1.What is stucco made of?
  • Since cement based stucco absorbs water, what protects the wooden substrate?
  • Can stucco be used to form a roof?
  • Is stucco waterproof?
  • Is waterproof stucco superior to weather- resistant stucco?
  • Will conventional stucco cause rot like waterproof, acrylic or painted stucco?
  • Can I paint stucco?  If so, with what?  If not, how do I clean it
  or change the colour?
  • Can you use a pressure washer on a stucco surface?
  • What if the stucco won’t come clean?  What if I want to change the colour of the stucco?
  • What about venting in stucco walls?
  • What kind of flashings should stucco have?
  • Why are  window sill flashings among the most important flashings on the house?
  • What are compression/ expansion joints? What are their purposes?  What are
  their weaknesses?
  • What are the weaknesses of balconies/decks and what can be done to protect them?
  • Why does stucco crack?  What are the worst kinds of cracks, and how should they be treated?
  • What should be looked for when considering testing a stucco building?
  • What kind of testing do you recommend for stucco moisture testing?
  • Is stucco suitable on our wet west coast?   How long does it last?   How thick should it be?
  • Can stucco be refinished or over-coated?  What can be
  done if it is already painted?
  • What has caused so many ‘leaky condos’ and buildings?
  • Why are so many buildings having the stucco or cladding torn off after just a few years?
  • Is a total tear off and rain
  screen option the only answer
  to envelope weaknesses?
  • How does the Water Management System work?
  • Does the ‘leaky condo’
  problem apply to private
  detached housing?
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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2.   What is the history of stucco…its formation and
      its finishing?
3.  Since cement based stucco absorbs water, what 
     protects the wooden substrate?
4.   Can stucco be used to form a roof?
6.   Is waterproof stucco superior to weather- proof
      stucco?
5.   Is stucco waterproof?
7.   Will conventional stucco cause rot like
      waterproof, acrylic or painted stucco?
8.   Can I paint stucco, if so with what?  If not, how do
      I clean it or change the colour?
9.   Can you use a pressure washer on a stucco
      surface?
10.  What if the stucco won’t come clean?  What if I
       want to change the colour of the stucco?
11.  What about venting in stucco walls?
12.   What kind of flashings should stucco have?
13.   Why are the window sill flashings among the
        most important flashings on the house?
14.   What are compression joints? What is their
        purpose?  What are their weaknesses?
15.   What are the weaknesses of balconies/decks
        and what can be done to protect them?
16.   Why does stucco crack?  What are the worst   
        kinds of cracks, and how should they be
        treated?
17.   What should be looked for when considering
        testing a stucco building?
23.   Is a total tear off and rain screen option the only
        answer to envelope weaknesses?
18.   What kind of testing do you recommend for
        stucco moisture testing?
19.   Is stucco suitable on our wet west coast?   How
        long does it last?   How thick should it be?
20.   Can stucco be refinished or over-coated?  What         can be done if it is already painted?
21.   What has caused so many ‘leaky condos’ and 
         buildings?
22.   Why are so many buildings having the stucco or          cladding torn off after just a few years?
24.   How does the Water Management System
        work?
25.   Does the ‘leaky condo’ problem apply to private         detached housing?
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