How do you know if your dryvit (faux stucco) needs to be repaired?

There is such thing as faux stucco? How much does this save vs real thing? Never thought stucco was costly.

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Stucco cracks if no control joints or expansion joints are installed. Most all now is finished with an elastomeric finish including real plaster and synthetic (dryvit)

Paint it or re skim it. If your house is settling and not control or expansion this will make it crack.

Also most residential now is 1/2" plaster which is one brown coat then a finish coat. This is not a correct application. It should be 3/4" with a scratch coat, brown coat and finish coat.

I've got the same happening to my house around the bottom

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dryvit (faux stucco)

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EFIS?

It's EIFS...Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS).

BASF makes and elastomeric coating (stretchy paint) called Thorolastic that is AMAZING. Will fix all your problems. You can thank me later.

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No.

Stucco cracks if no control joints or expansion joints are installed. Most all now is finished with an elastomeric finish including real plaster and synthetic (dryvit)

Paint it or re skim it. If your house is settling and not control or expansion this will make it crack.

Also most residential now is 1/2" plaster which is one brown coat then a finish coat. This is not a correct application. It should be 3/4" with a scratch coat, brown coat and finish coat.

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The man knows his stuff.

And technically, it cannot be referred to as stucco in the two coat process. If you don't call it a cementious coating in a reports, you'll lose every time it goes to court.

Definitely use elastomeric everything you can, caulk and I think they even have paints. It's worth the extra money to prevent water intrusion. And considering people suck about installing control joints, most need it.

There was a large two story in Denver where I'd walk my dog after work. Not a single joint anywhere. It looked like a huge spider web on his walls from all of the caulk he had to use. And the freeze thaw cycle is very strong around here.

A contractor told me that no one does dry vit anymore. He also said that whenever you sell your home the new owner cannot get a dry bit it home insured. I asked an inspector about this, and he said this is not true. But companies that relocate their employees will not buy homes with dry vit.

Dryvit just like sto are brands of stucco

Behr has a great elastomeric paint. The flexibility works great to fill in voids.

It was determined that it was a terrible joke. Similar to what south la folks joke about concerning north la in the same way. Sucks when it happens to you huh.