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Hello, I'm trying to figure out how I can protect this dirt / floor area from rain. I've highlighted in red. My Main Problem When it rains water seems to pool in this specific spot from the rain (not from the water draining to this area from other places). I'm worried because there is raised...

Very recently hired a small painting company to paint the exterior of my 2017 stucco house in AZ. They used a rubberized paint to cover up the small hairline cracks in stucco. Upon painting with VersaSatin from DE, the areas where they covered the cracks clearly have a different texture, and...

Hi DIY Chatroom! I'm a relatively new homeowner and have never worked with stucco before. My nephew was taking the trash can out and he clipped the trim of my house which created a 2in by 2in scrape/dent in the stucco (see picture). The styrofoam under the stucco is now exposed. I'm figuring...

I’m doing a full remodeling. The landscaper is ready and wants to install the pavers but the house has not had stucco yet. Should I let the landscaper do the paver now then do the stucco after? I’m concerned the stucco guys will leave mess on the brand new pavers.

Hello Everyone, We converted our garage into an Accessory Dwelling Unit. It has a slab foundation with shear wall on the interior. The exterior of the unit has metal flashing installed at the bottom of each wall where the stucco terminates at the slab. The South and West walls have flashing...

So here's a pic showing a cross-section of my homes rear wall: Shortly after the stucco dried the builder poured a 8" thick concrete pad to serve as a rear landing/step, right up against the stucco as shown, at least it slopes away from the wall. The home was built in the late forties so no...

I’m remodeling my house and replacing all stucco around the house with beige white color. We extend and build a new second floor from the old house. GC suggested fine sand because smooth will crack and hard to repair and the old house foundation will cause it to crack. I need advice here on how...

First time stucco-er here. I mixed up some fine finish stucco to repair a wall and the stuff just has no stick! It wants to fall right off my trowel like wet sand and it barely wants to grab on to the wall itself. There’s gotta be a trick I’m missing. I don’t want to use the quick set repair...

We’re starting to renovate a casita that’s part of our property. The previous owners had already done some repairs themselves. They placed drywall over stucco and there’s a wall that’s unfinished but I noticed that there’s no insulation in between the stucco and wall. I just wanted to know if it...

I've been patching up some hairline stucco cracks throughout my house but was wondering about a best approach to one of them that's an outlier. Whereas most of them have been pretty clean cracks similar to what I see elsewhere (example picture of the window diagonal crack), there is one long...

Hey y’all, so I bought this home out in SoCal. The home was built in 1960 and the basics are mostly is in good shape. I’ve got this planter box outside the house that I rather like and want to keep but when I had the floors done it was clear that some of the moisture is making it’s way into the...

Hi, I have some brass house numbers I want to affix to exterior stucco by our front door. Each weighs less than 1 pound. While the numbers came with (brass) screws, I'm wondering if it's better to just use adhesive, like clear silicone or Gorilla glue. Seems to me, adhesive would avoid having...

Hello! I hope someone here can offer some suggestions on the right and/or most pragmatic way to fix this. I have a second floor balcony that seems to lack some sort of drip edge or other method to allow water to fall off into the super-gutter below it, where my screen patio enclosure attaches...

I have a 120 year-old Victorian. The foundation is brick, double walled with a 2'' void between walls. I went under my wrap-around porch for the first time in years and the mortar is badly deteriorated on the above-ground courses. It's not so bad that it's structurally a problem, but it may...

I'm looking for suggestions/solutions for my stoop issue. Stoop collects water because previous owners didn't leave a place for water to drain. Problem 1 (Patching Hole): Previous owners built a new stoop to the front of the house and didn’t leave a place for water to drain. (See the 2" lip...

When my house was painted by the previous owner, they didn't fix this problem area with the flashing above the front porch (although the seller did give me some money to fix it). I will probably repair it myself, but wanted to show the problem in case there is some good advice on how to proceed...

I've got a newer CMU concrete block foundation I'd like to cover up b/c it really isn't visually appealing (pretty crappy job by masons). I'm thinking of using stucco to apply over the top. I've talked with some that believe that metal lath should be used first, then the stucco. The more I...

What is the pros and cons of stucco siding?

which is the best material to use? Let me know your advice. Thanks

Hi all. (sorry if this should go in a different section) My garage has no ventilation. My only option is to open the side door and/or raise the garage door slightly. However, I don't want to leave these open overnight. There's an upstairs room right above the garage which always stays warm...