Stucco chimney repair in East Lake-Orient Park
Cracked, hollow or stained stucco on your chimney? Our local pros find the cause and repair it to match, starting with a free inspection.
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Making a Stucco Chimney Sound Again in East Lake-Orient Park
These are the checks, cutbacks and rebuilds our stucco chimney experts carry out on a visit in East Lake-Orient Park.
Corroded lath behind the stucco
Metal lath and the fasteners that hold it can rust when water gets behind the stucco, and wood lath can rot. Either way the stucco loses its hold, which is how a wall that looked fine can start to crack and bulge in one area.
The Florida residential code calls for corrosion-resistant lath and attachments on exterior plaster. When our pros find rusted lath on your chimney, it is replaced with corrosion-resistant lath before new stucco goes on, and the estimate shows how much was affected.
Three coats over lath, two over masonry
Under the Florida Building Code, Residential, exterior plaster goes on in at least three coats over approved lath and at least two coats when it is applied directly over masonry or concrete. Each coat has its own job, from gripping the backing to building thickness to giving the final texture.
Our specialists rebuild repairs in the same sequence, so the patch has the same layers as the stucco around it. Skipping a coat to save a day is how a repair ends up thinner and weaker than the wall it sits in.
Keeping new stucco damp while it cures
Portland cement stucco gains strength as it cures, and it needs moisture to do that. In hot weather, preservation guidance from the Park Service advises shading the work and keeping it damp for 48 to 72 hours so it does not dry too fast and crack.
Our pros schedule stucco repairs around the forecast and mist or cover new work as it cures. On a sunny chimney, that care often decides whether a patch holds or cracks early.
Repainting a stucco chimney
New paint on stucco holds only when the surface under it is sound and clean. The Park Service's guidance calls for removing loose paint and using a paint compatible with the existing coating, and it notes that latex paint will not stick to chalky or powdery stucco.
Our specialists scrape and prepare the surface, repair any stucco damage underneath and wait for repairs to cure before paint goes on. The estimate names the coating so it matches the rest of the house.
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- Flashing where the chimney meets the roof
- Condition of earlier patches
- Brick or block joints under the stucco
- Plants and vines touching the chimney
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