We repair cracked and deteriorated stucco on Lafayette homes. We prepare the damaged area properly and base the repair on the wall assembly we find, not just what is visible on the surface.
Stucco repair on Lafayette’s older homes
Lafayette’s largest housing-age group is homes built in the 1940s and 1950s. About three quarters of the housing stock consists of detached single-family homes, so the typical residential job is a one-off exterior repair on a wood-framed house.
These older homes often require work around mid-century wall and flashing details rather than modern assemblies. One local mid-century assembly combines a raised foundation, composition-shingle roof, wood siding, and stucco walls. When we work on that type of house, we account for siding-to-stucco transitions and moisture around the crawlspace instead of treating the stucco as an isolated finish.
Local soil and weather are context, not a diagnosis
Lafayette has dry, warm summers, and local soils include rocky, gravelly, and clay-loam conditions. Those facts alone do not explain a specific crack. We consider them alongside the home’s age, wall construction, and flashing details rather than assigning every failure the same cause.
How we prepare damaged stucco
For crack repair, we widen the opening to at least 1/4 inch with a chisel and hammer. We form vertical or inverted-V edges instead of leaving a narrow hairline opening.
Where stucco has deteriorated, we break away the failed material and remove loose particles with a wire brush before applying repair material. The repair starts on a cleared, properly opened area rather than over loose stucco or an unprepared crack.
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How It Works
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Tell Us What's Going On
Tell us what you're seeing and when it started — you'll get a straight answer, not a sales pitch.
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On-Site Inspection
We come out, measure what's actually happening, and walk you through what we find.
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Clear, Written Quote
We put the fix, the timeline, and the number on paper — take your time with it.
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We Do the Work
We complete the repair, verify it solved the problem, and stand behind the work.
Some of what that looks like in the field:
- For a three-coat patch, dampen the lath, apply a 3/8- to 1/2-inch scratch coat and cross-hatch it, cure 18 to 24 hours, apply and float the brown coat, then apply a finish coat at least 1/8 inch thick and texture it to match.
- Widen the crack to at least 1/4 inch with a chisel and hammer, using vertical or inverted-V edges rather than leaving a narrow hairline opening.
Pricing Ranges
Typical ranges, not a fixed price - the exact number is confirmed in writing before work starts.
$30–$50
$60–$120
Communities We Cover
We work across Lafayette, CA. Call (925) 298-0901 to confirm coverage for your address.
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