May 2006
by Clayton DeKorne
Done well, traditional three-coat stucco should be impervious to water, but the demands of schedule and budget have pushed many builders to opt for less durable one-coat stucco claddings and have enticed applicators to take shortcuts that compromise the integrity of otherwise good stucco. To remedy such problems, builders have two options: Do the stucco right to begin with, or build in fail-safe details that will allow the wall to drain and dry.
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Stucco That Works Among old-school plasterers, it's no secret that a good stucco job can resist leaks. But the craftsmanship required for traditional three-coat stucco may no longer make it a practical alternative. Clayton DeKorne Soak a chunk of stucco from a demolition project in a bucket of water. You can leave it there for days, and some water may seep through the cold joints between the three layers at the broken edges, but the core will stay dry. This is the lesson an old-time plasterer taught me about stucco. Done well, stucco is impervious to water. But this is
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