco may get damaged due to extensive contact with water during leakage for poor drainage problems. They may crack like hairline cracks, have raised surfaces or flake overtime due to poor installation.
Atienza Exteriors provide complete stucco repair for cement stucco which includes washing and scrubbing away the existing damaged layer of stucco and re-applying fresh good quality cement stucco over your walls