Leaks Archives - Quality Stucco Remediation, Siding, Stone, Painting & Basement Waterproofing Services https://munozplastering.com/tag/stucco-stone-siding-basement-crawl-space-leaks-contractor-repair-and-specialist-in-pa/ The Stucco Remediation, Stucco, Siding,Stone, Exterior Painting & Basement Waterproofing Pros Sat, 05 Jul 2025 22:12:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://munozplastering.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/favicon-150x150.webp Leaks Archives - Quality Stucco Remediation, Siding, Stone, Painting & Basement Waterproofing Services https://munozplastering.com/tag/stucco-stone-siding-basement-crawl-space-leaks-contractor-repair-and-specialist-in-pa/ 32 32 Eight reasons why stucco & stone installations fail. https://munozplastering.com/blog-news/eight-reasons-why-stucco-stone-installations-fail/ https://munozplastering.com/blog-news/eight-reasons-why-stucco-stone-installations-fail/#respond Thu, 18 May 2017 19:03:53 +0000 https://munozplastering.com/?p=13515 Water  problems  or  rotted wood is created   over  the  time  because of  continuous trapped  moisture, this issues are caused by deficient window  flashing and installation, inadequate  installation  of  a  water  resistant  barrier, lack of  kick out  flashing diverters, stucco installed  below grade, this along with other  factors  are  some  of the common causes of  most  stucco and stone water  damage. Let’s start with General construction It all start at the begging right? A builder buys the land,  get the blueprints for what supposed to be your dream house and start to build it. When we talk about  stucco, stone failures, mold and  water damages,  most of the times in general we talk about poor construction practices. Most of this issues could have been avoided if  builders and contractors in general not only know their trade but also the needs of others when installing their construction products  or doing their work preparing each area the way it should be prepared for the next contractor. The best way to know  if an stucco or stone cladding are failing is by doing an invasive moisture stucco and stone test, inspectors  come to the property do a visual inspection, test  for moisture, document everything and  put everything together for you as a home owner,  your realtor  for those selling and buying scenarios , your lawyer  in case of a litigation and  finally  to us remediation contractors  in what is called The invasive  stucco or stone  report. If you are experiencing stucco or stone issues you may or should  know  that when an stucco inspector  is hired to do moisture testing around a property  they have specific targets on where to drill  and test for moisture levels, but what  are those targets and why are they so critical? This  specific targets  we are about to mention could be less or  more depending on the age, over all construction  and shape  of the property. The list below contents the most common reasons why stucco fail. Each corner of a window  sill Each corner of a door sill Where a vertical wall meets the end of  a roof ( Kick Out Flashing Diverter) Where a chimney wall meets a roof Below the chimney shoulders/hips Below a dryer vent, electric outlet or any other possible water penetration. Below an installed deck Proper transition between  stucco and any other dissimilar material such siding, stone, brick or concrete. 1. & 2- Each corner of a window  sill  & Each corner of a door sill In new construction when a house is build normally either the builder, the framers or the window &  door companies are the ones that  are in charge of installing the windows and doors,  all windows eventually  may leak there is no doubt about that but  is the window’s installer  duty to  make sure that the  installation  of the window  or door is properly perform by installing the necessary materials and do it in a manner that  the water will be  discharge  out of the building and in the event of a window leak  the water will not penetrate the sheathing and wood structure resulting in mold damage. Water most be able to drain  when a window and door  is properly installed. Is also the  stucco contractor duty to notify the builder if they see something wrong with the window or door installation. Windows are one if not the main reason  why stucco  and stone installations always fails. Is the stucco & stone contractor duty  to properly install the construction paper below the windows  and doors. When a window is not properly installed or the  construction paper is not properly install below the window,  the water resistant barrier  (paper) become useless   mainly because  every time the wall gets wet, water that is coming from the top will run behind the paper and not on top of the paper like it should in order for the water to drain properly and the paper to do its job , resulting in water not able to drain becoming  trapped and  later with the time a moisture problem causing  mold and deterioration of the  sheathing. 3.-Where a vertical wall meets the end of  a roof ( Kick Out Flashing Diverter) Missing kick out flashing diverters  are the second main reason why an stucco or stone system fails, this molded one piece  of plastic or welded one piece  of metal  most be installed where a vertical wall meets  the end of  a roof  near the fascia board where the gutter later is installed. As the name suggest Kick out Flashing Diverter  helps to kick and divert  the water out When a kick out flashing diverter is installed, water that is coming from the roof will  be diverted towards  the gutter and not into the adjacent walls. Is the builder’s duty to make sure that either the roofers  or the stucco contractors properly  install this  key construction  product at the beginning of the roof’s aluminum L  flashing  row to guaranty  a successful stucco, stone or even siding installation. 4.-Where a chimney wall meets a roof As far as the chimney flashing goes  is the  builder’s duty to  make sure that the roofers install a flashing that is tall enough to  actually protect the chimney  from the rain and the constant water  that is coming from the top of the roof  and  protect the wood  sheathing during winter time when the snow builds up. Flashings in general are very important for a successful stucco and stone system When roofers prepare this wall to roof joints, roofers and builders most take extra steps/precaution in terms of flashing this  critical spots to make sure that the flashing does what is intended to do and work properly. Is the stucco contractor  duty to notify the builder or roofer if the chimney’s flashing does not meet criteria. 5.-Below the chimney shoulders/hips Until today chimney shoulder hips are always under  estimated when stucco metal lath crews install the water resistant barrier,  the personnel at Rene Munoz Plastering LLC  is aware of  the  damage that can be

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