Third party inspection report for proper stucco installation

1. Report Date
May 18, 2006
Stucco 3rd Party-Final Report
123 Anywhere Drive
Report Prepared For:
General Contractor

2. Guest House--Front Elevation
Front elevation of guest house/second garage before windows on foundation were padded out with EPS
board and PVC accessories/lath were installed over upper level of wood framing.
Window nailing fins padded out with expanded poly-styrene (EPS) board and bead/lath installation over
wood framed walls.

3. Guest House--Right Elevation
Right elevation of guest house before installation of PVC accessories and 2.5 self-furring diamond lath
over wood framed wall space.
Lath installation with necessary accessories on guest house right elevation wall.

4. Guest House--Rear Elevation
Rear elevation of guest house just as the lath and bead stage had begun.
After PVC control joints, roofline casing bead, foundation weep screed and lath system were installed.

5. Guest House--Left Elevation
Left side of front garage before foundation bead and framed wall lath system were installed.
PVC cornerbead installed on CMU foundation; lath system installed on framed walls.

6. Front Elevation 1
Front left section of wall space before installation of foundation wall accessories and lath system.
Front left elevation section during lath and bead system installation. Note omission of control joints off
openings as requested by builder--secondary reinforcing lath strips were installed to strengthen corners
in lieu of vertical control joints.

7. Front Elevation 2
Front elevation photo before lath and bead system installation.
All wall space has been lathed and scratched.

8. Front Elevation 3
Front elevation before required stucco components were installed.
All front elevation wall space except for front entry arches, which need to have framing deficiencies
corrected, is lathed and scratched.

9. Right Elevation
Entire right elevation wall space before system components were installed.
Right elevation after installation of bead/lath system and necessary control/expansion joints.
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10. Rear Elevation 1
Rear elevation before lath system installation. Arrow denotes area where builder applied additional
flashing tape to flat horizontal surface.
Entire rear elevation, including radius walls and arches, is complete with lath system. The scratch and
texture coats have already begun

11. Rear Elevation 2
Rear decks and arches before lath system was installed. Now that the waterproofing is complete,
applicator has lathed all areas as required for application of plaster system.
Completed rear elevation lath and bead system.

12. Left Elevation
Left elevation photo of wood framed wall before installation of bead and lath system.
After installation of lath/bead system and texture coat on framed wall.

13. Detail Photos #1
3/4" PVC case bead installed 2" off roofline 1/2" PVC case bead and paperback lath
as required. Kickout flashing with hot mop system installed over forti-flash to prevent
installed by GC. plaster delamination.
PVC case bead installed 1/4" off perimeter PVC 780 foundation weep screed installed
of wood framed openings to allow for at CMU/framing intersection as required by
installation of engineered sealant joints. ASTM.
Plaster stop bead installed at pre-cast Vertical PVC expansion joint installed on
column headers. right elevation wall to break up wall space
every 144sqft.

14. Detail Photos #2
Perfect mitered corners of PVC corner bead Reinforcing lath "butterfly" strips installed
on garage side HVAC wall. on corners of windows to omit control joints
and help restrict cracking as specified.
Again, additional reinforcement off window Two (2) chimneys with cupola caps
corners were installed to help control complete with lath and bead system.
cracking off jambs.
All windows protected with window film Lath system was run continuously from rear
and clean release tape. master radius wall onto arches for aesthetic
purposes. PVC corner bead installed.

15. Scratch/Texture Photos
Fibers added into scratch coat for additional Horizontal scratch coat being applied to
strength and as applicator contract states. wood framed walls over lath system.
Soffits and windows are protected from Texture coat is complete on entire guest
scratch coat process which is almost house. Windows were padded out with EPS,
complete on the front elevation. beaded, and then lathed where necessary.
Scratch coat is complete except for the Guest house during application of scratch
arches which need to be remediated to and texture coat--now 100% complete.
correct framing issues.

