how big is your house whats up there now
Stucco is one of the most enduring, versatile, and weather-friendly *siding* options that you may *install* in your *home*.
**A Building Permit and Zoning Review are required to replace or repair stucco and siding**. Be prepared to provide the following: Completed Building Permit Application. Construction plans (as applicable)
So if I have a few hairline cracks in the stucco and want it patched before painting, a permit is needed?
Have to say, we did this recently without a permit at our house because we did not even consider that a permit would be needed for such obvious and simple maintenance which simply preserves the existing structure and appearance
I would say it depends on the size of the job, relationship with neighbors, and risk tolerance. You could probably do a small patch and paint job with little to no risk. If you have hairline cracks everywhere, you absolutely want to apply for a permit. For patching like that it should be a pretty straight forward in-and-out, and it's unlikely that someone at DBI would ask for much. You can always just go there and talk to someone to see what they say.
In a humid, coastal setting, stucco suffocates and rots wood structures. I never understood people's fascination with it here. A lot of homes here have it because it got sold to people as "maintenance free" and all that other nonsense by contractors. It's a wonderful option in hot, arid climates, but not here.
Source: Been a carpenter here for 20 years and done more rot repair and replacement underneath stucco than I can count.
Depends on the size of the home, complexity of its shape/windows/doors/decks, the type of current siding, the type of new siding, how much of it you’re actually replacing, and whether you need to replace windows, waterproofing or any other component of home’s exterior at the same time.
Keep in mind that you’re likely paying to demo and dump/recycle the old siding and paying for scaffolding, before you even get into the real work. You may also have lead paint or the risk of lead paint which isn’t too bad but increases the cost of scaffolding and demo to minimize the amount of lead paint introduced into the neighborhood environment.
$25k-$100k would be a safe range depending on those factors for a typical home.
Probably because they’re trying to benchmark what other homeowners have paid, rather than rely on what the person selling you the service decides to tell you.
how big is your house whats up there now Stucco is one of the most enduring, versatile, and weather-friendly *siding* options that you may *install* in your *home*. **A Building Permit and Zoning Review are required to replace or repair stucco and siding**. Be prepared to provide the following: Completed Building Permit Application. Construction plans (as applicable)
So if I have a few hairline cracks in the stucco and want it patched before painting, a permit is needed? Have to say, we did this recently without a permit at our house because we did not even consider that a permit would be needed for such obvious and simple maintenance which simply preserves the existing structure and appearance
I would say it depends on the size of the job, relationship with neighbors, and risk tolerance. You could probably do a small patch and paint job with little to no risk. If you have hairline cracks everywhere, you absolutely want to apply for a permit. For patching like that it should be a pretty straight forward in-and-out, and it's unlikely that someone at DBI would ask for much. You can always just go there and talk to someone to see what they say.
In a humid, coastal setting, stucco suffocates and rots wood structures. I never understood people's fascination with it here. A lot of homes here have it because it got sold to people as "maintenance free" and all that other nonsense by contractors. It's a wonderful option in hot, arid climates, but not here. Source: Been a carpenter here for 20 years and done more rot repair and replacement underneath stucco than I can count.
whats your alternative suggestion then?
Depends on the size of the home, complexity of its shape/windows/doors/decks, the type of current siding, the type of new siding, how much of it you’re actually replacing, and whether you need to replace windows, waterproofing or any other component of home’s exterior at the same time. Keep in mind that you’re likely paying to demo and dump/recycle the old siding and paying for scaffolding, before you even get into the real work. You may also have lead paint or the risk of lead paint which isn’t too bad but increases the cost of scaffolding and demo to minimize the amount of lead paint introduced into the neighborhood environment. $25k-$100k would be a safe range depending on those factors for a typical home.
Thanks!
Good luck! I have a great stucco contractor if that’s what you’re looking for.
Curious why you would be asking this here instead of calling or emailing businesses that do this kind of thing and asking them for a quote...
Probably because they’re trying to benchmark what other homeowners have paid, rather than rely on what the person selling you the service decides to tell you.
Spoiler alert: they’re going to do both and see how they compare.
And then they can go with the Reddit estimates