Stucco & Exterior Walls in Sun Valley
The top of the wall is where we start. Fernhill Builders checks Sun Valley stucco at the eaves, vents and fascia before the plaster below.
Our first look on a visit goes to the top of the wall: eaves, fascia, rafter tails and vents. That is where a stucco wall meets the roof, and where wind-blown debris and, in a fire, embers find a way in. We note what is open, what is wood and what has dried and split. The plaster and base get their turn after that.
Eaves and vents
Open rafter bays let air and debris into the top of a wall. We look at whether they are closed with solid blocking and whether vents carry a coarse screen. A fine-mesh, ember-resistant vent is the standard where ember rules apply, and it is a sensible choice on any wall that gets reworked. Gaps between the plaster and the fascia are noted as well, since a small opening there leads straight into the cavity. A small mirror and a flashlight help us see into bays that are hard to reach.
Fascia, trim and the plaster below
A screwdriver tip tells us which fascia and trim boards have gone soft. Wood that touches the wall near the ground is noted too. Next the plaster below the eaves is sounded for hollow spots, because roof-edge water runs down that stretch first. Everything found is grouped by location in the scope, so the roofline items are done before plaster work begins and the finish coat does not have to be cut open afterward. Loose or missing pieces are counted so the scope can list them.
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Eaves and vents decide as much as the wall face. A plaster wall on metal lath resists fire, as does fiber cement siding, but embers need only a gap at the roofline, so those details sit in the scope beside the layers of the wall.
Plaster that sounds tight under a sound roofline can take a patch. Paper that has failed, or water from a bad roof edge that soaked the wall, calls for a strip. We fix the cause at the top first, so the new plaster is not wetted again.
We lower soil and trim paving until the screed is clear, then open and clean the weep slots. Plants and mulch are cleared back from the wall. With the top of the wall closed and the base open, air and water both have a way out.
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Tell us about the house and the stucco & exterior work. We reply about a walk-through and a written scope.