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1	From the folks at WWW.BADSTUCCO.COM Hello and thank you for checking us out.
2	Important to remember! Stucco is “BAD” only if installed improperly and that is easy to diagnose. In this short presentation we will review a number of issues related to proper construction techniques for not just stucco, but the basics underneath such as house wrap, flashing, caulking, etc. These are the keys to properly predict and analyzing failures down the road.
3	C&C Stucco Primer 101 While you’ll note that most of these pictures are taken during the construction process, it is important for you to understand where the problems originated. All of these conditions that caused failure will still be present 2 years, 5 years or 20 years down the road, when it happens to you. You need to start from the beginning to understand how you got where you are!
4	Starting Simple
5	Which way does water run?
6	Note gaps at trim
7	The windows have no caulk joint and the paperback lath does not run up to them.
8	In this picture the stucco man created a water funnel.
9	Why would you want a water leak at a
10	Unflashed box and another problem. See how the window sticks out past the trim.
11	How is it leaking?
12	Yet another window leak!
13	How can this not leak water into the house?
14	Where does the water go when it gets in?
15	When they put wood trim around these windows . . .
16	There will be a crack in the corner!
17	This has to fail!
18	Water will come in where the tarpaper is missing and funnel down to the window.
19	This wall will crack every 24 - 26 inches apart. Materials should run horizontal
20	There will be a crack when the paper and lath are cut at the same junction.
21	This example will have Leaks in stucco under windows! Window is not properly flashed and the missing paper will let water behind the stucco
22	What does all this mean? It means that if your house is built with any of these issues present before it is stuccoed, failures will most likely happen. If you see these things, call your builder IMMEDEATLY! If you don’t here is what you can expect (in addition to mildew and mold, health problems and loss of property values
23	Now its too late! #1
24	Now its too late! #2
25	Now its too late! # 3
26	Typical of one coat stucco.
27	Yet another fine one coat stucco job!
28	Now for a little change . . Here is an example of a repair we just completed. It shows what the proper finished work should look like. And explains the where and why.
29	Flashing the stucco because the windows are inadaquate!
30	If you flash the top to keep water out of the window, why not the bottom to keep it out of the wall!
31	Water tight as possible.
32	We hope that this short lesson has given you some things to look for (and look out for!). As always, if you have any questions, feel free to e-mail or call us.
33	Thank You for your time!