Tag Archives: Stucco

Free e-book discusses stucco cladding

September 21, 2020

In the latest edition of a series of free, downloadable e-books, an article from the pages of The Construction Specifier explains how to keep stucco cladding dry. To get your copy of Sealing the Building Envelope, in either pdf or digital edition, visit www.constructionspecifier.com/ebook/georgia-pacific-sealing-the-building-envelope-e-book.

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What is happening behind stucco and manufactured stone?

March 12, 2020

Stucco and manufactured stone have been employed in the building industry for ages. These claddings are well known for their fire-resistance abilities, durability, and aesthetics.

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Stucco myths and facts

May 4, 2016

In our work as forensic architects and engineers, we are regularly involved in litigation over stucco failures, including hotels and high-rise condo complexes. (For this article, ‘stucco’ refers to traditional portland cement plaster direct-applied to a masonry substrate, rather than using lath.)

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Screen Your Stucco: The importance of effective water-resistive barriers

May 11, 2015

When addressing moisture management it is important to recognize and accept one simple and indisputable reality: water gets into buildings. No matter how tightly a building is constructed or how well it is insulated, moisture will inevitably find a way into the building.

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Getting Along With Stucco: Sometimes it just needs space

February 26, 2015

There are two maxims about stucco application over wood-framed structures: first, it will crack, and second, owners will not do much about it. Water intrusion through stucco claddings is so common in Florida, re-skinning buildings here after five or 15 years is commonplace.

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