Stucco Installation in Metro Detroit
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Stucco Installation in Detroit: what to expect
Stucco installation in Detroit shows up on Tudor revival homes, additions and commercial buildings, from Palmer Woods and Grosse Pointe to Birmingham and Farmington Hills. In a freeze-thaw climate the details decide whether stucco lasts: water that gets behind it and freezes will crack and delaminate the finish.
Traditional stucco is a portland cement system applied in scratch, brown and finish coats over metal lath and a weather barrier. One-coat systems shorten the schedule, and EIFS (exterior insulation and finish system) uses foam board with a synthetic finish. On wood-framed walls, current practice is to include a drainage path behind the stucco, with weep screed at the bottom and flashing at every window, door and roof line.
For cracks and patching on existing walls, see stucco repair. For painting stucco, compare stucco painting pros, or browse all siding and exterior contractors.
What a proper job includes
- Review of the wall assembly and the system: three-coat, one-coat or EIFS
- Water-resistive barrier with a drainage layer on framed walls
- Flashing at windows, doors, decks and roof-to-wall joints
- Metal lath, corner bead and control joints installed to layout
- Weep screed at the base with clearance above grade
- Base coats cured properly before the finish coat
- Finish texture and color matched to a sample
What drives the price
- System type: three-coat, one-coat or EIFS
- Wall area, height and scaffolding needs
- Tear-off of existing cladding and substrate repairs
- Drainage layer, flashing and trim details at openings
- Finish type, texture and color, including decorative work
- Weather protection and curing time in cold months
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Permits and licensing in Michigan
New stucco on a home or commercial building often falls under a building permit, and inspections may check the lath and weather barrier before the finish goes on. Confirm with the local building department (BSEED in Detroit), and check for design review if the home is in a local historic district. On homes built before 1978, a firm paid to disturb more than 20 square feet of exterior paint must be EPA RRP certified, follow lead-safe work practices, and give you the EPA Renovate Right pamphlet before work starts.
Paid residential work above a threshold set by state law requires a LARA license. Michigan's Maintenance & Alteration trades include Masonry and Siding but no separate stucco trade, so ask which license and trades the contractor holds, or whether they hold a Residential Builder license, and check it on the LARA lookup.
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How to compare quotes
- Ask which system they recommend and why, and get the product line in writing.
- Ask how the wall will drain and where weep screed and flashing go.
- Ask for a finish sample panel before the whole wall is done.
- Check the license on the LARA lookup and ask for proof of insurance.
- Confirm how they protect fresh stucco in cold or wet weather.
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