Need stucco repair person

cupoftea said:

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We had our stucco house painted by Mark Tirondola (http://tirondolapainting.com/) about four years ago and they did some non-trivial stucco repairs for us before doing the paint job.  So far it has held up very well.  I don't know if they do stucco work separate from paint jobs, though.

We selected them for the paint job based on referrals from other stucco homeowners and seeing stucco homes that they had done in the area.  Also because the prep approach that they used was different (and seemed better to us) than what most of the other painters (Rutgers, Wilbur, Independent, etc.) were proposing at the time.

mbb - did you ever find someone to check the wood underneath the damaged stucco and repair the wall? I have a similar issue - not sure if I need a carpenter, mason or both b/c there is a small section where the stucco is worn away and I am concerned about the wood underneath. thanks!

Wordman, you are right to be concerned. Years ago we hired a mason to replace the front steps on our 1930s West Orange house, and we also asked him to repair the stucco that had cracked and bulged. He began ripping out sections of the stucco where the bulges were, and the walls and joists were badly water damaged and rotting. We ended up having to rebuild a significant portion of our foyer, but I'm glad we did it.

The mason we used (can't even remember his name any more) had contacts who were carpenters, roofers, and general contractors, so he was able to hook us up with guys who could repair the whole shebang.

But it's worth looking very closely at what is under damaged stucco. It could be nothing... or it could be something that requires a fair amount of repair work. A good mason should be able to tell you how bad the situation underneath is by removing a small portion of the damaged part.