Questions tagged [stucco]
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How do I repair hairline cracks in stucco?
The exterior walls on my house which is made of stucco, are starting to get hairline cracks in them.
Can anyone suggest a simple, cheap solution for it that doesn't require painting the whole house exterior?
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How do I install electrical through existing stucco (e.g. "old work")
Is there such a thing as an "old work" stucco junction box?
Rather than cutting and flashing a 4" hole for a new junction box, can I cut a 1/2 hole for the non-metallic cable, and attach some sort of box with a flashing?
In this case I'd install an…
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How should I get this paint off my stucco?
I have an exterior stucco wall that appears to have been painted. I would like to somehow remove the paint to expose the rough surface of the top coat so I can limewash it.
I tried scraping at it with steel and brass wire brushes but they produced a…
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Securing house numbers to stucco
We recently had our townhouse complex re-painted (beige stucco, reddish-brown trim.) We took the house numbers down ahead of time, of course, and now I need to put them back up. Previously they were nailed to the wood trim, but the lack of…
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How do I seal around an outdoor rated wall mounted luminary?
What's the proper way to seal a exterior wall mounted luminary from water entry? I was unable to find one for purchase with any sort of gasket, and it appears that any water sheeting down the wall will simply pass through the fixture:
The pictured…
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Making low voltage prettier/weatherproof?
I've got a big hole in my exterior wall where several coax and (old) phone cables punch through. It's just... there in the stucco. All of my low voltage wires are just hanging out on the outside wall too and I'd like to clean it up/weatherproof…
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What's the best way to flash this difficult corner above a roof in stucco?
How should I flash this tricky corner:
This is at the junction of a 2 story section and 1 story lower flat roof, done in foam. The flashing was installed about 20 years ago, the wall below rotted and became a termite nest for various reasons,…
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How can I secure this faucet: the pipe is not secured inside the wall
The pipe leading to this exterior faucet was apparently never secured inside the wall (contractor mistake when the wall was built):
So it pulls in and out in use, and no doubt lets rain water drip into the wall.
It certainly means the grade D…
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How can I accurately locate bricks covered in stucco or plaster?
Where I live, most houses are old and have red brick walls. On the inside, the walls are covered by stucco or plaster and then some decorative layer. The plaster and mortar in the walls are generally very weak. So when you need to attach something…
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How do I identify what my house is built of under stucco
My house is covered in stucco, I need to hang something very heavy on it, but I assume I'll need to know what's UNDER the stucco before I can attempt to hang everything (I'm assuming the answer is different if it's wood versus brick).
So what is…
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Adding insulation to exterior wall; remove stucco cladding, or add on top of it?
I have an exterior stucco wall that's not in super great condition. The outermost-layer was applied very badly and is flaking off, so doing a patch job or yet another layer seems like a bad idea because the layer it would be adhering to is itself…
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What is this stucco-like finish called?
The chimney is a wide column in the middle of the living room. The finish on this chimney sort of evokes brick, but I don't think it is. It reminds me of stucco, but it isn't that either. The house was built in 1975.
I'm trying to determine what it…
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how to repair a concrete patio slab with crumbling edges
A brick-on-sand patio was added to the house back in the 1970s atop a poured concrete foundation that goes down 36", below frost-depth, per local code. A brick-veneer was adhered with mortar to the outer wall of the concrete slab.
That veneer had…
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Is it safe to mount a pull-up bar on an exterior stucco wall?
I live in a house built in the mid-60s. I bought a wall mounted pull-up bar (this: https://www.titan.fitness/strength/strength-accessories/pull-up-bars/titan-wall-mounted-pull-up-chin-up-bar/400510.html), with the intention of mounting it on an…
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How to fix a through hole in stucco on the outside of the house?
Some contractors drilled some holes on the outside of the house and I need to patch them up.
One hole is about 1 to 1.5" in diameter. They drilled through so that they can put a piece of wire through to feel for studs! (apparently a stud finder…
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