I can’t wrap my head around this, but something seems off. I was hoping somebody might be able to confirm my thoughts or refute them. I have an EIFS certified inspector and chief city inspector coming out next week since no permits were pulled.
Re-Stucco Project Installation Called for…
Full Home Synthetic Basecoat
EIFS Mesh
Full Home Synthetic Topcoat
My first concern is, I can’t find any examples where full synthetic stucco is done without foam underlaying. It seems typical is traditional hard base coat in lathe with synthetic top coat.
My second concern is that I am under the impression that Synthetic Base coat is “Softer” and “Smoother” than traditional stucco base coat. Mine is rough and hard as a rock. The base coat is also absorbing water. The installer is trying to rush installing the topcoat, but the EIFS mesh is exposed over the whole home. I can’t really come up with a single specific question, because I have so many of them. I guess I am just looking for opinions of what might be going on. Ill attach pic example of base coat.