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I see some nice stucco homes on the MLS listings. We were even in a contingency with a stucco home in Covington (but got out of it since we had not sold our home in Michigan and did not want to hold the seller in bondage). Can someone tell me the advantages and disadvantages of stucco exterior?
Stucco is GREAT *if* it's really stucco. 10-15 years ago houses were being built with a faux stucco......gosh, the name won't come to me right now....I'll post the name when it comes to me. Anyway, you could bump it and it would come right off. I heard a story of someone's son hitting their house with a baseball bat and knocking a ton of the siding off. Lots of lawsuits going on around 10 years ago. Buyer beware!!
My current home is real stucco. I love it. That coupled with vinyl trim and the exterior of my home is virtually mantenance free!!!!
Stucco is GREAT *if* it's really stucco. 10-15 years ago houses were being built with a faux stucco......gosh, the name won't come to me right now....I'll post the name when it comes to me. Anyway, you could bump it and it would come right off. I heard a story of someone's son hitting their house with a baseball bat and knocking a ton of the siding off. Lots of lawsuits going on around 10 years ago. Buyer beware!!
My current home is real stucco. I love it. That coupled with vinyl trim and the exterior of my home is virtually mantenance free!!!!
How do you know what you are getting? Are the inspectors up on how great stucco is when it is the type you have? Wow -- interesting about the law suits! Was that because sellers weren't honest or people just take their chances because they loved the stucco home? What you have sounds great and when you get the name, please post it. I think they are very attractive homes; but the ones I liked that I saw on the computer were built around 10-15 years ago. "Beam me up Scottie" on the stucco so that I won't get "stucko"!
My knowledge is pretty much limited to everything I've already posted. I'd certainly hope an inspector would know the difference between real stucco and the synthetic stuff. When I was Googling, I was reading a lot about problems with mildew in the walls of the synthetic stucco houses. I do remember my old realtor talking about that.
In other words, I'd be VERY careful looking at stucco homes from that time period. And, honestly, I *think* I've only seen the real stucco on the coast. Since the Dryvit fiasco, I've seen builders go back to brick and siding. I think Dryvit was just a passing phase of the '80s and '90s.
Pre-96 is a good clue! Is that when the better stucco came out? I would like to know. This is an important factor when looking for a home. As I stated, some of the stucco homes are attractive; but most of them are pre-96.
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