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Is
it stucco or fake?
Reggie, We are so impressed with your knowledge and website,
especially
your kind help to all of us that have questions. We are looking to buy
a house, and recently came across a grand, new stucco house. That
was the first impression. Then as we walked around we found a
small
area of the exterior wall where the stucco fell off and a layer of
plastic
mesh was exposed right beneath.
This is astonishing because the "stucco" of this house
was
just a paper-thin layer surface, as if it was just sprayed on. We
thought stucco is a 3/4" thick concrete like material. We took a
picture of it, thinking we can mail it to you for your opinion.
And
also if we tap lightly on the wall it sounds hollow, or just doesn't
sound
like solid cement. And this is a NEW house. Can you please tell
us
if this is really not stucco and we should stay away from this
builder?
We have just started looking, and thought we'd first check the product
quality of a builder before making any contact. Thank you so much, and
wishing you Happy Holidays!!!
This is EIFS. It is illegal misrepresentation to call EIFS "stucco",
only "Synthetic stucco." Don't get suckered in to buying that piece of
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