Joe wrote:
wrote:
In my neighborhood, all the houses have stucco exteriors. What's the
best way to attach something to the side of a house that's covered in
stucco? (Examples might be an iron ornament, a hose reel or a
flagpole.)
Under the stucco there will be a layer of sheathing (boards, plywood,
or OSB). You need to drill a neat hole through the stucco in order to
use a screw to secure your ornament, or such. Hole size depends on
screw size, and the drill bit needs to be a masonry type carbide tip.
If you have many holes to drill, a low cost diamond bit from Harbor
Freight, for example, would be a good choice. Use stainless steel
square drive screws if rust stains from conventional screws is problem.
HTH
Joe
I have used the above-described method to attach house numbers,
trellises, light fixtures, and flower box brackets to my stucco house.
As others have pointed out, the method depends on what is under the
stucco, in my case the stucco is over traditional wood-frame
construction. For the flower box brackets I made sure I was going into
studs and used some sturdy lag bolts. For other applications just
regular wood screws into the sheathing. On areas that take direct rain
sometimes I squeeze in a little caulk to seal the hole. --H