Stucco & Hurricane Season

For a family who values aesthetics, a stucco finish can be a sophisticated preference when decorating your home. Stucco is a type of siding that a lot of businesses and homeowners use to improve the appearance of exterior walls of a building or house.

One of the problems surrounding stuccos, however, is water damage. This issue is prevalent especially nowadays since it is hurricane season. Stucco will last for 50 years or more but frequent occurrence of hurricanes can cause problems like water damage, mold, and staining.

These can easily be avoided by doing the following:

Proper Installation:

Most problems associated with stucco damage involve incorrectly installed flashing. The flashing is supposed to keep the water out of the joints in a house and can be found in windows and roofs. Incorrect flashing installation can give way to moisture seepage, damage, cracks, and molds. Right installation means looking for reliable stucco services like the ones at CDP Stucco.

Don’t Use Ordinary Paint:

The good news is that stucco does not usually require frequent painting to maintain its appearance and color. Whether it is to strengthen the stucco in your home or just to change its color, the right material to use is masonry paint or silicate mineral paints. Masonry paint does not only coat your stucco in the surface – but it also penetrates through it. Standard paints do not let the stucco “breath”. As a result, If moisture does get in the stucco during hurricane season, it gets trapped there.

Not the Time For DIY:

Doing the repairs yourself is empowering for homeowners; however, in case of repairing stuccos just in time for the hurricane season, you have to give it to the hands of professionals. Stucco installation is already expensive in itself and the wrong installation can result in more expensive repercussions.