Stucco & Exterior Repair in Arleta
Arleta stucco repair for postwar homes and rear additions: seams between old and new walls, cracked corners and faded finishes repaired.
Arleta's postwar houses have often grown with a bedroom or family room added at the back, and the joint where that addition meets the original wall is a common crack. The original plaster has seen decades of valley sun. We repair the seams and the cracked corners, then recoat the house so the addition and the original look like one building.
Where additions meet the house
Rear additions were frequently built with their own foundation and framing butted against the original wall. Without paper lapped from one to the other and some way for the two to move independently, a vertical crack forms at the joint. Rain then runs into it. We open the seam, check that the framing is fastened properly, overlap new paper so it sheds water out and fit a control joint that lets the two structures move without cracking the plaster. The joint is finished to look deliberate.
Corners, vents and the finish
Window corners, dryer vents and pipe penetrations through the stucco are the other usual cracks. We repair each with flashing or a sealed sleeve where water can enter, then rebuild the plaster around it. When the house is sound, a color coat across all the walls seals hairline cracks and brings the faded patches and the original stucco to one color. Owners choose the shade from samples brushed on the wall, where they can see it in the afternoon light.
Stucco & Exterior in Arleta: questions
A crack out in the field of an original wall usually patches fine. At the seam with a rear addition, a patch cracks again because the two structures move differently, so that joint needs rebuilding with a proper control joint.
The length of addition seams, the number of corners and penetrations to repair and the wall area for a color coat make up the price. These are listed separately, so the urgent repairs can go ahead before the full recoat.
Yes, at addition seams and below stained corners. A meter reading tells us if water has reached the framing, and a small cut confirms it, so any framing repair is in the price from the start.
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