"Sacramento Dave" wrote in message
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"C. Bailey" wrote in message
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I just bought a house. The house is 3 years old. It has a stucco
exterior.
For the last day, it has been raining with a strong wind (we
haven't had a
lot of rain before this). The rain is hitting the walls (normally
the eve
protects the walls somewhat). I now have a constant drip from the
top of
one of my windows in the basement (walk out basement - drip is
about 8 or
9
feet above grade). I pulled the insulation and discovered the
plywood is
saturated with water. I inspected the stucco exterior and it
appears
normal. I pulled insulation above a couple other windows. The
plywood is
slightly damper, but not dry like it should be. Any thoughts as
to what
the
problem might be?

Is stucco a water proof coating, or is there supposed to be tar
paper
behind
it?

Chris

If you can find the July 2005 issue of the Journal of Light
Construction, there's a good article called "Why Stucco Walls Got Wet"



It might the wind is pushing the rain over the top of the stucco.
I had
this same problem how I fixed it was to caulk were the stucco meet
the
overhang, then for added protection I put a 1X2 as trim I also
caulked
that.You might try spraying the area with a hose. See if that
increases the
drip. There should be tar paper behind stucco It's part of the lath.