Stucco & Exterior Repair in Santa Monica
Santa Monica stucco and exterior repair for bungalows, duplexes and modern homes, with exterior stairs, balconies and ocean-facing walls rebuilt soundly.
Santa Monica stucco ranges from thick old plaster on Spanish duplexes to thin, crisp finishes on modern houses, and all of it takes the ocean air. Exterior stairs and balconies on multi-unit buildings add joints where water slips in. We repair each kind of wall the way it was built, fix the flashing and drainage behind the damage and follow the city's rules where the building is historic.
Duplexes and exterior stairs
Older duplexes and small apartment buildings here often have stucco-clad stairs and landings with wood framing inside. When the landing surface cracks, water runs into that framing and the stucco below begins to stain and bulge. We open the stair, check the stringers and landing joists, replace rotted wood and rebuild the tread surface with a waterproof membrane that laps under the stucco. The cladding is then rebuilt with paper and lath that drain outward. Tenants keep a usable route throughout, since we stage the work in sections.
Modern walls and historic ones
On modern houses, smooth stucco and large window walls show every patch, so repairs run out to a corner or joint where the edge will not be noticed. On historic buildings, the city may ask for repair in kind, matching the original texture and color without changing the look. We document the existing finish before work starts. Either way, cracks at openings get their flashing checked first, because the ocean air near the beach drives rain into gaps that would stay dry a few miles inland.
Stucco & Exterior in Santa Monica: questions
For a crack on a dry wall away from stairs, balconies and openings, it often is. Where damage follows a landing, a balcony edge or a window corner, the framing and flashing behind need attention, and a patch alone will not last long near the beach.
Area, finish type, stair or balcony framing repairs, access on multi-story walls and any historic requirements all change the price. We inspect, then price each wall and each structural repair on separate lines so nothing is hidden.
Yes. We use a moisture meter, probe stair and balcony framing from below and open a test area where the readings call for it. On older buildings there is no other reliable way to know whether a quote covers the real damage.
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