Leighton Jantz Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) A friend of my wife's has put an offer on a home. I haven't done the inspection yet though I'll probably get the call. I looked at the home on MLS and noticed odd lines in the stucco on the garage.(I come from a framing, woodworking, drywall background) Can anyone tell from this picture what causes these lines? Possibly incomplete screen? Edited May 23, 2017 by Leighton Jantz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) I'm not a 'stucco specialist', but I would suggest "ghosting" or "thermal bridging" of product under the stucco. Edited May 24, 2017 by Nolan Kienitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 It looks like shrinkage cracking, but I don't why some of the cracks are in a square pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leighton Jantz Posted May 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) "Thermal bridging"? The heat transfer though wall studs? Or of another product? I see several different sizes of squares, I thought they had scraps of mesh left over from another job and patched it as well as they could. Hopefully someone has a confident answer? Edited May 23, 2017 by Leighton Jantz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 It's a guess but I think the scratch coat cured too quickly causing shrinkage cracks. The subsequent coats covered the cracks but they telegraph through. Let us know if it's only on the southern exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leighton Jantz Posted May 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Nolan, you may be right. New info today there is a infra-red "curtain" heater at the overhead door that is not staying with the property. I'll have to check where shelves, tool racks etc line up from interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 I see that with one coat stucco all the time. There's a reason why traditional stucco was applied in three coats. . . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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