Inspectorjoe Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Today, I had a 1925 house with Fiberglas-reinforced stucco. I don't know how old it is, but it's obviously not original. The fiber strands are uniformly exposed. I don't recall ever seeing this before. Does anyone know if it's a problem? Click to Enlarge 47.81 KB Click to Enlarge 78.05 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Could that be the scratch coat that never received the finish coat? I can't picture anyone doing that for looks. A dog-lover, maybe? Busted up wine bottles, now that would be rather attractive. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 I have never seen that before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI in AR Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Synthetic fibers are routinely placed in concrete to minimize cracking. Perhaps someone thought it would help with stucco. Not exactly attractive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 John, it's definitely the finish coat. I called a sharp local EIFS inspector and asked him about it. They are chopped strand Fiberglas fibers that were added for reinforcement. They usually don't show like that, but it's not a problem, other than being unsightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Found this. Kind of interesting. I can imagine folks finding this applied to a conventional stucco wall and mistakenly identifying conventional 3-coat as E.I.F.S. http://stuccomfgassoc.com/v1/wp-content ... h-tech.pdf Also this, which should come in handy: http://stuccomfgassoc.com/v1/wp-content ... udging.pdf ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 I have a lousy picture of the same thing on a parged foundation wall of a house I did last week. Posting it will be no help. I think it might be this product or similar, and they didn't coat it thick enough to hold the glass flat. http://www.quikrete.com/PDFs/DATA_SHEET ... 201216.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 If you don't like the way it looks, you can use a hand held torch to burn off the fibers that are sticking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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