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   Rick_Knowlton | Mar 09, 1999 03:07am | #1

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   I haven't used this personally, but there are lots of commercial jobs using it up here in Anchorage, AK. Seems to hold up well.

   My dad has been around commercial jobs from California to Prudhoe Bay, AK for the past 35 years (just retired!) and he's seen it used quite a bit in Oregon and Alaska. Check with the manufacture for tolerances and conditions. They will have the final say on how, why, where.

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   Rick_Knowlton | Mar 09, 1999 04:02am | #2

   *I haven't used this personally, but there are lots of commercial jobs using it up here in Anchorage, AK. Seems to hold up well. My dad has been around commercial jobs from California to Prudhoe Bay, AK for the past 35 years (just retired!) and he's seen it used quite a bit in Oregon and Alaska. Check with the manufacture for tolerances and conditions. They will have the final say on how, why, where.

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   Guest_ | Mar 09, 1999 04:28am | #3

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   Have used a lot of Dryvit on commercial projects, very durable and easier to patch than a lot of other sidings.

   Make sure the batches are sufficient to cover full walls, there is always a slight difference in colour between mixes and batches.

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   Guest_ | Mar 11, 1999 09:29am | #4

   *S. Fiksdal,If people were meant to live in styrofoam coolers, we would have those plastic six pack things on our heads.Please, (I'm begging here), use brick, stone, wood, etc.. If they are too costly, please build a smaller house. If I see one more of those... I'd better leave it there.I appologize if I may have offended any synthetic stucco people.Good luck

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   Guest_ | Mar 11, 1999 09:43am | #5

   *I'm imagining houses made of blow-in styrofoam (like TVs & VCRs come packed in)....what is this stuff?

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   Jerry_B. | Mar 11, 1999 11:13am | #6

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   I'm in the Pacific Northwest but I'm on the dry side. I have used Dryvit EIFS on a couple of houses and seen it on a few more. I've also had the acrylic Dryvit finish installed over concrete stucco (house and retaining walls).

   I was skeptical about the EIFS systems before I did my first house with one (heard all the horror stories). I chose a sub with a good rep and checked out his work while he was doing another job. If it is done right, taking great care during installation, the final product is great looking; but it has to be DONE RIGHT.

   Another local contractor decided he could do it himself (without any experience) and the stuff started peeling off the walls after a couple of months.

   If you're on the wet side of the mountains you might think about the new system that allows drainage of moisture behind the foam.

   Good luck, Jerry

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   Dann | Mar 11, 1999 11:58am | #7

   *I'm not sure where I read this, but I believe the stuff has been "banned" from use in North or South Carolina. Not trying to spread wild rumors, but I've talked to some insurance suits, and there's talk about not insuring houses with Dryvit style stucco exteriors.As a previous poster said, if the installation is not done right, moisture gets behind this stuff, and it will not dry out. Damage to the sheething and stud walls results. The problem areas are around window and door opening - a lack of proper sealing, and a possiblility of not being able to ever get a good caulk seal!You're better off, in my opinion, using cedar, redwood, brick, stone, etc. I work in an area where over half the houses have this stuff on, and I'm seeing LOTS of repairs to houses not even three years old.If you want to get in on the ground floor of a very lucrative business, learn how to repair this stuff! It's going to be the next LP siding!

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   S._Fiksdal | Mar 11, 1999 09:35pm | #8

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   *We will begin building a new home in about a month. We are interested in using Dryvit on the exterior. Does anyone have experience with its durability in the Pacific Northwest?

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   Guest_ | Mar 11, 1999 09:35pm | #9

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   Repair????

   The stuff is ripped off and tossed...All the wet wood underneath is replaced and then a different system
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   be used or the same problem will be back in months.

   Drain planes are now standard just like brick, etc.

   Jack : )