The stucco around the base of my house is peeling off. How can I do it myself?

Question

Should I power wash my house prior to the repair? What tools should I use?

Answer 1

I would not power wash the stucco covering on my foundation and retaining walls. At least I will not now since I tried that about two years ago and knocked off most of the stucco.

There is a glop sold in big buckets that will redo stucco on exterior surfaces. The two problems with it are getting a smooth surface on it and getting the color to match. If it is just a little problem in an out of the way corner you could try that. Tap the stucco with your knuckle to see if it is all loose or just one spot.

I had about 100 running feet of loose stucco. I tried the glop unsuccessfully one year. Finally I called a local mason who quoted me $750. He came in one day, knocked it all off and tossed it into his truck for disposal. He came back the next two days with cement and sand and smoothly redid it all. He also replaced a cracked paving square, climbed up on roof to inspect chimney top, and tightened chimney cap while he was here at no added cost.

Answer 2

Not a bad idea to get the dirt off. Also chip away all the loose stucco so you have a good base to work with. I use mortar compound from a home improvement store.

Answer 3

The best thing for you to do first, is to go to home depot. they have evey thing you need. Ask one of the employees there in the painting department how to prepare your house before you start to reapply the stucco. They can give you a step- by- step pamphalet that will guid you through the process. If then you are still having problems, you can go back to home depot for some more free help or advice.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

yes, you should power wash it, and remove all loose stucco, then apply new stucco with a trowel in it's place that way it will not need done again for along time

Answer 6

if you decide to fix it yourself , paint the area to be patched with a bonding agent this will help hold the patch to the house. need a brick trowel and a 12 or 14 in. steel concrete trowel. use the brick trowel to load the finishing trowel and patch away...hope it works for you...