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Control and or expansion joints where house meets garage

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Control and or expansion joints where house meets garage

Howdy guys and gals, in this video I try and explain why to separate structures tend to crack where they meet up against one another.
I usually encounter this cracking question when we do color coats, folks often ask me, “when you color coat will it fix this cracking area,” where say the house meets the garage where the two weren’t engineered at the same date and were instead added at a later date without proper tie ins.

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Control and or expansion joints where house meets garage

stucco expansion joint on a block or brick retaining wall

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stucco expansion joint on a block or brick retaining wall

Hi guys, this video explains how to tie in an old Terra-cotta retainer wall to an existing stucco home, while also integrating an expansion joint to minimize the cracking in the future.
Will installing an expansion screed where the home meets a separate rationing or garden wall create an area that will not crack? Doubtful.
But it’s the best that can be performed in order to minimize movement cracking between the two as the owner wished no gap.
Another or a better way is to allow a inch gap between the two structures.
Oops, we didn’t input the actual stucco application, dang!

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stucco expansion joint on a block or brick retaining wall,
Install a stucco expansion joint on a block or brick retaining wall