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Dale, is that a caulk seal at the slab join? No weep screed that I can see there.

Given the age of the property and the 3' square repair is on a punch list for closing, shouldn't this be grandfathered in CA? One would have to redo the entire side of the house to install a weep screed and the rest of the stucco is sound without any visible spalling.

I have a 1927 stucco bungalow in LA that a plumber has opened up the wall to replace the 84 year old drain pipes. Since members of this thread are familiar with line wire stucco (which this has), the stucco extends below the sill plate below grade and there are no weep screeds of course. I have the K lath referred to here to patch it and my question is how far below the sill plate should the metal lath extend? Short of grading the soil away from the foundation, it looks like this is a common problem for this old construction. The 2 x 6 tar coated sill plate sites on about 6 " layers of brick on the perimeter and the rest is pier support foundation that I can see in the crawl space. Thanks in advance for your suggestions and resource direction.