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Stucco is one of the best exterior finishes you can put on a building, right up until water gets behind it. Then it becomes one of the worst. The material itself is meant to breathe and shed water at the surface, but that only works if the drainage plane, flashing and control joints behind it were installed correctly. When they were not, moisture collects between the stucco and the sheathing with nowhere to go, and the sheathing rots quietly for years while the exterior still looks fine.
New Jersey sees this constantly, particularly on homes built in the nineties and early two thousands when synthetic stucco went up fast and often without proper drainage detail. A+ Chimney & Masonry installs, repairs, patches and recoats both traditional cement stucco and synthetic systems for homes and businesses throughout the state. We start by finding out whether you have a surface problem or a water intrusion problem behind the wall, because those two situations call for entirely different work.
Stucco Repair
Cracks, holes, loose sections and impact damage repaired with material matched to your existing system, blended into the surrounding texture so the patch does not stand out.
New Stucco Installation
Full traditional three coat stucco over lath, applied with proper drainage plane, flashing and control joints so the system performs the way it is supposed to.
Water Damage and Remediation
Where moisture has gotten behind the wall, we remove the failed section, address the sheathing and flashing underneath, and rebuild the assembly correctly rather than skinning over the damage.
Recoating and Refinishing
A fresh finish coat over sound existing stucco to restore color, texture and weather resistance without tearing the wall off.
Parging and Foundation Coating
Smooth parge coats over block, stone and exposed foundation walls for a clean, sealed, weather resistant surface.
Chimney and Accent Stucco
Stucco application on chimneys, columns, porch surrounds and architectural details, with the flashing and cap detail handled properly at the same time.
Soft or bulging areas matter most. Those usually mean water is already behind the wall and the sheathing underneath is deteriorating, which gets expensive the longer it goes unaddressed.
We examine the surface, joints, flashing and problem areas, and check for moisture behind the wall where the signs point that way. That determines whether you need a patch or a rebuilt assembly.
A clear written estimate covering scope, materials, texture matching, timeline and pricing, with a straight answer on what actually needs to come off the wall.
Our crew preps the substrate, installs proper lath, flashing and drainage where required, and applies each coat with correct cure time between layers. Rushing cure time is why so much stucco cracks early.
We match the existing texture and finish, clean the site completely, and walk you through the work before calling it done.
Stucco here deals with driving coastal rain, humidity and constant freeze and thaw cycling. We build for that:
✅ Keeps water out of the wall. A correctly detailed system sheds water at the surface and drains what gets past it, protecting sheathing and framing.
✅ Improves energy efficiency. A continuous, sealed exterior reduces air infiltration and helps your heating and cooling.
✅ Lasts decades. Properly installed cement stucco outlives most siding materials with minimal upkeep.
✅ Sharpens the whole exterior. Clean, uniform stucco changes how the entire building reads from the street.
✅ Prevents structural repair later. Sealing cracks early is inexpensive. Rotted sheathing and framing are not.
