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How to fix cracks in stucco

January 13, 2011 By Stucco Plastering 5 Comments

How to fix cracks in stucco

Hi Everyone, RULE CHANGE….when I did this video 3 years ago caulkings have gotten better and easier, If you have a sandy stucco texture use Mor-Flexx as it has sand it it and will match when painted.
If smooth you can now use a polyurethane as they last much longer and stretch when the wall moves and can now be painted, but theses caulking don’t clean up well with soap and water, instead you have to clean up with thinner or denatured alcohol, what a drag.
I used an acrylic, latex in this video, one that says it lasts 35 years.
Lastly caulk in early morning when the all stucco cracks are the largest.
if you wait till noontime or late afternoon the wall heats up the wall expands and you can barely see the crack, the one’s you don’t see will be back when the weather is cool again usually in the morning.

when we did this video in 2011 I said to repair cracks takes more time in than most folks realize. For example, in the early morning they are the largest and in the hot sun they are almost invisible. (Stucco walls expand and shrink)

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  1. IIIIIIIIIIIIIII says

    May 8, 2015 at 7:43 am

    I use Ames Blue Max to fill cracks and small holes in Stucco, its Hard to beat, also comes in white. I also use it to hide stains and Graffitti. Learned this from a painting contractor I use to work for on the side.

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  2. Delmar829 says

    August 28, 2015 at 5:54 am

    Thank you for taking the time to do this. I learned a lot..

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  3. Tom D says

    September 8, 2015 at 8:55 pm

    I am no expert and this is more of a question than direction. Would it not be better to open up the crack a little bit to ensure that you're getting the caulking into what appears to be a tight crack.

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  4. dev1lsadv0cate says

    October 13, 2015 at 3:41 am

    You say here that the polyurethane caulking cannot be painted. You later advocate using polyurethane to fill cracks and paint over it. Has your understanding changed since then?

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  5. thetruthrover says

    November 6, 2015 at 7:56 pm

    I have used the Alex plus quite a bit and I've noticed that for some reason, the clear is much more flexible than the white. It's almost gummy, and it stays that way indefinitely. Have you noticed this?

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