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Updated: Oct 1st, 2004 - 08:50:51

EIFS - Stucco
Drilling Into Stucco

If the exterior of your home is covered with traditional cement-based stucco, for all intents and purposes your home is covered in a thin layer of rock. You can drill into rock or stucco all day long with success. But beware if your home is covered with the synthetic stucco many call EIFS! Danger lurks there if you drill into this finish system.
Sep 6, 2004, 09:03

EIFS - Stucco
Replacing EIFS with Traditional Cement Stucco

What obstacles do you face if you have existing EIFS on your home and you wish to replace it? There are a few and there most definitely are some things you must do when and if you start to rip off the old EIFS.
Feb 18, 2003, 07:26

EIFS - Stucco
Patching Stucco

Repairing stucco is not that hard to do. Matching an existing stucco texture is the hard part. Perhaps the biggest mistake people make is looking at the reapir job too closely.
Jul 22, 2002, 08:00

EIFS - Stucco
The Barrier EIFS Nightmare - It is Real.....
EIFS has been and will continue to be a news item. It is a nightmare for many homeowners and there is more fingerpointing going on among the defendants than corn dogs at a summer church festival. Put on your common sense hat and read this column and the very-important Author's Notes.
Feb 1, 1999, 07:31

EIFS - Stucco
Stucco - Synthetic Stucco / EIFS and the Old Standby Cement Stucco
It is no wonder a group of manufacturers decided to try to one up the cement stucco industry. After all, traditional cement stucco has endured the test of time. It is a known performer. Why not ride its coat tails? You know, that is a good idea, but you must make certain the product you plan to enter into the competition can finish the race.
Dec 9, 1996, 08:15

EIFS - Stucco
Stucco - To Paint Or Not To Paint, That Is.....
There is an 80 year-old house several miles from mine that has never been painted. It is a gorgeous cement-stucco home that has tremendous character. Sure, you can paint it but it doesn't need it.
Apr 10, 1995, 08:02

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