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Once moisture leaks into the stucco in these areas, it is trapped behind the walls and will begin causing damage quickly. Unlike other forms of home siding which are designed for air flow, stucco doesn’t breathe. Due to the stucco application method, the water damage will not only affect the stucco itself, but can begin to rot the sheathing and framing behind the stucco covering.  

The first signs of water damage to your stucco and walls are cracks or bubbling along the exterior walls, but it is possible you will begin to see interior water damage as well. Patching stucco cracks isn’t impossible, but it isn’t a matter of repair only the visible crack. Any stucco application service committed to quality work will remove an entire area of stucco to determine the root issue and the extent of the damage. You may have to replace an entire wall’s worth of stucco for a two-foot crack. 

Because we believe in durability and work with long-lasting products such as fiber cement siding, Bellwether doesn’t patch or reapply stucco. However, we do offer stucco removal services. This process can be messy as stucco cannot be removed in panels or planks but will chip off in small pieces. The first thing to determine is what is underneath the stucco. If you knock on the wall and it sounds hollow, you likely have a more modern stucco with foam board underneath. If it is dense-sounding, probably your stucco was applied directly to a brick wall or even sheathing. Our removal teams are very careful to scrape away your stucco without damaging whatever wall is underneath the product, and because of this slow process and attention to detail, stucco removal can also be more costly. Additionally, if the water damage has spread beyond the stucco itself, your walls may need new sheathing or even framing. Because stucco traps and retains moisture, underlying walls start to disintegrate quickly, proving unsteady and unsafe.