What's Included
The stucco repair process for Crystal Point homes
Removing loose stucco without harming good stucco
Cutting out failed stucco takes sharp tools and a light hand. The brief warns plasterers not to break the keys of the surrounding good stucco by over-sounding while they remove the deteriorated material, because the sound stucco next to a repair is exactly what the new patch will meet.
On your Crystal Point chimney we remove only what has lost its bond, down to the lath or the masonry beneath, and stop at stucco that is still firmly attached. You keep as much of the original finish as can safely stay, and the repair area on the estimate matches the area actually removed.
Cutting out larger cracks for a proper patch
Cracks wider than a hairline have to be cut out before they can be repaired, Preservation Brief 22 says. The deteriorated, severely cracked and loose stucco comes off down to the lath or the masonry, and the area is cleaned of debris, loose paint, dirt, oil and plant growth so the new material can bond.
Our crew opens the damaged area on your Crystal Point chimney, brushes it clean and checks the backing before any new stucco goes on. What we find behind a larger crack, whether sound block or rusted lath, is explained to you on site and reflected in the price before the patch is built up.
Stucco on masonry versus stucco on lath
The International Masonry Institute describes two ways stucco is installed. It can be applied directly to masonry, concrete block or concrete, or it can go over lath with building paper or a water-resistive barrier and a drainage provision behind it. Chimneys are built both ways.
The difference matters for every repair decision on your Crystal Point chimney. Direct-applied stucco depends on its bond to the block or brick. Stucco on lath depends on the lath, its fasteners and the barrier behind it staying sound and dry. We confirm which system is there before choosing materials.
When the damage is in the framing
Stucco on a framed chase is only as good as the wood behind it. If water has rotted the sheathing or the framing, repairing the finish alone covers a structural problem, and that part of the job becomes chimney chase repair.
Our team tells you at the free inspection whether the trouble on your Crystal Point chimney stops at the stucco or goes into the chase. Where it goes deeper, the chase repair and the stucco finish are priced together, so one crew carries the job from framing to final coat.
