Stucco Repair in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Stucco can be a beautiful detail on a home, but if it is not
installed/maintained properly, the result can be:
• Serious Water Damage • Mold • Dangerous Weakening of a Home’s Structure
If water can’t get out from behind stucco, then mildew, mold, and rot soon can undermine wood framing, windows, and doors.
Discoloration is a Sign of a Stucco Problem.
Rotting of the Wood that was Behind the Stucco.
Rot of the Wood From a Wider Range.
Inside View,Mold that is on the Drywall.
Here are some signs that your stucco may be failing:
Cracks, even just hairline cracks
- Often from the corners of windows and doors.
- Chimneys where cement block outlines are visible
- Cracks are especially visible just after rain.
- Cracks take longer to dry than the water on the surface of the stucco
Gray, black mildew stains on the stucco:
- Coming down the wall from the bottom corners of windows.
- Along the ground.
- Above decks or patios.
- On the north side of theHouse, where the sun doesn’t shine on the walls.
Floor-level bulges or humps in the stucco.Floor-level bulges or humps in the stucco.
Here are some signs that your stucco may be failing:
This often begins at:
- The tops of chimneys.
- The top of foundation walls,where wood framing begins
- Floor levels or the “box band.”
- Above decks and patios.
- At ground level.
- Caulking is missing in the edge gaps between stucco and your windows, doors, chimneys, etc.
- Inside of house smells musty.
- pots of mold and mildew on drywall, especially just above the baseboard.
- Wet carpets after a rain.
- Wood floors buckling along exterior walls.
- Mold and mildew appear on the box band, the exterior wood board between the floor joists in the basement ceiling.
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