palmettoinspect Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 I am doing an inspection on a house for a church tomorrow and I stopped by it the other day to take a look. It has some hairline cracks above or below two or three windows. I think its real stucco not EIFS Ill find out tomrrow. I dont think they are stuctural but Ill get some pics up tomorrow. My questions are: 1. How should I write them up? 2. Should there be a certain amount of expansion joints and would that have helped these cracks? 3. Are hairline cracks pretty normal with stucco homes?? I was thinking of writing it up like this: "Hairline cracks noted to the exterior stucco at the window/door here here and here. These are points of water entry and should be evaluated and repaired by a qualified stucco contractor." Thanks Kiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Hi, Well, first you need to understand that hairline cracks in Portland cement stucco are not considered to be a defect and aren't likely to cause water infiltration so your comment there is completely non-factual. Go here, click on "SMA technical papers" and the download and read every one of those 9 documents. Then order the Stucco Resource Guide online. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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