Masonry exterior wall cracks

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

Stucco siding questions

[stucco siding house stepcracks] [stucco siding house window damage] Hello friends, an aspiring home inspector here. Firstly I would like to ask a general question about stucco. I live in SW Florida where masonry is commonly used along with two or three coat traditional stucco for residential buildings. Stucco is water wicking, assuming its not polymer based, and so is masonry (in particular, CMU). So wouldn’t water wick into the stucco, into the concrete block, and into the interior? Or is…