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Read the article below to find out more on how to keep your stucco looking new.
· Imasco Stucco Systems Maintenance and Cleaning Information
Sept 7, 2005 – pdf 57kb
Features & Benefits
of Stucco
- Versatility
of Design
- Conforms
to any variety of shapes, forms, arches, and ornamental
configurations.
- Can
be applied in an almost limitless variety of textures,
finishes and colours.
- Stucco
performs in a variety of climatic conditions, enduring
wet/dry and freeze/thaw cycles without a problem.
- Fire
Resistance
- Stucco
provides up to 1 hour of fire resistance, a feature
that sets stucco apart from other economical wall cladding
finishes.
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Low Maintenance Costs
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Stucco is a durable surface easily cleaned with a water
hose.
- It
has excellent colour retention, and can be refinished
with a top coat of the same or different colour.
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Insect Proof
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Stucco is not susceptible to attack from insects, rodents,
or other drilling or boring creatures.
- Impact
and Abuse Resistant
- Stucco’s
hard surface and metal lath reinforcement make it highly
resistant to physical abuse.
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Noise Resistance
- Stucco’s
monolithic nature and heavy mass reduces noise transmission
much more effectively than other competing cladding
choices.
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Economical
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The cost combined with its versatility and aesthetic
design capabilities make it one of the most cost effective
choices for residential and commercial wall cladding
systems.
An
unparalleled number of the most exquisite and expensive homes
in the world use stucco as their choice of cladding.
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