Stucco problems often can be avoided if contractors do the right thing and use the proper repair and/or stucco installation techniques, in this post I would like to take some time to show you how we performed the stucco repairs of this basement.
Stucco installation over a basement in Aston, PA .
This stucco repair was part of a complete stuccoremediation, the stucco of this property was failing mainly because who ever did the stucco originally did not use enough concrete nails to attach the metal lath/ chicken wire to the basement’s concrete structure. While the stucco itself can be applied over cinder block and/or concrete, whenever stucco is applied over concrete or cinder block it is always advice and exactly our prefer method of stucco installation to make use of sheets of metal lath to ensure that the already embedded scratch coat will be mechanically attached to the concrete or cinder block structure, it is also very important to use the proper amount of nails per sheet , the stucco we are repairing failed mainly because original stucco installer used not more than 10 concrete nails per sheet of dimpled diamond mesh/ metal lath/ chicken wire.
When installing metal lath, ALWAYS USE THE PROPER AMOUNT OF CONCRETE NAILS AND/OR STAPLES
We always are looking to improve, pls let us know if you have any questions or suggestions.
Good luck with your project!!