16. Guest House-Completion Photos
Front Elevation of garage/guest house upon Right elevation of guest house after stucco
completion of stucco system--paint samples on lower CMU and upper wood
present. framed/sheathed walls.
Rear elevation guest house 100% complete. Left elevation of garage is complete. Circle
Refer to previous elevation for detail photos denotes area of bleed through on CMU
during construction. which is being corrected.
Interior garage walls complete with 1/2" 1/2" PVC case bead had to be employed on
sand float texture system where required. garage walls to compensate for design issues
around openings-discussed w/ GC.

17. Main House-Completion Photos #1
Main house photo #1 illustrating completion Main house photo #2 illustrating completion
of stucco texture to all exterior walls. of stucco system with soft adobe float and
scoring where specified (arrows).
Right elevation complete with texture coat. Vertical control joints were employed on
Note kickout flashing is functioning these opening due to size and hidden
properly as visible from water path. location.
Rear elevation photo #1 illustrating stucco Rear elevation photo #2 illustrating stucco
system is complete on all walls. system complete to all exterior walls.

18. Main House-Completion Photos #2
Rear elevation arch window detail padded out with
poly-isocyanurate board (quick-r) and beaded off
exercise room.
Left elevation exterior walls complete with stucco
system on both CMU(lower) and wood (upper)
substrates.
Left/front elevation photo illustrating exterior wall
system is complete.

19. Detail Photos-Post Application
Texture chosen was soft adobe trowel finish. Bevel/slope installed on all horizontal
Arrow indicates 1/4" joints left around surfaces as required to prevent standing
openings for expansion/contraction. water.
Note stucco system has been terminated Termination of foundation weep screed
above rooflines as required. Kickout above dissimilar materials as required-
flashings will require sealant. cleaned during punch out.
Additional flashing tape was installed at Note 16" square scoring was fabricated into
horizontal reveal. Vertical expansion joint sand float texture in middle section of front
for movement. elevation radius wall.

20. CONCLUSION:
As this report illustrates, the exterior stucco wall system is complete on all elevations. As
our lath/bead stage report indicated, the applicator employed PVC foundation weep
screed at the CMU/framing intersections as required by ASTM to allow for water egress.
After several discussions with builder, he insisted the stucco contractor omit control
joints installed vertically off openings fro aesthetics. After consulting the SMA manual,
the applicator chose to install reinforcing lath butterfly strips off the corners of openings.
This, in conjunction with the 1/4" engineered joint around the perimeter of windows and
doors, will help control cracking and preserve aesthetics. PVC accessories and 2.5
self-furring diamond lath were installed to all framed walls and arches as required. The
scratch coat is fiber reinforced to add additional strength to the plaster over wood framed
walls. The texture chosen by the owner and designer was a soft adobe. Samples were
provided on the CMU garage wall and approved by the appropriate parties.
After numerous discussions with the framing contractor , we agreed the front entry
arches had to be corrected to rectify framing inconsistencies. The remaining arches were
double beaded in some places with a regular and wide flange corner bead. Applicator
was able to achieve a consistent arch through field adjustments, but the main entry had to
be removed and replaced.
There are intersections of dissimilar materials which require an ASTM 920 approved
building sealant (Vulkem or equivalent). to prevent water ingress. It is critical that these
areas be properly sealed in order to protect the structure. They should include:
1- Wood fascia/stucco intersection
2- Back and underside of ALL kickout flashings installed at sloped roof/vertical wall
intersections.
3- Deck intersections
4- Penetrations through system (i.e. electrical, plumbing etc.)
5- Around perimeter of ALL openings where 1/4" gap is present. The ¼” gap left around windows
over wood framing should have a 3/8” soft cell backer rod installed into the gap before the
engineered sealant joint can be completed. The rod must be 25% larger than the joint size so it
stays snug and does not move (hence 3/8”). The rod is critical to prevent three-sided adhesion
and subsequent adhesive/cohesive sealant failure.
6- Around all exterior lighting attachments (and all other attachments through system).
7- Any areas which may allow water ingress into the building envelope.

21. Representative photographs illustrating design and construction details have been
included in the "photos" section of this report. EHS will perform a follow up inspection
in six (6) months to evaluate the system performance and condition. We will submit a
report indicating our findings and any issues which need to be addressed. If you have any
questions or comments, please feel free to contact our office.
Respectfully,
Project Supervisor