For a few months, snow covers the foundation, ice sits near the walls, and everyone is too cold to care. Then April and May show up, the snow melts, the sun hits the exterior, and suddenly you notice the house has a few “surprises.”
Stucco houses crack, that’s a fact because of the rigid nature of the material used and movement in one way or another. Addressing those cracks also becomes a question that I get quite often and I thought it was time to write about the topic so you know what the main options are.
Today, architects and builders looking to offer continuous insulation for homes built in areas with strict energy codes or homes looking to attain specific green building certifications such as LEED preferred the “Toronto” EIFS Exterior Insulated Finish System in action in 2021.