Traditional stucco siding is made from portland cement sand lime and water.
Artificial stucco siding.
Stucco is solid water shedding and impact resistant.
The layer of synthetic stucco comes next.
Stucco s durability and ability to breathe are its primary benefits as a siding material.
It offers rock hard protection to the subwall but water that gets in does not become trapped between the siding and the structure.
Stopowerwall ci inbound insulation is a premium integrated stucco wall system that combines protective and aesthetic elements.
The base layer is foam insulation board.
What s it made of.
Also don t ignore synthetic stucco used other places as a decorative element.
Also called exterior insulation and finish system eifs synthetic stucco siding can be a terrific alternative but there are benefits to each.
Each panel is made by compressing a combination of polyurethane and color oxides into the mold producing a faux stone panel with unmatched authenticity.
Faux stucco siding is applied in four layers.
The system is made up of high performance components including stoguard waterproof air barrier sto drainscreen owens corning or dow type iv xps insulation board and sto textured finishes.
Although traditional stucco has been used in north america since the 19th century its mixture has changed.
Around the 1950s a synthetic stucco siding began to replace traditional stucco in some homes.
Eifs is an acronym for exterior insulation and finish systems the product is also called synthetic stucco and it refers to a multi layered exterior finish that s been used in european construction since shortly after world war ii.
Third fiberglass mesh lays on top of the stucco to provide a surface for the top coat to adhere to.
How to maintain your maintenance free siding.
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Finally a finishing coat seals the synthetic siding.
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Eifs always needs to be installed and maintained as if it were used to side the entire house.
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News stories and lawsuits have linked the product to water intrusion behind exterior walls which in turn rots sheathing and other building components and makes many afflicted homes virtually unsalable.
Like asbestos and radon before it synthetic stucco or eifs exterior insulation finish systems rings loud alarms with anyone involved in buying and selling homes in certain parts of the country.
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