Stucco chimney repair in Mango
Local stucco chimney specialists with upfront pricing and a workmanship warranty on the repairs we do.
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What Our Pros Check on a Stucco Chimney
Every stucco repair we make in Mango starts with the water source and ends with a matched finish.
Why a patch should not lap over old stucco
Feathering a patch out over the surrounding stucco looks tidy on the first day and fails at its thin edges soon after. The Park Service's brief is direct about it, saying the new stucco should not overlap the old.
Our pros build each patch flush within its squared edges and match the finish at the surface, so there is no thin rim to crack or peel. Where scoring lines exist on the chimney, repairs end on those lines so the joint is hidden.
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.
Time between coats
The first coat over lath is scratched with grooves so the next coat can grip it, and every coat has to set up before the following one is applied. The Park Service's brief puts that interval at usually 24 to 72 hours in the historic work it describes.
Our specialists do not rush coats together to finish a repair in one visit when the material needs longer. You know before the work starts how many visits the repair will take and why.
Cracks caused by movement
Settlement appears among the causes of stucco cracking in the Park Service's brief. A stucco finish follows the chimney it covers, so if the chimney or its footing shifts, the stucco cracks along the line of movement.
Our pros look for matching cracks in the chimney's base, the house wall and the interior before calling a crack cosmetic. Where movement is suspected, we recommend a structural look first and patch the stucco only once the cause is understood.
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What We Look At on a Stucco Chimney
- Crown slope and drip edge
- Chase cover on framed chimneys
- Existing paint or coating
- Plants and vines touching the chimney
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