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Carl Brown, Mr. Bad Stucco, sent me this great slide show

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From the folks at WWW.BADSTUCCO.COM
Stucco is BAD only if installed improperly and that is easy to diagnose. C&C Stucco Primer 101. Starting Simple. Which way does water run?. This is how Dupont said to install Tyvek for a long time. Did the roofer forget their kickout? . Miracles of science!!  How hard would it be for the roofers to slip their flashing up under the tyvek? . Who's fault is the leak?. How can the stucco man do his job right if the roofers do not? . In this one the windows have no caulk joint. . There is to be two layers of moisture barrier under stucco. In this picture the stucco man created a water funnel. . 200 amp electric service? . Another meter box, no flashing!! See how the window sticks out past the trim. Once again the window appears to be flashed but it’s not! . Yet another window leak! . I wonder why the windows leak? . How can this not leak water into the house? . Close-up of the offending window!. Where does the water go when it gets in? . That flange is not flashing, it is a nail flange. All though the stucco man should have fixed it . And they chose not to! . This goes with the picture of the house stuccoed with the exception of the roof section. when it appears to be flashed! And why paper back lath should be taken off the market. There is no lap of lath around the corner! . No flashing to keep water out of stucco. Winter freeze and thaw let alone swelling of the OSB. . Another fine paperback lath job! . This might explain vertical cracking. Every 24 - 26 inches apart. . This must be a magical kick out! It needs to be paper on paper , and metal on metal. . Leaks in stucco under windows! What's not wrong in this picture? Now its too late!  #1 Now its too late!  #2. Now its too late!  #3 Typical of one coat stucco. Yet another fine one coat stucco job! . Its not just residential!!. How do they install the wrap . . .. Here is an example of a repair we just completed. Flashing the stucco because the windows are inadequate! . If you flash the top to keep water out of the window, why not the bottom to keep it out of the wall! . Water tight as possible.. And Why Do We Keep Doing This? Well, We can always be thankful for those sunrises!. C & C is available for phone or on-site consultations.
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