It can be pricey to get a lovely stucco finish when you want to remodel your home's exterior, but you can DIY it, too. Here's ...

When it comes to color, texture and the type of application, no other home siding material provides the flexibility that stucco does. It can be smooth, coarse, swirled and even shaped into figures ...

Q: Our house has a stucco exterior that needs to be painted for the fourth time in the past 20 years. In previous paint jobs, we have done much scraping, used primer coats and finish paints made ...

Stucco usually has a textured surface, which allows dirt, grime and mold to settle into the surface crevices. What starts off as a beautifully crafted finish to the exterior of your home, ...

Q: My 18-year-old, two-story house has exterior stucco that is in good shape. But the doors and windows are trimmed in rough-sawn, painted 1-by- 4s, some of which have begun to rot. Not only is ...

Stucco. It’s one of the oldest construction materials we know, one of the easiest ways to cover a building, used on everything from chi-chi mansions to rude mud huts and yet -- stucco.

Q: I was trying to install an outside light and accidentally drilled a hole in the wrong place on the smooth stucco exterior finish of my house. So now I have a 1-1/2-inch diameter hole to fill ...

Since your house was built 10 years ago, I’m guessing they used an Exterior Insulation and Finish System, or EIFS. This synthetic is how the look and feel of stucco is possible in climates like ...

When you build a home, or renovate the exterior, a stucco finish is a popular choice. Stucco offers a timeless look and several advantages, however, it also comes with some major challenges.While ...