I have worked with many products over the years and each has their pro and con but I have never seen the kind of nightmarish damage that unproperly applied Stucco can do. Take one project for example, there was a home owner who had a home with exterior stucco that didn't have proper channels installed and was generally poor in it's application and the water/general damage was massive, so much so he documented it on a site about the lawsuit.
To quote the introduction of the site:
"In 2002, the Thomas family contracted with a St. Louis based stucco and plaster company to install new stucco on the exterior of their home in St. Louis County, Missouri. A contract was drawn up with Lucas Stucco & EIFS Design, LLC. It was signed by Mr. Thomas for the homeowner, and Ralf Schlaefli of Lucas Stucco & EIFS Design. The stucco used was manufactured by Parex®, Inc. The contract called for Ralf Schlaefli to be personally present at the jobsite during most of the time that the Parex® stucco was being installed.
The type of material to be used was specified in the Parex® warranty as "Parex® one coat 210 stucco with 310 primer and acrylic finish."
There are two basic types of stucco systems used in residential applications. One is a "hard-coat", cement based material. The other is a Styrofoam-type panel covered with a thin coat of stucco, which is often referred to as an "Exterior Insulation and Finish System" or "EIFS" for short. The Thomas's contracted to purchase a hard-coat, cement-based Parex® stucco, not an EIFS stucco system, because of the moisture problems often associated with the EIFS systems.
After the cement stucco was applied to the exterior of the home, the Thomas's noticed cracks and pitting in the concrete stucco material, along with other defects. They contacted the installer who claimed that the job did not need repair. "
When I look at reports like that and other conversations on the subject I cant help but wonder if Stucco is worth the risk when there are many other options just as affordable and without the risk of damage from quality or application? There is now siding designed to look like wood or stone that can give just as good of a finish and be repaired or installed much easier and less intrusively.
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