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How to repair styrofoam trim, simple styrofoam repairs

April 28, 2012 By Stucco Plastering 34 Comments

How to repair styrofoam trim, simple styrofoam repairs

Hi everyone. Here I am showing a simple fix to some Styrofoam details surrounding this garage door. We first determine the grit of the sand and mix to consistency for stucco application, then apply bonding agent (weld Crete) to hole and area surrounding the hole, we then add luminite as our accelerator to the mixed stucco, and finally apply our mixed stucco to chipped Styrofoam. Lastly we float this coat to give the same texture as the original finish.
How to repair Styrofoam trim, simple touch ups.

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  1. Gil Velazquez says

    April 30, 2012 at 6:06 am

    thank you Mr Giordano for a great video

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      March 23, 2019 at 1:20 am

      Howdy Gil, thank you old buddy.
      Peace, love, and harmony to all
      Sound Plastering tips for the DIY beginner’s and Plastering experts

      Reply
  2. Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

    May 6, 2012 at 10:43 pm

    Hey Gilbert, Thanks for the compliment. These folks e-mailed me a great picture so I was able to tell the plaster sand finish, but just in case, I had all three types of sand on my utility truck. These are simple fixes but do require proper prep work in order for the new stucco to last forever.
    Have a groovy day!
    Kirk Giordano plastering

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  3. Alan MacLeod says

    May 15, 2014 at 4:03 pm

    You have great vid tutorials Mr Giordano. I am new to this and am doing some stucco repair like in this vid. I just read that Weldcrete is not for wet areas and will fail causing the repair to pop off. In dry climates it may work, but not wet. He recommended an acrylic admix like Acrylic-60 or Flexcon that is waterproof. This contractor said he has had to go back and replace so many repairs that it has been a nightmare. I appreciate your expertise. Have you heard of this issue? Thanks,  Alan 

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    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      May 15, 2014 at 7:44 pm

      Morning Alan MacLeod, No, after more than 30 years Larson's Weld Crete has not failed me,
      There have been projects where I allowed homeowners and or contractors to apply the weld create and in both instances they either did so too heavy or not enough. I do my own appling of this bonding agent as a result of folks not understanding the nature of it's use, or I don't take on the projects.
       It's made for cement on cement, and bonding stucco to many surface's, however us plastering contractors mainly use it for bonding new cementitious color finishes to painted surfaces.
       Here's a fact unless the surface is extremely clean of all dust, dirt and any other contaminates NO bonding agent will work.
       Best wishes, 
      Kirk and family

      Reply
  4. Kristin Alleman says

    March 11, 2015 at 11:07 pm

    Hi Kirk,  I need to fix the top corner of a column base that is made of Styrofoam and stucco….anyway how do I form the corner? Do I need to use some sort of filler then concrete? I noticed in another video that you used a binder as well, does that still apply?

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    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      March 12, 2015 at 12:45 am

      Hi Kristin, you can use caulking if it's a small hole or cement if it's larger, If its painted you need to apply a bonding agent.
       Cheers!
       Kirk giordano

      Reply
  5. Todd Winkler says

    July 23, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    Great video, thanks guys. I was wondering, is it easy to simply remove these styrofoam molds (it's the rear patio door trim). I need to put in a screen door, but can't with these huge styrofoam stucco'd molds around the door. I was hoping they'd be easy to cut and pry off and replace with a wood molding.

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    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      July 23, 2015 at 6:46 pm

      @Todd Winkler Hi Tod, sure, you can remove them. They are made of styrofoam, coated with fiberglass mesh, then coated with a cementitious coating and bonded also with a cementitious adhesive products.
      You can use a long expensive saws all blade, this is the easiest, the blades needed coat about 15 bucks each.
      If you decide to use a hammer, trowel, shovel, prybar or a hundred other tools, you will have a real mess on your hands as the foam won't come off in sections, instead it will hold tight and come apart in a milion pieces.
      Best wishes,
      kirk giordano Plastering

      Reply
  6. Yasmin R says

    March 23, 2016 at 12:09 am

    Hi my parents have been living at a house for 2 years now almost 3 and there has been these wood peckers pecking holes all round the top of the house which is styrofoam so they have been going through the styrofoam making holes everywhere i was just wondering how my parents could fix it , its the same result as the one in this video would they just have to do the same thing ? Do you have an idea of how much would everything be also ? If you could reply that would be really great plus i love your videos they are really helpful!

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    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      March 23, 2016 at 1:07 am

      Hello Yasmin Ramirez, yes you can do it this way, for smaller holes you can just use caulking, if the caulk shirks when dry just add more, they make many caulking with sand in the tubes for sandy finishes also,
      Cheers,
      kirk giordano plastering

      Reply
  7. Joseph Large says

    April 17, 2016 at 2:12 pm

    Hello I have two holes caused by birds in my stucco covered foam columns. It's early spring so how can I tell if there are any nesting birds and if there is should I evict them or wait? It's been about 4 yrs now and they keep coming back. Can you give me some advice?

