I need some help. I’m not a Stucco expert as there is not that many homes in my area that have Stucco siding. In addition, this newly constructed house I inspected yesterday was built with a Superior Wall foundation. The very first one I have come across in my area.
So, my question is with the way the builder applied the Stucco on the exterior of the superior walls. Superior walls are pre-cast sections, and the builder left the corners and all joints for the pre-cast sections unfinished, then applied caulk at the joints. This just didn’t look right to me, but the builder threw a fit stating that the Stucco was not allowed on the joints or corners due to expansion.
While that made sense to me, my argument was that the exterior caulk used to seal the corners and joints will eventually deteriorate leading to moisture intrusion or at least water seeping behind the Stucco.
Superior wall how are inside/outside corners constructed/sealed without further application of conventional moisture/vapor barrier papers/wraps at the exterior?
Then a thin at best application of synthetic stucco products unless further information has been omitted and our all time favorite a butt ugly fillet caulk sealant joint used to prevent moisture intrusion…this tells me we have a system that is designed/destined to fail…I’ll stand on this until proven wrong
Suggest application of floating EIFS trim caps at corners with doubled ribbon beads of low modulus sealant. This should allow for movement and maintain weather proofing.
