by Ron Webber
Like a fingerprint, every stucco texture is
unique. As a result, it's next to impossible
to patch stucco so that the new texture
blends perfectly with the existing
stucco. But after doing thousands of jobs
and experimenting with dozens of alternatives,
I've come up with some tips that will
help you get close when you have to match
new stucco to old.
Repairing Cracks and Holes
There are two kinds of stucco cracks:
shrinkage and structural. Shrinkage cracks
are caused by excess water in the stucco
mix. Like a dry lake bed, stucco shrinks into
itself, and the number of shrinkage cracks
will depend upon the amount of water in
the mix.
Structural cracks are