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Info on Stucco and Plastering-- July, 2011 twenty-ninth big issue !
| Flashing
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the importance of flashing over windows |
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 Window had no flashing. Photo of a recent stucco tear-off we did shows how no flashing over a window causes rot BELOW the window. ------------> |
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Stucco is a porous material, like brick. Water enters the stucco from rain and even humidity. Correctly placed flashing is angled down allowing water to exit and drip away from the window trim. Without flashing water also sits on top of the wood trim, and soaks in the wood. You'll notice how on old houses without flashing over the window how the paint constantly peels. |
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| This is typical of how we find
the flashing on our remodeling and new house projects. This is why we go on and do the flashing ourselves. |
Illustration shows how flashing
angled backwards deflects water down behind the wall and sides of the window. |
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Typical of new construction is a wide gob of caulk over the window. Ugly is in the eye of the beholder, but caulking isn't really considered a decorative material,either. Note how the caulking does more harm than good by trapping water in the wall. |
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Check out Carl Brown's site. Artisan finishes: Don Latimer's great work. Portland Cement Association Stucco Manufacturers Association A resource for three coat stucco. Minnesota Lath and Plaster Bureau A wealth of information |
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