Contractor skipped second of three stucco coats.
Standard stucco, none of the fake stuff. Philadelphia, Pa. First
contractor put up scratch coat over chicken wire and building paper. Aggressive rake. Contractor got very sick and had to go out of business. Comes winter - and it's too cold to put up cement stucco. This was last November. It's now May 15th. A new contractor was awarded the job to finish what the ailing contractor started. I signed a contract for: 1) Bonding coat 2) Second, middle, "brown" coat 3) Finish coat. Penn Crete stucco brand. Problem: Contractor skipped second coat. The finsh coat doesn't look as good as the houses around my home. What's more, I'm concerned that there will be moisture problems and cracking DUE TO LACK of application of the middle "brown" coat. Finally, because the "bonding agent" was not applied to the 7 month old scratch coat, I'm concerned the top layer(s) might break away. PS: The existing but erroneous finish coat is pretty smooth Help: 1) How important is the second coat which was skipped? Must I force the contractor to take all of the stucco off and do the job over again? 2) Can a third coat be applied over the existing coat to make up for the error? 3) What about that bonding agent? It wasn't done. The reason this all happened is because the current contractor subcontracted this out rather than doing it himself though he put it in writing that he would do all the work himself. I think he didn't communicate requirements to the sub. Thanks to all Fran |
Contractor skipped second of three stucco coats.
Fran wrote:
The reason this all happened is because the current contractor subcontracted this out rather than doing it himself though he put it in writing that he would do all the work himself. I think he didn't communicate requirements to the sub. Thanks to all Fran I hope you haven't paid for the work yet... Bob |
Contractor skipped second of three stucco coats.
Fran writes:
Must I force the contractor to take all of the stucco off and do the job over again? You didn't pay him and have a written contract right? Nail 'im. |
Contractor skipped second of three stucco coats.
Why do you need a bonding agent
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Contractor skipped second of three stucco coats.
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Contractor skipped second of three stucco coats.
I can see a powerwashing would have been smart, bonder im not sure of.
Why not call Penn crete they know their product best. If you have litigation you will need their testimony and should follow their advise on your house. Ive done Stucco but never waited 7 months. You should try to finish the job, ripping down -redoing work will only cost you alot money now. Even if you win in court you may never collect a penny. I hope you didnt pay yet till its all worked out. |
Contractor skipped second of three stucco coats.
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Contractor skipped second of three stucco coats.
Now, from this group, and people I talked to about this situation, it appears the bonding agent was not necessary, although I would have liked it or, as one person said here, at least a power wash. As for as a final coat, people in this group say I can have a third coat applied to what is there now (the suposed last coat). Do you all feel this is so? I have read that the brown coat is quite smooth with little or no scoring or keying. Yet is ready for the final finish coat. the finish coat is just that, which is purely decorative to give you the desired look and feel. The paper/scratch and brown is doing all the work!... If you are after a rough knock down type finish, you should be fine to go ahead an apply it directly to the brown... A really smooth finish coat will be alot harder becuase you would have had to do it when the brown coat was still a little green (wet). Sounds like you desire a rough finish coat anyways, so have them toss it up!... I wouldn't sweat all the issues of bonding agents etc, its just roughly 1/4 inch of concrete bonding to another 1/4 inch, there is very little load so to speak? Stucco cracks/stucco fails, stucco is easily repaired from normal issue as is ages... Unfortuneately, I have done alot more stucco than I care to admit! |
Contractor skipped second of three stucco coats.
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