There are many houses that are made of stucco that are still preserve up to these days. Historic stucco houses are great ancestral treasure but stucco cannot last for a life time thus, it needs to be maintained regularly to keep it in a good condition.
Stucco is a great material with its maximum durability but its coating is fragile thus, doing some stucco whitewash annually can be a great way to maintain its good condition. Below are some essential steps before you do some stucco repair on that treasured historic house.
Assessing Stucco Damage
Stucco usually deteriorates due to water infiltration caused by the roof, door openings, splashing of water from the foundation and the likes. Thus, before fixing the stucco you should make sure that you also fix on the things that mainly cause the damage. Also in this way, you can determine to what extent your structure had been deteriorate.
Identifying Stucco Type
Doing some observation and analysis on the type of stucco material use for the house can give you the idea to what material you should replace it; since you need to duplicate the old color, composition and strength to be able to have a great output. Thus, identifying the stucco type is an essential step to do before doing some repair on you historic house stucco.
Planning the Repair
After determining the extent of damage on your stucco and its type you can now determine the number of repair options you will be considering.
Hairline Cracks– These cracks are not usually a serious damage and just can be sealed by a thin slurry coating or whitewash.
Larger cracks– These cracks need an extensive repair. So, I highly suggest that you call an expert to do this repair for you since it requires a kind of level of work.
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