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    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      March 23, 2019 at 1:22 am

      Howdy Joseph, if they give you pleasure, cool beans.
      If they shit everywhere and you don't like them, I'd serve them notice to vacate, then plug the hole.

      Peace, love, and harmony to all
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  8. Loren Harrison says

    June 27, 2016 at 5:13 pm

    I have Styrofoam door trim around the back door. I want to remove it and replace with wood trim to hang a security door. do you have a video on that?

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      November 14, 2016 at 1:50 am

      Evening Loren, sorry, no
      Cheers,
      Kirk and Jason giordano’s plastering videos

      Reply
    • mrsant0s says

      March 6, 2019 at 4:48 am

      Did you ever find your answer? I need to do the same, for security doors.

      Reply
    • Sandy Page says

      May 23, 2020 at 2:27 pm

      @mrsant0s me too!

      Reply
  9. Scents Of Valor says

    November 13, 2016 at 11:04 pm

    How do you remove the architecural foam moldings from inside a house?

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      November 14, 2016 at 1:50 am

      Evening mate, if you don't want them anymore use a hammer, also, wear glasses and a respirator.
      If you wish to salvage them use a saws all but this takes a lot of practice and is dangerous.
      Cheers,
      Kirk and Jason giordano’s plastering videos

      Reply
  10. FrozenTundra55 says

    February 11, 2017 at 5:37 pm

    I have some small holes/indentations of my garage door-inside its foam panels. What is the best caulk to fill these in with? I need bright white and its a smooth surface. Thanks

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      February 12, 2017 at 1:59 am

      Howdy Frozen dude, you can buy these white bags of La Habra at Home Depot, the problem is they only come in big s bags that weigh about 94 pounds.
      Or just use caulking if they are small holes,
      What happens if you use caulkings and when dry shirks to high heaven?
      Good question glad you asked.
      Nothing, just add more caulking a few days later wet a trowel and trowel the caulking as you would stucco, this works well.
      Best wishes with your projects,
      Kirk giordano plastering on small repairs

      Reply
    • FrozenTundra55 says

      February 12, 2017 at 5:09 am

      Thanks, I've put some caulking in today-will se what happens the next few days.

      Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      February 12, 2017 at 8:38 am

      Howdy Frozen dude, caulking is engineered to be applied about and 1/8 to 1/4 thick, anything more it shrinks, no big deal, you can hit it again and again, so what your out the 7 dollars a tube cost, it's a great and almost permanent fix.
      Yes caulking has a life expectancy.
      Best wishes with your projects, Kirk giordano plastering on small repairs

      Reply
  11. Tuck t says

    March 21, 2019 at 10:45 pm

    short n sweet, nice job

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      March 23, 2019 at 1:20 am

      Howdy T, thank you, Another day at the office for us.
      Peace, love, and harmony to all
      Sound Plastering tips for the DIY beginner’s and Plastering experts

      Reply
  12. Thomas Slaughter says

    April 26, 2019 at 3:42 am

    Perfect. Exactly what I needed to know you're awesome.

    Reply
  13. Tony Perrotta says

    October 16, 2019 at 9:07 pm

    How do you attach a gutter to a styrofoam stucco trim?

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  14. Bill D. says

    October 23, 2019 at 8:03 pm

    Kirk, For EFIS with woodpecker damage (1.5 inch circular hole all the way to membrane), do you recommend replacing foam (best you can) and then skimming over? We're in the Midwest (cold weather). Do you need the mesh embedded in the coating under the skimcoat? I see you always using just the stucco and shoving it in, but you're in So. Cal. Thanks

    Reply
  15. Alfred Medina says

    January 31, 2020 at 3:42 am

    Can u use rapid set stucco patch on the same repair

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    • jennifer cunningham says

      June 3, 2020 at 2:05 pm

      Wondering the same. But I have deep holes in mine, could I use spray foam, and patch over that? My dogs got to it, it's the styofoam below sliding door

      Reply
  16. Sandy Page says

    April 23, 2020 at 12:37 pm

    I have EFIS stucco . I had 2 windows removed and replaced with wider but shorter in depth windows. A double slider. This has left an area of 9×8 under the window which the efis part there has been replaced. How do I finish the rest and the molding around the window? The guy doing it has vanished!

    Reply
  17. jennifer cunningham says

    July 12, 2020 at 7:21 pm

    I have foam trim under my sliding doors. My dogs keep ruining it. Could I replace it with a 1×4 wood and be able to stucco that?

    Reply
  18. C M says

    September 12, 2020 at 1:20 pm

    How do you match the texture? Does it automatically match because it is 16/20?

    Reply
  19. redhot says

    September 12, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    If there is like a quarter size hole in that trim does that create moisture issues later?

    Reply

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