Question: We just found a house to buy, but it has a synthetic stucco exterior. What are some of the typical problems with this and can we strip it off an apply real stucco? Answer: There have been ...

My longtime friend and pharmacist had a scare at his 15-year-old home not too long ago: After he noticed water leaking inside during a driving rainstorm, he discovered wet spots on the interior walls, ...

Los Angeles-area homeowners who believe their houses are covered with Exterior Insulation and Finish System, a synthetic stucco product, may be eligible to receive cash compensation, free property ...

It's no secret that stucco homes have had a ton of water problems during the last few decades. This all started here in Minnesota at the end of the 1980s, but it's not just a Minnesota thing. Newer ...

Joseph Ponessa had some thoughts about stucco that I want to share with you. Ponessa is professor emeritus of housing, indoor environment, and health at Rutgers Cooperative Extension. He got in touch ...

THE WOODLANDS -- Three months ago, Sharyn and Bruce Iler abandoned the spacious house they had called home for seven years in this master-planned community. A sign posted there warns that the house is ...

April 19, 2002-It's a problem around the country and the Midlands is not immune. Synthetic stucco is being blamed for water damage, rotting homes and termites. Now, a group of Lexington county ...

A Fairfax County jury has awarded more than $1 million to a couple whose house was covered with synthetic stucco, a substance that allowed water to seep into the frame and damage the home -- the ...