Stucco repair: Make your house long-living again

Stucco is the most attractive of all the material. It adds a glowing finishing to the building. Being inexpensive, easy to use has made it popular today all over. Whether it is a residential project or a commercial project, Stucco is the first choice for architects and owners.

While stucco is tough and stands up well generally, it is fragile in nature so it can crack or have a chunk break. A crack then can leads to trapping of moisture underneath causing the exterior wall to deteriorate. In such case, it becomes important to get the cracked stucco repaired for preventing further deterioration. Here are few easy tips on how to repair stucco.

• Remove the edges of the damaged stucco from the walls using a hammer or chisel and continue to chip till the wired mesh. Use a wire-bristle brush to clean the area so as to remove any loose dust and wreckage. A moist rag can be then used to wipe the entire area to pick up any remaining dust.
• Next step is to mix the mortar using a bucket. The standard mixing measurement is mixing one part Portland cement, four parts builder's sand and a small amount of water. Mix the contents well. Remember that the mortar should be thin enough to work easily.
• It is necessary to match the color of your old stucco to get the new one accordingly. So. Match the color and get gallon paint for you.It’s time to spread ¼inch layer of the mixture using a brick trowel into the hole. Be cautious while spreading the mixture onto the wall so that it does not get onto the existing stucco layer. The patched area should be scrapped with the edge of the trowel in cross-hatched pattern and leave it for 24 hours.  Repeat the entire step for next 24 hours.
• Match the pattern of the surrounding wall by using the finished tool, while new stucco is moist. You can use the trowel to create a smooth surface or a damp sponge to mimic stippling or a wadded piece of cloth to achieve a random and gentler stipple pattern. It depends on your choice.  

The area is now ready to be painted over using a primer specifically made for stucco. Let the primer dry and repaint the area to match the rest of the wall. 

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